Pasco BOCC Unanimously Approves Baseball Complex Agreement

A conceptual rendering of what the approved baseball complex in Wiregrass Ranch could look like upon completion, complete with a dormitory, MLB-sized fields, a parking garage and practice fields.
A conceptual rendering of what the approved baseball complex in Wiregrass Ranch could look like upon completion, complete with a dormitory, MLB-sized fields, a parking garage and practice fields.

By Matt Wiley

For nearly two years, negotiations have heated up and then gone cold regarding a planned sports complex in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI). However, following the January 14 Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, it now looks as if the “pipe dream” could in fact become a reality.Continue reading

Bond Denied For Accused Grove 16 Shooter

Accused Grove 16 shooter Curtis Reeves, Jr., appears at his first court appearance following the January 13 incident. Reeves was again denied bond on February 7.
Accused Grove 16 shooter Curtis Reeves, Jr., appears at his first court appearance following on January 14, a day after the incident. Reeves was again denied bond on February 7.

By Matt Wiley

A Pasco County judge has denied bail for retired Tampa Police (TPD) Capt. Curtis Reeves, Jr., 71, who is charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Land O’Lakes resident Chad Oulson, 43, who was seated in front of him during the previews before a movie at the Cobb Theatres Grove 16 on January 13.Continue reading

Our Exclusive Tour Of The PHCC Porter Campus In Wesley Chapel

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PHCC Porter Campus Provost Dr. Stanley Giannet recently gave the Neighborhood News an exclusive tour of Wesley Chapel’s first college, where classes officially began January 13.

By Gary Nager

Wow, assistant editor & Neighborhood News photographer Matt Wiley and I were overwhelmed by our recent tour of what is still today called Pasco Hernando Community College (PHCC)’s Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch. However, as explained to us by high-energy Provost Stanley Giannet, Ph.D., the brand-spankin’-new campus located off S.R. 56 at Mansfield Blvd. will soon officially have a new name — as will all five PHCC campuses.Continue reading