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By STEVE JACKSON All South Shore five high school basketball teams opened play in the state playoffs this week. Last week the five squads compiled a 6-4 record in the…
Neal Morris Nightingale Neal Morris Nightingale, born April 19, 1929, passed quietly, January 27, 2025. Neal was the sixth of eight children born to Samuel and Ella Nightingale of Oregon,…
By LOIS KINDLE Thanks to a $5,000 donation from HCA Florida South Shore Hospital, the Rotary Club of Sun City Center will kick off its inaugural South Shore Community Health…
By FRANCIS FEDOR Sumner basketball built momentum as the final week of the regular season came to an end and will open the FHSAA 7A District 11 tournament as the…
By LINDA CHION KENNEY One year after they marked a significant name change, the folks leading the Central Hillsborough County Chamber of Commerce have a new plan for swearing-in board…
By LINDA CHION KENNEY If it’s okay to break the fast, it’s a pretty good time to do so when the Florida State Fair rolls around, where too sweet, too…
By LOIS KINDLE At the Community Foundation Tampa Bay, actions speak much louder than words. In 2024, through its Critical Needs List and the Tampa Bay Rapid Response Fund, it…
By LOIS KINDLE Happy news, South Shore! After Hurricane Helene ravaged her popular seafood eatery four months ago, Julie Cockerham is re-opening The Fish House January 30. That alone would…
Hillsborough public library offers free access to popular learning, research and skill-building tools
By LINDA CHION KENNEY With New Year’s resolutions intact for learning, saving and investing, and for taking better care of body, mind and emotions, it pays to remember library card…