Cannon Farragut, an 8-year-old Hunter’s Green resident, recently captured a Florida State Chess Championship. Is there a national championship on the horizon for this chess wunderkind? Chess began with a key on a laptop keyboard being plucked loose and set aside. Then another. And another. By the time William Farragut discovered what was happening and could stop Cannon, … [Read more...]
Dem. Kelly Smith To Take On Mike Moore For County Commission In November
For Kelly Smith, running as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the District 2 seat on the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners is more about civic duty than personal achievement. “I really am coming at this from a public service standpoint. I never imagined I would run for office,” says Smith, who has lived in Wesley Chapel for 10 years and will oppose Republican … [Read more...]
School Security A Call To Duty For New Guards
Eugene Figueroa was sitting in the living room of his Spring Hill home when he first saw the reports of another school shooting, this time on Feb. 14 of this year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, FL. Figueroa’s heart dropped. He felt sick. He could not believe that once again, helpless and unsuspecting children had been gunned down in their classrooms. In the … [Read more...]
Primary Elections Drove Record Number Of Local Voters To The Polls
A substantial increase in primary voting in Pasco County is expected to be a bellwether for what could be one of the most anticipated general elections in recent memory on Tuesday, November 6. Turnout for early voting, vote by mail and on primary election day on Aug. 28 were all higher than they were in 2016 in Pasco County and overall, 24.85 percent of registered voters cast … [Read more...]
Irma Who? One Year Later, Willow Is Making Happier Memories!
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma, Jennifer Newman wasn’t interested in sharing her memories from the day of the storm. Instead, she was working on erasing them. “It was a pretty emotional week, knowing it was coming up on Sept. 8 and knowing what it meant,” the Wesley Chapel mom said. A year ago on that date, her daughter Willow, hoping to be celebrating her … [Read more...]
