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GED test offered on computers in Hillsborough County

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Thursday, May 30th, 2013, 4:14pm

GED test offered on computers in Hillsborough County

Tampa, Florida – Hillsbrough County Public Schools officials have announced a new and improved way for residents to take their GED!

In addition to the old-"school", paper-and-pencil way of testing, the county now has the test available on the computer at the Adult and Career Service Center located at 5410 N. 20th St. They say the traditional version will be available until the end of 2013 at the following testing centers:

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HART: Ridership rates in April 2013 "record breaking"

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 8:42am

HART: Ridership rates in April 2013 "record breaking"

Hillsborough County, Florida-- The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) says April 2013 now holds the record for the fourth highest ridership rate in all of HART's history!

According to a release sent Thursday, April's bus ridership of 1,257,728 is a 6 percent increase from the 1,182,531 recorded riders in April 2012.

April 1st may have set the tone for the month's success, as HART reps say it saw the greatest daily ridership of the month with nearly 55,000 riders.

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New online library catalog means big changes!

Submitted by Tammie Fields, Weekend Anchor/Reporter

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 7:13am

New online library catalog means big changes!

Riverview, Florida - After nearly a year of preparation, the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative will launch a new online library catalog, Polaris, on April 29.

Officials say the system will enhance the Cooperative's management of library resources, reduce costs, boost productivity, and is expected to improve customer satisfaction.

The migration to the new system begins today, April 8 and is expected to last through April 29.

Polaris will offer the following enhancements and tools for library customers:

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Sketchers store open at Westfield Brandon Mall

Submitted by Michael Weber, Multimedia News Producer

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 2:24pm

Sketchers store open at Westfield Brandon Mall

Brandon, Florida-- Westfield Brandon now has a Sketchers store near the Carousel. The mall showed off a picture of the new store on their Facebook feed.

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Free swim clinics for Swim Across America participants!

Submitted by Susan Wilson, Assignment Editor

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 1:19pm

Free swim clinics for Swim Across America participants!

Hillsborough County, Florida - Registration for the 2013 Swim Across America Tampa Bay (SAA) event allows access to free two-hour swim clinics being held at Tampa area YMCA locations.

In addition, those registered for the big event will also be given free access to the pool of all YMCA locations within Hillsborough County (proof of 2013 SAA Tampa Bay registration and a driver's license/ID is required).

This promotion will expire on Friday, May 17, 2013.

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ECHO holding Spring Trunk Show

Submitted by Michael Weber, Multimedia News Producer

Sunday, March 31st, 2013, 10:24am

Brandon, Florida-- ECHO is hosting a Designer Trunk Show on Thursday, April 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Loft Event Lounge on Lumsden Road.

You can brouse ECHO's racks for designer purses, shoes and clothes. 100% of the proceeds benefit ECHO and its mission to provide emergency food and clothing to residents of the greater Brandon area.

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