The Santa Rosa County School and the city of Gulf Breeze have come to an agreement about land for a new school. The Gulf Breeze City Council signed off on the sale of 45 acres on the west course of Tiger Point Golf Course for 1.9 million dollars. Santa Rosa County School District Superintendent Tim…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
TYNDALL COMING BACK ON LINE
The Air Force says a number of important missions will resume at Tyndall AFB in the next few months and others will shift to other locations for the time being. All but approximately 500 Airmen will return to the Florida panhandle within 1 to 3 months after the base was heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael.…… MORE
CRESTVIEW SCHOOL THREAT
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 14-year-old student at Davidson Middle School in Crestview has been charged with a felony after allegedly threatening to shoot up his school bus. A witness told authorities the boy was riding a school bus Friday and threatened to get an AK-47 assault rifle and shoot up the bus.…… MORE
DAMAGED DETENTION FACILITY TO BE DEMOLISHED
Escambia County officials have announced the demolition of the former Central Booking and Detention Facility could begin next week. Jobe’s Dirt Works won the contract to tear down the building and clear the site. The job is expected to take eight months and cost $584,000. The building was heavily damaged by a gas explosion in…… MORE
RED TIDE
Red Tide along the coast of Northwest Florida has reached Escambia County. New sampling data shows very low concentrations in Santa Rosa Sound near the Bob Sikes Bridge; low concentrations at Pensacola Beach; and medium concentrations at Navarre Beach in Santa Rosa County and near Destin in Okaloosa County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…… MORE
PROPERTY MANAGER CHARGED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a former real estate property manager has been charged with grand theft and scheming to defraud ERA American Real Estate. 45-year-old Tracy Wood is accused of not depositing or paying $46,000 in rent to the company while she was a tenant and manager at units in Shalimar for two…… MORE
TYNDALL AFB RAPTOR DAMAGE
The Deputy Secretary of Defense says all of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets left behind when Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force Base last month will be flown off the base under their own power. 33 of Tyndall’s F-22s were flown out in advance of Hurricane Michael. In a letter sent to Secretary of…… MORE
SANTA ROSA UNITED WAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TERMINATED
United Way of Santa Rosa County says their Executive Director, Guy Thompson, has been terminated. Thompson had been placed on administrative leave while an independent audit of the agency’s finances was conducted. Two other board members who were also placed on leave with Thompson on October 3rd, will not return to the organization. Kyle Holley…… MORE
PENSACOLA CIRCUMCISION PROTEST
A group which opposes the circumcision of male babies was in Pensacola yesterday at the corner of Bayou Boulevard and North Ninth Avenue across from Sacred Heart Hospital, protesting against what they called genital mutilation of infant boys. The group – Bloodstained Men and their Friends – wore cowboy hats and all-white outfits with blood-like red…… MORE
PANAMA CITY UTILITY BILLS CANCELED
Panama City has canceled four weeks-worth of utility bills for residents because of the damage caused by Hurricane Michael. City customers won’t be billed for water, sewer and garbage service for four weeks, including the two weeks when crews worked to restore water. Also, residents who are unable to use water and sewer in November…… MORE
