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Housing program gets buyers involved in the building process
A new kind of community is being developed in Wimauma, where first time home buyers actually help build their own homes.
Growers Are Heralding a New Strawberry Just in Time
Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. DOVER As the sun peeks above the horizon, farmworkers push the delicate roots of spindly strawberry plants into the ground at Three Star Farms.
Ruskin Elementary chosen as grant recipient
Ruskin Elementary used the money to purchase $500 worth of new books for the media center.
HART buses might soon pick you up at your house
You're about to have one less excuse for not taking the bus. HART is on the cusp of creating Hillsborough County's first community-based bus service, which would allow people near established routes through Brandon, Seffner, Ruskin and Wimauma/Sun City Center to call for pick-up service.
Under-used trash collection site closing
However, shutting down the Wimauma Community Collection Center, operated by the Hillsborough County Solid Waste Department, is being attributed not to financial strain, but to underuse.
Florida animal advocates in the running for award
What kind of person would leave a plush condo in South Tampa to live in a trailer with a tiger for a neighbor? And who would lose part of a leg in a dog attack yet go on to make sure animals are well fed? The kind of people who wind up as finalists for Animal Planet's Hero of the Year award.
An a oeAa school in an unlikely place
The children begin their education the same way. Juanita Santana, a teacher aide at Wimauma Academy, demonstrates a maraca to her pre-kindergarten students.
Brandon man, 33, dies in Wimauma crash
A 33-year-old Brandon man died Monday morning when his truck crashed on North Street.
Pacemakers motorhoming chapter
Members of this 20-year-old chapter are longstanding volunteers at the Southeast Area Rally.
Man dies after car hits tree near Balm Wimauma Road
Speeding is believed to have played a role in a deadly crash along Balm Wimauma Road early Friday.
Pedestrian killed by hit and run driver Sunday
A pedestrian on U.S. 301 north of Parrish was hit and killed by a hit and run driver Sunday.
Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver on U.S 301
A pedestrian was killed on U.S. 301 today when an SUV driver hit him and then fled the scene.
Proposed Mission Expansion Prompts Old Site Plan Concerns
But, it's not the expansion itself that has aroused them. And their local civic association is meeting in an especially-called session next week to hash it out.
More storms expected in Tampa area after record-setting rain day
Rain chances remain high today, a day after record-setting rainfall brought flooding that snarled traffic and forced some homes to be evacuated in the Bay area.
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday get ready to shell out more cash if you're planning an outing at one of Florida's state parks.
Hillsborough shops offer canoe and kayak rentals
Canoes and kayaks from the Little Manatee Canoe Outpost line the shore of a beach at the Little Manatee State Recreation Area near the Manatee County line on U.S. 301 near Wimauma.
Residents Plead to Keep Programs in Place
More than 200 residents packed County Center June 9 at a public hearing on next year's proposed budget.
Take advantage of FREE summer VPK
Hillsborough County Public Schools is sponsoring free summer Voluntary Prekindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds. The free clases run Monday through THURSDAY from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. between June 10 and July 30, at 24 public elementary schools.
Deputies search for missing 79-year-old
Hillsborough County deputies are searching for a missing 79-year-old woman. Carolyn Taylor was last seen around 6:30 p.m. Saturday at her home in the 15000 block of Colding Loop in Wimauma, according to the sheriff's office.