During the first two weeks it was open, a new county service center on Pauls Drive logged more than 3,800 visitors, who came to pay traffic tickets, register for marriage licenses, file for homestead exemptions or conduct other business. ...more

June 14, 2008

Filing for a homestead exemption or starting married life will be more convenient and save on gas now that satellite county government offices are opening in Brandon. ...more

May 28, 2008

Circuit Clerk Pat Frank opens a satellite office in new regional service center on Pauls Drive, the first for the $4.2-million facility. ...more

May 22, 2008

They came in as individuals and left as pairs. An assembly line of wedding ceremonies cranked out a bunch of married couples at the Hillsborough County court clerk's office Thursday. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - They came in as individuals and left as pairs. An assembly line of wedding ceremonies cranked out a bunch of married couples at the Hillsborough County clerk's office this morning. Clerk Pat Frank said there typically is a spike in ceremonies on Valentine's Day. ...more

February 14, 2008

Pat Frank, a 26-year political veteran, said Wednesday that she will seek re-election as Hillsborough County clerk of the circuit court. ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - Pat Frank, a 26-year political veteran, said today she will seek re-election as Hillsborough County clerk of the circuit court. ...more

February 13, 2008

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce annual dinner was held Jan. 25 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa. As guests arrived, the Bloomingdale High School Ambassadors show choir, under the direction of Beverly Sutherland, entertained with a song in the hotel lobby. ...more

February 7, 2008

Hillsborough County pulled $167 million out of the State Board of Administration local government fund Friday amid continued concerns about the fund's investments in the subprime mortgage market. ...more

January 19, 2008

The sundry rules that control the ebb and flow of funds in the state-run investment pool for local governments fail to answer an unexpected question: If investments lose money, whose money is lost? ...more

January 4, 2008