By Mitch Traphagen

GIBSONTON - The students were reluctant to leave. After spending the entire year dreaming about the last day of school and the beginning of the forever summer, the students simply milled around outside of Eisenhower Middle School on that day. School staff tried to herd them on to the waiting buses but there was no rushing them. It was time to say good-bye to friends, to teachers, in some cases they were one and the same.  More

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HCSO Commemorates 332 Years of Service

By MItch Traphagen

RUSKIN - It would be virtually impossible to count the number of emergency responses, arrests and citations. It would be impossible to know the number of times these public servants served the public through their assistance, their protection and their dedication. More

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Dixon Memorial Golf Scramble to Honor Friend, Help Son

RUSKIN - It was a freak accident. Some may call it an act of nature, an act of God or just a horrible twist of fate but the outcome was the same: A young mother tragically lost her life and a young son lost his mother. More
 

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Coming Soon in the Observer News

With signs advertising townhomes beginning at over $300,000 and homes priced to $2 million, South Hillsborough County appears to be in for some changes. Who is buying these homes and what does it all mean for current residents and area businesses? The Changing Face of South Hillsborough is coming soon in the Observer News.

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