It would be tough to tally up the hours Gene Hink has devoted to helping local nonprofit agencies and people in need. But Florida Blood Services has kept a careful count of the blood the Brandon man has donated over the years. To commemorate a lifetime donation total of 75 gallons - that's 600 pints - Hink was inducted into the Fenwal Blood Technologies' Donation Hall of Fame on Oct. 11 at the Kennedy Donation Center in Tampa. ...more

November 7, 2009

Five small businesses were honored in a big way Thursday by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce. ...more

October 28, 2009

Hundreds of pirates, princesses and Power Rangers lined up to strut their stuff and grab some goodies Sunday at the annual Halloween Horribles parade held at Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association. But the fun isn't over yet. ...more

October 28, 2009

Tammy Bracewell brandished her BlackBerry during an awards ceremony last week to e-mail a bunch of two-word messages back to Brandon - "We won!" ...more

October 21, 2009

Hundreds of people lined up at Five Star Dental Care July 11 to take dentist Jeff Bynum up on his offer to provide free services for anyone without insurance or enough money to pay for treatments. Many camped out overnight at the office. Bynum said the event was a great success. ...more

July 22, 2009

Connie Smaldone, a Realtor with South Shore Real Estate Group in Lithia, claimed the title of honorary mayor of Brandon moments before the march at Brandon's annual Fourth of July parade. ...more

July 15, 2009

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

The Sebring All-Stars were heavy favorites heading into the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) District 8 tournament. ...more

June 22, 2009

Thousands of Brandon area high school seniors donned robes, caps and celebratory smiles at graduation ceremonies held during the past two weeks at the Florida State Fairgrounds and University of South Florida Sun Dome. The pomp and circumstance kicked off May 28 with Newsome High's graduation and concluded Thursday with Riverview High's ceremony. ...more

June 10, 2009

At the Florida State Fairgrounds May 28, 490 Newsome High School students walked across the stage to accept their high school diplomas. The excitement and anticipation before the ceremony inside Expo Hall was electric. ...more

June 3, 2009