The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has released the second episode in its ongoing series that provides residents with a peek behind the action.
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy? Watch this week’s episode of “Inside HCSO” to find out more about how deputies protect and serve residents in Hillsborough County.
Visitation and funeral arrangements have been arranged for Lyle R. Flagg, 85, who was principal at five schools, including Armwood, Brandon an East Bay, and chair of both the Brandon and Riverview chambers of commerce.
Family and friends will gather tonight, May 24, for a visitation at Southern Funeral Care in Riverview for Lyle R. Flagg, who in his 85 years of life helped shape a town, one student and business at a time. Flagg's death has caused a flood of memories among citizens of the Greater Brandon and Riverview areas, who remember a man who served as chairman of both the Greater Brandon and Riverview area chambers of commerces and principal of five schools, including Armwood, Brandon and East Bay. "When I think of the giants in our community, Lyle Flagg was an icon," said Earl Lennard, who served as both Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections and Hillsborough County superintendent of schools. "We lost another one of our tall timber." Flagg …
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The Brandon studio received the Excellence in Customer Service award at the Massage Envy Annual Franchisees Conference.
Massage Envy in Brandon has long boasted of its great customer service, and now it has proof. The Brandon studio recently received the Excellence in Customer Service award at the Massage Envy Annual Franchisees Conference, placing the Brandon clinic in the top 1 percent for customer service in the company. Located in the Brandon Crossroads at 2092 Badlands Dr., the Brandon Massage Envy is one of only eight recipients out of nearly 900 clinics nationwide. "I'm very proud of my team. Our therapists are among the best in the industry,” said Massage Envy – Brandon owner Steve Plattner. “Their dedication and experience allow us to help our clients in a variety of ways; from relaxation to therapeutic rehabilitation." The Brandon clinic exceeded…
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With a variety of entertainment venues and restaurants in the area, there's no reason to spend the weekend at home. Here's a list of fun things to do in the Brandon area.
It’s Friday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for activities to hit this weekend. Bay Life Car and Craft Show Bay Life Church, 1017 Kingsway Rd., Brandon, will host its eighth annual car and craft show Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free event opens with color guard from the Newsome High School JROTC, then the National Anthem sung live. There will be live music throughout the event and those attending will see more than 300 muscle, sports, foreign, drag-racing and classic cars. There also will be 35 craft vendors, activities for the kids, food and drinks. All proceeds go to Bay Life youth missions…
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From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on Brandon roads right now.
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, you're good to go. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck! Get the Brandon Patch newsletter delivered to your email.
Cigar City Brewery has found a way to stand out as a unique brand in a diverse and fast growing craft beer market. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. In just four years time, Joey Redner has gone from beer enthusiast and upstart brewer to an award winning craft brewer that will produce 25,000 barrels of ale in 2013. Son of the famous Mons Venus owner, Joe Redner, the 40-year old craft beer connoisseur has taken his sales and his connections with the beer community to the next level in recent months. Last March, he visited the nation's capital in an effort to lobby lawmakers for a tax cut for brewers that would save him around $100,000 this year, money that …
Here are discounts for active, reserve and retired members of the military that are being offered through Memorial Day weekend.
Here are a list of discounts for people who are serving or have served in the U.S. military. We figure these spots are worth the drive for something fun to do during the long weekend. If you have great ideas closer to Brandon, post them in the comments! Get the Gulfport Patch newsletter for free. Sign up here.
As our armed forces come home from the Middle East, the local Veterans Affairs benefits office is being stretched.
Our veterans are now facing a new enemy at home – long wait times for disability claims. The waiting times started increasing in 2010 when U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq, causing a dramatic uptick in first-time filers, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting. The data found that in most regional VA offices, not only did waiting times increase, but they vary dramatically by location: about a year and five months in Baltimore, Maryland compared to four months in Fargo, North Dakota. The national average now stands at about 11 months, which is dramatically higher than in 2009 when it was four months. The backlog of veterans at the St. Petersburg area office waiting on a disability claim to be reveiwed has increased from no …
7:51 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
FYI, Stetson University offers free assistance to vets with disability issues. http://www.law.stetson.edu/veterans/legal-help-for-veterans.php more ›
Lyle Flagg's death has caused a flood of memories among citizens of the Greater Brandon area, who remember a man who served as chairman of two chambers of commerce and principal of five schools, including Brandon and Armwood.
People who remember "the cars" marvel at the recollection, of a principal who was so beloved by two student bodies and sets of teachers and staff that they each raised funds to buy him a car before he drove off to other endeavors. That was Lyle Flagg, a World War II veteran, who after his 85 years of life came to an end this week is being remembered as the consummate educator who helped shape a town. "When I think of the giants in our community, Lyle Flagg was an icon," said Earl Lennard, who served as both Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections and Hillsborough County superintendent of schools. "We lost another one of our tall timber." Flagg was principal of five Hillsborough County public schools, including East Bay High School …
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7:05 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
This is very sad indeed...my deepest sympathies go out to his wife and family. I was so lucky to have met them both last year for the BHS 2012 homecoming celebration. He was a lovely man and he stated he was so honored to be remembered and to be a part of the opening ceremony that evening. So many students came from years past and he was so gracious to everyone, He said he would not have missed … more ›
Lisa Jaudon watched as a neighbor's home on Faithway Drive in Seffner was torn down, three months after Jeffrey Bush lost his life in a catastrophic sinkhole next door. Jaudon's house would be next, as she recounted her "flood of different emotions."
Standing at the corner near her home at 242 Faithway Drive in Seffner, Lisa Jaudon watched as the home two doors away fell victim to the heavy equipment tearing it apart into shreds, the second home on the street to be torn down in the aftermath of the catastrophic sinkhole that claimed the life of Jeffrey Bush. Her house would be next, standing to the east of what was once the Wicker home at 240 Faithway Drive, the site of the Feb. 28 sinkhole that had captured worldwide attention. As she watched the Allen home, at 238 Faithway Drive, meet its fate, Jaudon said it had been nine weeks since she last stepped foot in the home in which she and her husband, Lonny, raised three kids, before his death almost seven years ago, at age 51. "Even …
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10:28 am on Friday, May 24, 2013
Great article. Craft beer in Florida is about to get much more interesting. Check out Brew Hub www.thebrewhub.com to learn more. more ›