Hey, all you circus fans, the Big Top is back! After a three-year hiatus, the Gibtown Showmen’s Club Circus is returning for three shows, Saturday, Jan. 18, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m., rain or shine. Advance ...

Tampa Bay Rodeo’s Bull Bash Country Music Festival is set to return to the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds this month, furthering the mission of the Tampa Bay venue’s family-friendly focus. The ...

The Hillsborough County Hiking Spree is underway, with 22 locations and 23 trails to choose from in a no-cost activity that includes limited-edition rewards as well as guided and specially-themed ...

Hearing is vital to our overall health and quality of life. It’s an essential part of our ability to communicate, interact socially, maintain meaningful relationships and engage in daily activities.

Bill Hodges, this column’s writer, passed away Dec. 20 after 17 days at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. He was optimistic to the very end—as he had been during his years-long battle with heart ...

The South Shore Five high school basketball teams jump back into action this week, with each team slated for three games. East Bay High and Sumner High are the only two teams with a won-loss record ...

In a college football season with many twists, the University of South Florida Bulls outlasted San Jose State in the Hawaii Bowl, scoring last in OT to notch a scintillating victory, 41-39. The Bulls ...

Expert woodworking and hand-painted designs mark the post-retirement plan for an Apollo Beach couple, who tap into their respective talents to build and decorate homes and feeders for birds. It ...

Sumner entered the holiday season with a 62-60 victory over the 6-6 Winthrop College Prep Academy on Friday, Dec. 20. The Stingrays traveled a few miles up 301 to face Winthrop Prep for the first ...

As read here in the Dec. 5 issue of The Observer News, the Wreaths Across America held a wreath laying event on Dec. 14 at the Ruskin Cemetery and a number of other local cemeteries, laying wreaths ...

A new outreach group in Kings Point has formed to help residents of the gated community who are in need and have no one to help them. Called KP Cares, this group of volunteers is dedicated to ...

It’s official; the largest school in the Hillsborough County public school district has a principal, mascot and branding colors set for its August grand opening. As the self-proclaimed “proud first ...