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The Apollo Beach Woman’s Club (ABWC) proudly awarded $31,500 in college scholarships to 18 outstanding local high school graduates on May 13 at the Ruskin Moose Lodge 813. More than 90 members, recipients and their families attended the celebration honoring these students’ achievements. Each recipient received $1,750 to support tuition, books and lab fees. Funding came from the club’s dedicated fundraising efforts and generous donations, including family memorials. Recipients were selected through interviews conducted by the ABWC Scholarship Committee: Sharon Vasquez (Chair), Kim Alkins, Brenda Fricks, Janet Moses and Ann Robbins.

Lennard High School recipients included Payton Bull, Caroline Duncan, Tane Goldson, Omar Halwani, Nathahn Jorden, Noah Jorden, Giada Mish, Noelia Morales, Lena Phillips-Osgood, Sascha Overduijn, Natalia Sinilo and Isabel Wiltz.

ABWC Honors 18 Students With Scholarships At Final Luncheon The Apollo Beach Woman’s Club (ABWC) proudly awarded $31,500 in college scholarships to 18 outstanding local high school graduates on May 13 at the Ruskin Moo

What’s your favorite menu item at Brandon Cambells Dairyland now becoming Dairy Joy! We hope they keep the Peanut Butter Cup Sundae!!

🍦 BIG NEWS! 🍦

The Dairy Joy family is growing!

We are beyond excited to announce that we have officially purchased the iconic Campbell's Dairyland of Brandon! ❤️

For the past 41 years, Campbell's Dairyland has been a beloved, family-owned tradition serving the Brandon community. We are incredibly honored to carry on that legacy and welcome this special shop into our growing family of ice cream stores.

Our commitment is simple: to preserve everything people have loved about Campbell's while bringing the same quality, service, and family-friendly experience you've come to expect from our Dairy Joy locations in South Tampa, Seminole, and Jacksonville, along with Rodeo Whip in DeLand.

We are truly honored to become part of the Brandon community and can't wait to make sweet memories with all of you for many years to come.

Stay tuned... we have lots of exciting announcements coming soon! 🍦✨

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Student artists from Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) earned top recognition in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, a district‑wide showcase announced by Congressman Vern Buchanan celebrating the creativity of high school students across Florida’s 16th Congressional District.

This year, 31 student artworks were submitted for consideration. HCPS students claimed first, second and third-place honors, underscoring the strength of the district’s visual arts programs.

The first‑place winner was Ireland Cates, a sophomore at Bloomingdale High School in Valrico. Her piece, “The Capitol,” will be displayed for one year in Washington, D.C., in the corridor connecting the U.S. Capitol and the Cannon House Office Building.

From Valrico To Washington: Bloomingdale Student’s Art Headed To U.S. Capitol Student artists from Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) earned top recognition in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition, a district‑wide showcase an

For four Hillsborough County families, the dream of homeownership has become a reality thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough and a network of community partners dedicated to addressing the region’s affordable housing crisis.

During a series of home dedication ceremonies this spring, four mothers and their children received the keys to new homes in Windhorst Commons, Habitat’s 23-home affordable housing community in Brandon. Each family arrived with a different story, but all shared a common challenge: rising housing costs that made stable homeownership seem increasingly out of reach.

For Megan Grufman, a single mother of two, the dedication marked the end of years spent living in overcrowded conditions with extended family. After rent prices made independent housing unaffordable, Grufman and her children moved in with her parents.

Four Families Move In At Habitat’s Windhorst Commons For four Hillsborough County families, the dream of homeownership has become a reality thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough and a network of

Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is proud to announce that the Newsome High School Army JROTC Coed Raider Team has earned national recognition after winning first place in the Masters Elite Division at the United States Army Cadet Command National Raider Competition, defeating more than 4,000 cadets from across the country.

The team’s victory marks one of the highest honors achievable in a high school JROTC Raider program and is considered a rare accomplishment nationwide.

Often described as the high school equivalent of the U.S. Army’s elite Ranger competitions, the National Raider Competition is a physically and mentally demanding, military-style athletic challenge. Hosted by U.S. Army Cadet Command, the event tests cadets in team-based events, such as endurance running, obstacle courses, rope bridge construction, rescue scenarios and strength-based challenges, designed to build leadership, teamwork and resilience.

JROTC Raider Team Earns National Title At U.S. Army Competition Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is proud to announce that the Newsome High School Army JROTC Coed Raider Team has earned national recognition after wi