2017
Chris Scigliano lost his life while directing traffic during a fundraiser he organized for an HCSO deputy. By YVETTE C. HAMMETT Chris Scigliano left behind a legacy of charity, love…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Wimauma Elementary School Principal Ismael Lebron-Bravo expressed his surprise and gratitude when he spoke of the call he received from Amazon just before the Thanksgiving break: His…
By LOIS KINDLE Come Jan. 2, Dr. Jennifer China will become president of Hillsborough Community College SouthShore. The nine-year-old campus has played a pivotal role in the community’s growth, and…
By CARL MARIO NUDI The holidays are coming up fast, and the tradition of exchanging gifts comes with it. Northerners have to slog through mushy, melted snow and bundle up…
BY PHYLLIS HODGES The Sun City Center Community Association Articles of Incorporation reads that it will operate “…by maximum use of volunteer, uncompensated services from the residents”—and for 57 years…
By LOIS KINDLE South Shore residents came through again this year for the annual Marines Toys for Tots drive. More than $10,500 in cash, 100 boxes of toys and…
By TANYA DORAN Executive Director, Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce Recently, I met a professor who teaches a variety of business courses at a local college. “What is the greatest…
Eugene W. Timko Eugene Walter Timko, age 89, of Sun City Center, Florida died on December 3, 2017. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Timko; daughter Olivia…
Complex has gained a reputation as a world-class facility for hopeful Winter Olympians By CARL MARIO NUDI Over the years, world-class athletes have been coming to Manatee County to train…