Alafia and Greater Brandon Republican club members are set to wave signs at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Bell Shoals Road on Sept. 6, at the time President Barack Obama is set to deliver his presidential nomination speech in Chicago.
Gail Gottlieb, the Democratic Party's candidate for Florida’s 59th State House district, which includes Brandon, Riverview and Valrico, has received the endorsement of the Florida AFL-CIO.
Lower electric bills might be coming for customers of the Tampa Electric Company, according to an Aug. 31 filing with the Florida Public Service Commission. The PSC is scheduled to vote on TECO's request Nov. 5.
Laborers, your day off is here. Keep in mind that lots of government employees have the day off too, which means lots of services you have come to depend on might not be in service today. Here's a list to review.
The radical environmental advocacy group Earth First! demonstrated Aug. 30 at the roadway to TECO at the Big Bend Station in protest of TECO's use of coal and its sponsorship of the 2012 Republican National Convention.
When it was first announced that Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin would join Mitt Romney on the the Republican presidential ticket, Greater Brandon locals were asked for their reaction. Here's a sampling of those replies.
With the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, David Gonzalez of Brandon joined hundreds of protesters who marched through Ybor City to the St. Pete Times Forum to voice their dissatisfaction with the GOP agenda.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has reconciled a budget that reduces the county’s total millage rate. If approved, a home valued at $165,000, with a homestead exemption, would be assessed an expected $1 less in property taxes.
Art Wood, chairman of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, headquartered in Brandon on Oakfield Drive, issues a call out to the party faithful to get involved in upcoming events and activities.
As government scales back welfare, Americans may need to rely more on local charities for help. How generous is your community?
A new report compares charitable giving by state and how states voted in 2008: red or blue. Can you guess which party is more giving?
"Women for Mitt" gathered Aug. 17 at the Hillsborough County Republican Party headquarters in Brandon to greet Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and show their support for the Republican Party's presumptive presidential ticket.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, with state Rep. Dana Young, whisked into Brandon to tell sign-toting "Women for Mitt" what she thought about the Republican National Convention in Tampa and her recent travels with presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Democrats running for office, including Gail Gottlieb, Mark Nash, Bruce Barnett and Elizabeth Belcher, face a more-focused race now that their Republican opponents have been decided with votes cast at the 2012 Primary Election.
The event will take place Friday, Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. at the Hillsborough County Republican Party Headquarters in Brandon.
Ronda Storms met with supporters Primary Election Night at Cheddar Biscuit in the Plaza Bella shopping center in Bloomindgale to watch returns. Storms, a state Senator, beat Rob Turner in her race to become Hillsborough County's next property appraiser.
Former state Sentate president Tom Lee, a past president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, chose the chamber as the venue for watching the 2012 Primary Election returns. Lee handily defeated Rachel Burgin in his District 24 state Senate race.
Hillsborough County voters cast 111,510 ballots in the Aug. 14 Primary Election, which represented 15.8 percent of the registered populace.
The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections' website provides updated results.
The seat is currently held by Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Brandon, who is running for Hillsborough County property appraiser.
Going into the 2012 Primary Election, candidates for local offices in Hillsborough raised a collective $2.46 million in contributions, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office.
The polls are open in Hillsborough County for the 2012 Primary Election. A Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections spokesperson says this year's Aug. 14 turnout is on track to top that for the 2008 Primary Election.
Craig Latimer is running for the office of Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. He currently serves as the office's chief of staff, under outgoing supervisor Earl Lennard.
Michale Arden Floyd, of Valrico, is running for the Florida House of Representatives.
How many registered Democrats and Republicans are there in Hillsborough County? How many early votes were cast before Aug. 14? How many precincts are there, where do I vote, and for which candidates can I vote? Check here for answers and links.
Polls for the 2012 Primary Election in Hillsborough County open 7 a.m. Aug. 14. Who's on the ballot? Where do I vote? What counts as valid identification? What does it mean to be a "closed-primary state?" Use this Election Day Guide and get ready to vote.
The deadline to cast an early vote in the 2012 Primary Election has passed. Here's how the numbers fared at each of the 15 early voting centers in Hillsborough County, with Greater Brandon totals amounting to 18 percent of the vote.