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🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Brandon hospital baby already linked to one lucky number
And on the Brandon Patch calendar - Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
Good morning to you Brandon! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Brandon hospital baby already linked to one lucky number
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 92, low: 75.
- Monday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Plant City family welcomes baby born at 8:27 a.m. on 8/27 (wfla.com) — A Plant City family just welcomed baby Claire Rose at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, where everything about her arrival lined up with the number 27, from the 8:27 a.m. birth time to her room number. It's a light, feel-good Brandon story her family will be retelling for years. 
📸 Around Brandon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brandon
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
Brooker Brandon, FL 33511 - Art Club Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
Valrico , FL 33594
12:55 pm - Chorus Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
Valrico , FL 33594
12:55 pm - Drumming Hawks Practice Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
Valrico , FL 33594
1:55 am - Picture Day
Limona Brandon, FL 33510
8:00 am - Student Picture Day
Yates Brandon, FL 33510 - Color Run Spirit Day
Valrico , FL 33594 - Scholastic Book Fair
Yates Brandon, FL 33510
8:00 am
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
📣 Brandon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Early Release Day (Students released 1 hour early)
Brooker Brandon, FL 33511 - Chorus Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
Valrico , FL 33594
12:55 pm - Art Club Begins (4th & 5th Grade)
Valrico , FL 33594
12:55 pm - SAC Meeting
Colson Seffner, FL 33584
2:30 pm
Monday August 31
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Is this your dog?
It appears to be a brown/tan poodle. Its quite big. I found it at the end of Providence lakes Blvd and kings avenue at 2am August 28th (Nextdoor Vista Cay) - Who's been scammed on here?
Someone is claiming they sent me money for the bedroom set I'm selling and wants me to call some fake customer service number (Nextdoor Park Lake at Parsons)
- Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Brandon. Apply here.
- Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Brandon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Tampa
- Tampa's Black History Museum hosts Zora Neale Hurston book talk on Monday (cltampa.com)
- Tampa Pedestrian Killed In US-41 Crash Involving Riverview Trucker (tampafp.com)
- 'My platform hasn't changed': Tampa State Rep. Brian Nathan on unions, affordability and more (cltampa.com)
Valrico
- Obituaries 08.27.26 (plantcityobserver.com)
Tampa
- Tampa Bay Rays' $2.3B Stadium Deal Approved By Tampa, Hillsborough Officials (patch.com)
- 3 Tampa Teens Charged As Adults In Attempted Murder Of Homeless Man: State Attorney (patch.com)
- 13 FL Colleges Make Princeton Review's 2027 Best List (patch.com)
Ok Brandon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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