The McDonald’s fast-food chain is taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk off its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants. Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid’s meal, but the fast-food company said that…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
ICE PROBLEMS AT BAY CENTER
A leak in a pipe caused problems with the ice at the Pensacola Bay Center that has forced the cancellation of the Ice Flyers three home games Friday through Sunday. The Bay Center is owned by Escambia County and the ice producing equipment was installed in 1996. It has been in need of upgrades for…… MORE
ESCAMBIA SHERIFF’S SERGEANT ARRESTED
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office sergeant has been arrested for punching his girlfriend in the face. Johnny Perkins is facing a misdemeanor charge of battery after his girlfriend reported he slammed her head against his car’s dashboard then punched her after the two got into an argument at a bar on Pensacola Beach. Perkins has…… MORE
TATE HIGH LOCKDOWN FOLLOW-UP
Further information has come out about the lockdown at Tate High School yesterday. Reports of an armed person on the campus were unfounded and turned out to be a student with an umbrella. Dozens of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to the school to conduct a search. No charges were filed.… MORE
FLORIDA FIREWORKS SALES
A committee in the Florida House voted to support a House bill that would allow the sale and use of fireworks in Florida. Since 2007 the number of permanent retail facilities and temporary tent locations for the sale of fireworks have been limited. The House bill also would end the agriculture loophole that allows people…… MORE
NEW SANTA ROSA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Santa Rosa County commissioners may be able to build their new courthouse without a new tax or a voter referendum. The board unanimously agreed to take 20 million dollars from their reserves and borrow an additional 30 million dollars. The new courthouse is expected to cost between 35 and 40 million dollars. The county could…… MORE
BAY COUNTY PROSTITUTION ARRESTS
A sting operation at a Bay County massage parlor has resulted in several arrests for prostitution. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted the operation at the Aquarius Day Spa in Panama City Beach, after receiving reports the masseuses were providing sexual acts for money. Four people were arrested. 25-year-old Haley Wheeler, and 31-year-old Bridgett Chitic,…… MORE
GULFVIEW HOTEL MOVE SET
Fort Walton Beach City officials have set a moving date for the relocation of the 112-year-old Gulfview Hotel. In January 2017, the council accepted the donation of the building from its previous owners, who plan to build their new home on the old hotel’s original site at 12 Miracle Strip Parkway SE after the building…… MORE
LOCAL ADMIRAL MAY BECOME AMBASSADOR
A U.S. Navy admiral from Pensacola may be the next U.S. ambassador to Australia. President Trump has nominated Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. for the post. Admiral Harris graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1974 and then from the Naval Academy and served as a naval flight officer. He currently serves as the…… MORE
ARTS CENTER DIRECTOR INDICTMENT
More details have been released about the indictment of former Panama City Visual Arts Center director Vicki Middlemas for allegedly siphoning money during her tenure as director. She is charged with five counts of wire fraud and four counts of fraud and false statements. According to the indictment, Middlemas stole money by sending the city…… MORE
