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
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
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
By Matt Wiley | June 8
Despite the recent widening of S.R. 54 between I-75 and Curley Rd., traversing S.R. 54 can be a challenge once the busy roadway slims down to two lanes east of Curley Rd. However, what poses an even greater challenge right now is widening the two-lane portion of 54 to a four-lane divided highway, while appeasing public opinion in communities where access could potentially be restricted by medians.
By Matt Wiley | June 8
On the constantly expanding S.R. 56 corridor in Wesley Chapel, another development has broken ground and soon will offer even more homes to area in a community called Arbor Woods.
Located on the south side of S.R. 56 at Arrowgrass Dr., between Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. and I-75, Arbor Woods is set to bring 222 single-family homes to the already-developed Northwood Master Planned Unit Developemtn (MPUD). Arbor Woods is being developed by Scottsdale, AZ-based Taylor Morrison. The national home builder has developed communities in five states and is no stranger to the area, having already developed Tuscany at Tampa Palms, as well as several other communities in nearby Lutz and Land O’Lakes.
Arbor Woods, which has not yet begun home sales, or released any home sizes or floor plans on its website, will be a gated community on 423 acres of land south of S.R. 56, 338 acres of which will be conservation land that will include parks and walking trails for future residents to enjoy.
For more information, please visit TaylorMorrison.com and search “Arbor Woods.” — MW