Escambia County School District Deputy Superintendent Norm Ross said a water main break near Langley Avenue and Lanier Drive in Pensacola yesterday affected two nearby schools. Emerald Coast Utility crews worked to restore water service to Holm Elementary and Workman Middle School. Superintendent Ross said bottled water will be provided for students if necessary.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
BOMB THREAT ARREST
Pensacola Police say an arrest has been made for the weekend bomb threat at the Bay Center. Department spokesman Mike Wood said 24-year-old Brandon Ward broke into the Bay Center last week and damaged several walls and left his backpack inside one of the offices. He returned Sunday morning and asked if he could retrieve his…… MORE
MATT GAETZ TOWN HALL MEETING
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that Congressman Matt Gaetz has announced that with the Government shutdown ended his planned events in Northwest Florida will continue as scheduled. Although he had to cancel yesterday’s Open Gaetz Day in Escambia County, he will be back in Pensacola for an Internet Community Crawl tomorrow, a walking tour that…… MORE
EXECUTION TO PROCEED
It appears the execution of the murderer of a University of West Florida student two decades ago will proceed as scheduled on February 22nd. Eric Branch’s appeal of his death sentence was denied Monday by the Florida Supreme Court, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Circuit Court Judge Ed Nickinson originally denied the Branch motion.…… MORE
CENTURY HOME INVASION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning home invasion in Century in North Escambia County over the weekend. Just after 4 a.m. Sunday, two black males forced their way into a home on Ivey Street, demanded cash from the resident at gunpoint and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. The resident…… MORE
FLU SEASON CONTINUES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says this year’s flu season is getting worse and the virus has killed 30 kids so far. Tamiflu, a medicine aimed at fighting the virus, is getting hard to come by with prescriptions have been at an all-time high and pharmacies are having trouble keeping up with the…… MORE
MATT GAETZ TOWN HALL MEETING CANCELLED
Congressman Matt Gaetz has cancelled his Open Gaetz Day that was scheduled for today in the Ensley-Cantonment and Beulah areas of Escambia County because of the government shutdown. Gaetz said he would be staying in Washington to work. However, his Open Gaetz Day events planned in Milton on Thursday are still on the congressman’s schedule, but that could change.…… MORE
COMMISSIONER UNDERHILL ETHICS COMPLAINT
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the Florida Commission on Ethics will hear the results of a preliminary investigation into an ethics complaint filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson against Commissioner Doug Underhill. Underhill waived his right of confidentiality and provided the News Journal with a copy of the report, which shows the…… MORE
WEST ESCAMBIA COUNTY TRAFFIC FATAL
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 46-year-old Alabama man died in a traffic crash Friday night on Highway 90 west of Beulah.James Swope, of Seminole, was westbound on Highway 90 about 6:10 p.m. when he rear-ended a dump truck driven by 39-year old Patrick Bundy of Robertsdale, Alabama, that was exiting a weigh station. Swope…… MORE
GULF ISLANDS FLORIDA’S MOST FAVORED ATTRACTION
USA Today says Gulf Island National Seashore is Florida’s favorite attraction. A panel of Florida local experts and travel writers nominated their favorite state attractions, and USA Today readers have been voting for their favorites over the past four weeks. Gulf Islands beat out Universal Orlando, Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center in…… MORE
