Josh Freeman Football Camp Puts More Than 200 Kids Through The Combine At WCH

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Tampa Bay Bucs QB Josh Freeman talks with campers during his recent football camp at WCH.

By Matt Wiley

For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the season is never really over, as it takes months of off-season training to be prepared for the next NFL season.

So, even though school is out, more than 200 kids from across the Tampa Bay area came out for the annual ProCamps Josh Freeman Football Camp at Wesley Chapel High on June 19-20.

Battling the summer Florida heat and rain, the campers got pointers from several Bucs players, new and old, including wide receiver Vincent Jackson, retired linebacker Derrick Brooks, and of course, current Bucs QB Josh Freeman himself.Continue reading

Deputy Assaulted At Publix During Post-Party Brawl

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By Matt Wiley

A weekend fight amongst a group of partygoers, apparently about a lost cell phone, has escalated into charges of felony battery on a law enforcement officer for one Wesley Chapel man.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), while driving home early on June 16 after attending a party in Tampa with his brother and three other passengers, Michael Jermaine Brown, Jr., became physical, following an argument about a lost cell phone.Continue reading

Attempted Homicide In Wesley Chapel

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Matthews

By Matt Wiley

A man is in critical condition after being shot several times by his spouse during a domestic dispute in Wesley Chapel.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Diana Louise Matthews, 42, of 33502 Arthur Dr. in Wesley Chapel, was arrested at 3 p.m. on June 16 after shooting her husband, George Reavis, 47, several times during a domestic dispute at the couple’s residence.Continue reading

Neel Family Offers $25,000 Reward For Info About 2005 Cold Case

David Neel was killed while driving on I-75 in 2005. His killer has never been found.
David Neel was killed while driving on I-75 in 2005. His killer has never been found.

By Matt Wiley

More than eight years after his still-unsolved murder, the family of David Neel, a Wesley Chapel man who was killed while driving on I-75 in 2005, is offering a substantial reward for any information regarding the cold case.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), the Neel family is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Neel’s murder, which the family announced during a press conference on June 10.Continue reading

WingHouse Opens On S.R. 54 To A Crowd

The 'world-famous' WingHouse girls were ready to serve a huge crowd of attendees, as the doors to the Ker's WingHouse in Wesley Chapel opened on June 6.
The ‘world-famous’ WingHouse girls were ready to serve a huge crowd of attendees, as the doors to the Ker’s WingHouse in Wesley Chapel opened on June 6.

By Gary Nager

Although its original scheduled opening was delayed by a week or so during the remodeling of the former Buffalo’s SW Café on S.R. 54 (at 5510 Post Oak Blvd.), Wesley Chapel’s Ker’s WingHouse opened on June 6 to an estimated crowd of between 500-1,000 people. Included among that throng were two dozen or more Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) members who cut a ribbon with Wesley Chapel general manager Eric Ratcliff of the new Ker’s Wing House and his staff of gorgeous servers and bartenders.Continue reading