A 6-foot by 17-foot mural painted by award-winning Brandon artist Meletha Everett, member of the Greater Brandon Arts Council, Brandon League of Fine Arts and the National League of American Pen Women, will be revealed at a ceremony beginning with a reception at 9 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, 330 Pauls Drive. ...more

October 28, 2009

In September Troop 610's Harrison Hatcher of Riverview became one of a small brotherhood in the history of Boy Scouting to have earned all 121 merit badges. ...more

October 21, 2009

Two Bloomingdale High School basketball players signed Division II athletic scholarships last week. ...more

April 22, 2009

PAGE 1 QUIZ ANSWERS 1. B: Vonzell Solomon. The aspiring singer is from a few hours down the road in Fort Myers. Jessica Sierra and Melissa McGhee are both from Tampa. Syesha Mercado grew up in nearby Sarasota. ...more

January 31, 2009

At a meeting of the Brandon Lions Club Nov. 20, Susan Stathas, immediate past district governor, installed officers of the Bloomingdale High School Leo Club. The 20-year-old Leo club is one of three sponsored by the Brandon Lions. Others are at Brandon and Newsome high schools. ...more

December 17, 2008

Members of the Bell Shoals Baptist Church middle school youth group have been furiously poring through dresser drawers, digging around in closets and hunting in corners of garages, hoping to uncover hidden treasures. ...more

October 10, 2008

Nick Barnett was devastated when he got the news one day last month that two friends had died in a traffic collision. ...more

September 3, 2008

A 30-year-old Bloomingdale High School graduate on a kayaking trip in Canada is missing and presumed dead. ...more

August 15, 2008

News of another fatal traffic crash involving area teens has spurred a new round of conversation and commentary regarding safety on the roads. ...more

August 13, 2008

By Tuesday morning, impromptu roadside memorials marked the location where two teens died early Monday when their vehicles crashed after colliding on State Road 60. ...more

August 6, 2008