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Hillsborough faces $367M hit if Amendment 3 passes
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Hillsborough water rates rise as court rules no right to clean water
A Fifth Circuit ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water arrives as Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents face rising water rates Oct. 1 and billions in construction for Hillsborough County's One Water Program and South Hillsborough Pipeline.
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Florida opens Hispanic Heritage Month contests for students
Local Government
Hillsborough water rates rise as court rules no right to clean water
A Fifth Circuit ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water arrives as Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents face rising water rates Oct. 1 and billions in construction for Hillsborough County's One Water Program and South Hillsborough Pipeline.
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Hillsborough detention closure sends 34 kids to other counties
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Hillsborough faces $367M hit if Amendment 3 passes
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Florida opens Hispanic Heritage Month contests for students
Local Government
Hillsborough water rates rise as court rules no right to clean water
A Fifth Circuit ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water arrives as Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents face rising water rates Oct. 1 and billions in construction for Hillsborough County's One Water Program and South Hillsborough Pipeline.
Local Government
Hillsborough detention closure sends 34 kids to other counties
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Hillsborough faces $367M hit if Amendment 3 passes
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Florida opens Hispanic Heritage Month contests for students
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Florida education commissioner's first district visit lands in Hillsborough
Florida Education Commissioner Henry Mack visited a Hillsborough County school on Aug. 5, praising Superintendent Van Ayres and pledging collaboration after years of adversarial state oversight that targeted the district over library books and social media criticism.
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Buccaneers present signed jerseys to three Ruskin deputies wounded in July ambush
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited Deputies Sopharmony Muon and Colton Daniels and Sgt. Harrison Bashner on Aug. 5 to present signed jerseys and game balls, three weeks after the two deputies survived an ambush shooting on West Shell Point Road in Ruskin.
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Three RiverBend CDD supervisors resign, leaving Ruskin board to rebuild at Aug. 13 meeting
Three of five RiverBend CDD supervisors in Ruskin have resigned, and the board will appoint replacements, elect new officers, and hold a public hearing on FY2027 assessments at its Thursday, Aug. 13 meeting.
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Mother of killed South Shore road ranger launches "Antonio's Law" campaign
The mother of Antonio Marazita, a 24-year-old Hillsborough County road ranger killed by a suspected drunk driver on I-75, has launched "Antonio's Law," a campaign to expand protections for road rangers and increase penalties for Move Over Law violations.
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Fort Hamer Road interchange added to Hillsborough long-range plan in unanimous vote
Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday, July 16 to adopt CPA 26-11, formally adding a proposed Fort Hamer Road extension and new I-75 interchange to the county's long-range transportation plan, though construction remains years away pending an FDOT feasibility study due winter 2027.
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HCSO deputies rescue abducted Tennessee teen; suspect arrested fleeing to Mexico
Hillsborough County deputies rescued a missing Tennessee teen from a local address on July 28 and reunited her with her mother; suspect Edgar Perez Hernandez, 23, was arrested the next day on a Mexico-bound bus in Texas and faces 10 felony charges including four counts of sexual battery.
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UF researcher: What Apollo Beach mangrove neighbors observe could strengthen conservation
UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County researcher Dr. Stephanie Cadaval argues that residents who live alongside mangroves hold irreplaceable ecological knowledge that should inform conservation of the waterfront habitat defining Apollo Beach and Ruskin.
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South Kings Avenue drops to one lane each way as pipeline work begins
South Kings Avenue in Ruskin dropped to one lane in each direction on Wednesday, July 29, as South Hillsborough Pipeline crews began a three-to-four-week lane shift between Buckhorn Creek Road and Ronele Drive.
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USDA opens $35 million in feral swine grants; Florida farmers can apply by September 21
The USDA is accepting applications for up to $3 million per project to combat feral swine on agricultural lands in Florida, with a September 21 deadline relevant to Hillsborough County's nearly 2,000 farms and $704 million agricultural economy.
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Every student at four Apollo Beach and Ruskin schools will eat free next year
All students at Apollo Beach K-8, Lennard High, East Bay High, and Ruskin Elementary will receive free lunch under the federal Community Eligibility Provision for the 2026-2027 school year, with no application required.
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HCSO Marine Unit pulls two from submerged boat near Ruskin
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit rescued two adults on Tuesday, July 21, after their aluminum boat ran aground and fully submerged in waters near Apollo Beach and Ruskin, bringing them safely to Williams Park Boat Ramp.
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Manatee County's new rescue drone raises question: Could Apollo Beach get one too?
Manatee County Beach Patrol's new rescue drone can reach distressed swimmers in four minutes, and local advocates say the technology could eventually benefit Apollo Beach and Ruskin waterways where boating emergencies are a recurring concern.
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