Wimauma News

Cold weather shelters will open tonight, Monday, Dec. 28, for the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat.

Pippin, represented in his petition by Darrel Copeland and D&E Engineering in Ruskin, wants rezoning of 6.9 acres at the southeast corner of the communitya s namesake lake from ASC-1 to RES-4 with a mobile home overlay.

What a house will cost developers in Hillsborough County could depend on where it's built.

As a professional photographer, Dan Weisberg captures thousands of images. But it's a snapshot stuck in his mind that prompted him to reach out to migrant farm children in Wimauma.

The FOX 13 Care Force will be holding a toy, food, and clothing drive at FOX 13 studios on Monday, December 21 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Items collected will be donated to the Good Samaritan Mission in Wimauma.

Not many are aware that nestled right off US 301 between Riverview and Sun City Center lies a high security prison.

The National Weather Service in Ruskin, FL has issued a Flood Warning for the Little Manatee at Wimauma and the Manatee river at Myakka Head.

At 13-years-old, Hope Witsell felt her life was no longer worth living. The Wimauma eighth grader decided the only way out of her troubles was death.

Keep that umbrella handy today. And it might be wise to put the ark on standby, too.

As many of us sit down to enjoy a nice meal this Thanksgiving, the temptation is always there to eat just a little bit more than normally would.

They're two names out-of-towners seem to struggle with. Try getting someone to pronounce Wimauma right the first time.

The monstrous name came from the mangled people killed in crashes and the lengthy delays caused by those wrecks on the terribly designed bridge.

A new kind of community is being developed in Wimauma, where first time home buyers actually help build their own homes.

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 used the money to purchase $500 worth of new books for the media center.

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.

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.

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.

The children begin their education the same way. Juanita Santana, a teacher aide at Wimauma Academy, demonstrates a maraca to her pre-kindergarten students.

A 33-year-old Brandon man died Monday morning when his truck crashed on North Street.