Tornado Twists Up Grand HamptonPublished on 27 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Mangled fencing and the remnants of the community clubhouse’s tennis shed decorate the tennis courts behind the clubhouse of the Grand Hampton community along County Line Rd. in New Tampa after a tornado touched down during Tropical Storm Debby.
Published on 25 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
This morning it was just Pasco County, but as of 1:30 p.m. on June 25, New Tampa and Wesley Chapel join the entire state of Florida in a State of Emergency due to the looming tropical storm in the Gulf.
Published on 25 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Sub-tropical storm Beryl was just a taste compared to what is happening outside right now. Tropical Storm Debby has brought torrential rain, flooding, power outages and tornado warnings to the New Tampa and Wesley Chapel areas for the better part of the past week.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
This year, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting that there will be 9-15 named storms, of which between 4-8 are expected to become hurricanes and, of those, 1-3 could become major (above a Category 3) hurricanes before the season ends on November 30.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Construction is full-speed-ahead, as traffic patterns change and strange metal structures rise from the dust along multiple sections of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
After years of legal battles, it looks as if the Cypress Creek Town Center Development of Regional Impact, the undeveloped property at the interchange of I-75 and S.R.s 54 & 56 in Wesley Chapel, will finally be home to an outlet mall to be built by the Simon Property Group.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Gusts of wind blow through the breezeway of the recently opened northbound I-75 rest area between S.R 56 and S.R. 54, as representatives of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) show off the final plans for the I-75 and I-275 widening projects, which have been under way for a more than a year now.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Imagine the Shops at Wiregrass becoming the bustling urban, “downtown center” of Pasco County. This is not a figment of someone’s imagination. It’s the plan of the Pasco County Planning & Growth Management department (PGM).
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
A Wesley Chapel man is dead after losing control of his vehicle and rolling off the road during the early hours of June 5.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Even though our area has received more rain in recent weeks than it did throughout the whole of spring, new water use restrictions have been issued for the Tampa Bay area, including residences and businesses in both New Tampa and Wesley Chapel.
Published on 12 June 2012 by Matt Wiley in News
Strong thunderstorms from Subtropical Storm Beryl dumped heavy rains and left more than 2,500 Tampa Electric Company (TECO) customers without power on May 29.
