FHP Busts Wrong-Way Driver In Year's Final Intensive Patrol

By Matt Wiley

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has wrapped up its final two of three “intensive patrol” weekends, during which it issued hundreds of citations on Tampa Bay’s interstate highways, including I-75 and I-275 through New Tampa, with the most recent “intensive” resulting in the arrest of one intoxicated driver headed the wrong direction.Continue reading

Rep. Harrison Returns To Tally Following Mediocre Midterm Election Turnout

harrison sworn inBy Matt Wiley

It’s been nearly a month since the 2014 Midterm General Election and the completed, “official” results are in. While our state’s governor keeps his seat and medical marijuana likely will appear again on a future ballot, a New Tampa resident who used to represent our area in the Florida House of Representatives has unseated the incumbent (and fellow New Tampa resident), who defeated him for the same seat in 2012.Continue reading