Nominations are sought for Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards, awarded annually by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to deserving middle- and high-school students.
Nominations are sought for Youth Excellence and Achievement Awards, awarded annually by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to deserving middle- and high-school students.
Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 28 for the next round of Youth Excellence and Achievement (YEA!) Awards, presented annually by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to middle- and high-school students who make a difference in the community. Created in 2010, the awards program honors students who "show initiative, innovation and a commitment to themselves and others, while pursuing excellence in a leadership capacity." This can be shown "in academics, community service, athletics, performing arts, conservation or other areas." ______________ Categories For YEA! Awards Recognition ______________ How To Nominate A Student For A YEA! Award ______________ 5 Things To Know About Hillsborough's YEA! Awards …
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has reconciled a budget that reduces the county’s total millage rate. If approved, a home valued at $165,000, with a homestead exemption, would be assessed an expected $1 less in property taxes.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners last month reconciled a budget that reduces the millage rate by 4.24 percent from the aggregate roll-back millage rate, according to a report from county officials. What does that mean for you? Here's some more things to know about the board's July 31 budget reconciliation workshop: For more:
Photos of the aftermath of a July 28 fire at Frost Elementary School, shown alongside photos snapped at the school's Aug. 16 open house greeting, give testament to the will of a community to make right the lives of teachers and students at Frost.
Two Hillsborough County commissioners and representatives of the Mosaic company were in attendance Aug. 16 at the open house for parents and students at Frost Elementary School, where a fire July 28 destroyed the kindergarten classrooms of teachers Holly Cover and Jamy Daily-Herman. "At first it was devastating and now it's just been great all the support from everybody," said teacher Holly Cover, in a full report on the gathering posted at Brandon Patch (Fire-Damaged Frost Elementary Bounces Back With Community Support ). "We couldn't rebuild without it." That support includes a $5,000 check from the Mosaic company and school supplies donated by employees at the Riverview plant and the FishHawk offices. The photos posted here give …
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Democrat Mark Nash, a Brandon High graduate, is running for the District 4 seat of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. In the race also is Joy Green, no party affiliation, and Republican incumbent Al Higginbotham of Plant City.
Days after marching with a stronghold of candidates at the 2012 Greater Brandon Fourth of July Parade, Mark Nash will be at the Barn Theatre at Winthrop for a campign launch party in his bid for a seat on the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. Nash, a Democrat, is running for the District 4 seat. Also in the race is Joy Green, no party affiliation, and incumbent Republican Al Higginbotham, of Plant City. Higginbotham was at the parade, mingling with participants and viewers, while Nash and his supporters marched in the parade. As the Nash unit approached the reviewing stand, it was noted that "Mark grew up in Brandon and is a Brandon High School graduate, class of 1979." Nash's campaign launch party is scheduled to run …
Ann Hargrove
10:30 am on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Higgenbotham has done NOTHING significant for Brandon since first elected after Ronda Storms left. And just try contacting his office staff. Most of the time you will not get a live person, only voicemail. And they never return your call when you leave a message. I have tried contacting his office via email and the contact your commissioner option on the county website and they never reply to … more ›