Congressman Matt Gaetz announced Friday an Escambia County stormwater project to improve drainage of the Eleven Mile Creek Basin will receive grant money from the U.S. Treasury Department. Gaetz said the Office of Gulf Coast Restoration will award a $268,800 grant to the County to build storm water ponds to reduce downstream storm water flow…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
STATE BUDGET
Florida Senate President Joe Negron said he thinks negotiations over the budget will soon be completed. Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley and House Appropriations Chairman Carlos Trujillo, were scheduled to meet late Friday to continue talks. Any issues left unresolved by the end of the weekend will be decided by Negron and House Speaker Richard…… MORE
JUDGE MOORE ASKS FOR DONATIONS
Former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is asking for public help to pay the legal fees he faces defending himself from a lawsuit brought by the Alabama woman who says he touched her sexually when she was 14 years old. Moore said his finances have been depleted and he is struggling to make ends meet,…… MORE
FOUND BODY FOLLOW-UP
WEAR TV 3 is reporting a local man believes the body found floating in a lake Wednesday near Navy Boulevard and New Warrington Road is that of his brother-in-law. Greg Dickey said 47-year-old Stan Dyess has been missing for about a month. He said he recognized his brother-in-law’s tattoos from a photo taken by Escambia…… MORE
MMURDER INDICTMENT RETURNED
An Escambia County grand jury has returned a first-degree murder indictment against a man accused of killing a Milton realtor. 41-year-old Gregory “Dallas” Taylor II is accused of shooting 46-year-old Frances Cooley on February 12th, then driving her to the West Florida Hospital emergency room. Cooley originally told hospital staff she was shot during a…… MORE
GULF ISLANDS ASPHALT CLEANUP PROJECT
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials have announced the asphalt removal project from 200 acres in Santa Rosa County has been completed. Begun last September approximately 1,400 cubic yards of asphalt fragments and road base materials were removed. Gulf Islands Superintendent Dan Brown said the Santa Rosa cleanup is part of a larger five-year project, which…… MORE
SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh would like to help fund school safety plans with Law Enforcement Trust funds – money which comes from cash and assets seized by law enforcement agencies during criminal investigations. Bergosh proposed requiring half the money in the LET fund to be spent on…… MORE
WEST POINT APPOINTMENT
A 17-year-old Gulf Breeze High senior has been selected for an appointment to The United States Military Academy at West Point.Matthew Hawkins, was nominated by Congressman Matt Gaetz in January and made it through the final selection process to receive the appointment to the academy.… MORE
GEORGIA KILLS DELTA AIRLINES TAX BREAK
Pro-gun lawmakers in Georgia have killed a proposed tax break on jet fuel that would have saved Delta Airlines millions. The action was taken after the airline announced it would no longer offer discount fares to members of the National Rifle Association following the school massacre in South Florida. The tax break was estimated to…… MORE
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
The Florida House has passed a bill that would fully ban texting while driving. The House voted for the legislation even though it’s unclear if the measure will make to the Governor’s desk due to opposition in the Senate where the bill has been blocked over privacy rights because police may have to inspect cellphones…… MORE
