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Friday, April 19, 2024

Tip leads to arrest of Webster man in fatal hit-and-run involving pedestrian

A tip led to the arrest of a Webster man in a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian.

The Florida Highway Patrol and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Mason Ryan Stevenson on Wednesday after receiving information revealing his location in Hudson.

Mason Ryan Stevenson was taken into custody by Pasco County sheriff's deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol
Mason Ryan Stevenson was taken into custody by Pasco County sheriff’s deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol.

The pedestrian died at the scene of the crash at about 1:30 a.m. Friday in Pasco County. The FHP immediately issued a bulletin and began looking for a white 2000 Dodge Dakota four-door truck believed to have struck and killed the 31-year-old Hudson woman.

Stevenson is facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and driving while license suspended. He was booked at the Pasco County Jail.

Golf course deserves a failing grade

A Village of Hadley resident recently played an executive golf course that had earned a B- grade in a recent report grade. He says the golf course now deserves a failing grade.

It’s great that Villages-News.com features holes-in-one

A reader from Arkansas is envious that Villages-News.com publishes stories celebrating Villagers’ holes-in-one. He wishes he and his friends could get that kind of recognition where they live.

Roosevelt Executive Golf Course should be downgraded to F grade

A Village of Bradford resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends the Roosevelt Executive Golf Course has a D grade, but should be an F.

The press is biased against Trump

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Osceola Hills makes the case that the press is biased against former President Trump.

Former Morse South Gate attendant offers a little perspective

A former Morse South Gate attendant, in a Letter to the Editor, offers a little perspective after another letter writer was critical of attendants working that gate.