What do a real estate agent, a printing company owner and a sheriff's community service officer have in common? At least two things: a passion to support local charities and a hat in the ring for Brandon's annual honorary mayor's race. ...more

June 24, 2009

So you want to be a star? Now's your chance. The organizers of the ninth annual Brandon Idol fundraiser will be on the lookout for the community's most talented residents as they host an audition for contestants at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hi-Life Bar & Grill, 1602 E. Brandon Blvd. ...more

April 1, 2009

Four students from Laura Iuzzolino's 4-H Photography Kids II class - Erica St. Johns, Sylver Lucas, Rebecca Mayo and Jade Hammond - won ribbons for 17 of the 20 photos they submitted in the Florida State Fair Youth Photography Competition. ...more

April 1, 2009

"Slumdog Millionaire" took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film's unlikely rise to Hollywood's summit. ...more

February 23, 2009

Sometimes dreams do come true - at least for an 8-year-old girl in South Shore. ...more

August 20, 2008

Independence Day, Brandon-style, began typically. By 5 a.m., people were staking claim to shady parade-viewing spots along Parsons Avenue. By 7:45 a.m., roads were being closed. By shortly after 8 a.m. in lawyer B. Lee Elam's office library, the new honorary mayor of Brandon was announced. Tammy Holmberg, owner of the Lake Brandon Village Chick-fil-A, won the race. ...more

July 16, 2008

Candidates for honorary mayor of Brandon have nearly four more weeks of fundraisers planned. ...more

June 9, 2008

A popular club for stay-at-home moms split its ranks, but its members say the separation was amicable. ...more

May 10, 2008

The student body of Mulrennan Middle School became the stars and stripes Nov. 9 "to show their appreciation for those that have served our nation in the armed forces," said seventh-grade geography teacher James W. Pope. ...more

November 21, 2007

The Dream Factory, a charity that grants wishes for sick children, is itself a dream come true for chapter organizer Julie Duncan. ...more

October 3, 2007