Gary,
Thank you for your dedication to our community!!! We thank you for your sponsorship, you auction donations and your year-round support and coverage … all is greatly appreciated!!!
Christine Hope, Dir. of Marketing
Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce
Introducing : The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) 2011-12 Board of Directors!Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
The students and staff at Wiregrass Ranch High (WRH) are still in shock over the unexpected death of Chris Bounnell, a popular sports coach and science teacher who touched the lives of many of his students. A crisis intervention team has been made available to provide counseling to any students or teachers at the school to help cope with their loss. Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
The attorney for expelled former Freedom High student, Jared Michael Cano, 17 (who was described as a “quiet loner” by his peers), has pleaded “not guilty” for his alleged plans to kill Freedom students and staff members on the first day of school. If convicted, the teenager could face up to 35 years in prison. The State Attorney’s Office is charging Cano, 17, as an adult.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Thanks to the combined efforts of Col. Parker Schenecker and the six GrillSmith restaurant locations in the Tampa Bay area, a foundation named in honor of Schenecker’s slain children now has $10,500 in its coffers.Continue reading
An editorial by Gary Nager
Dear Mr. Nager:
Regarding your editorial about Will Weatherford in your August 27, 2011, edition, I wanted to point out a small error.
While I think that Will Weatherford is a great leader and will be good for Pasco County and the State of Florida, he will not be the youngest Speaker ever in Florida. That position was held by Doyle Connor, in 1958, at the age of 28.
While Connor was Commissioner of Agriculture, my father, who was at the time the County Agricultural Agent for Lake County, had many dealings with him and I met the commissioner on several occasions. He was also a fraternity brother of my brother-in-law at the University of Florida in the 1950s.
I enjoy your Neighborhood News.
Sincerely,
Daniel M. Norris
Wesley Chapel
I received a few comments regarding my editorial about Dist. 61 State Rep. Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel), which appeared not only in our Aug. 27 Wesley Chapel issue, but also in our Aug. 13 New Tampa issue.Continue reading