Pensacola’s new passenger ferry service is closing. Captain George Aswad, owner of Gulf Coast Marine Services Incorporated, told WCOA he was hoping to continue the ferry service, but with smaller ferry boats. In a statement emailed to the Pensacola News Journal Aswad said his company lost more than $300,000 in the less than six months…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
SANTA ROSA COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 59-year-old Alabama man was run over and killed by a semi-truck while helping with a delivery in Jay in Santa Rosa County. Troopers say just before 10 a.m. truck driver Anthony Mincey, from Georgia, was parked at a business with a shipment of peanuts when he was told to…… MORE
GULF POWER RATE REDUCTION
The Florida Public Service Commission has approved Gulf Power’s second power rate reduction. The new rates will go into effect in 2019. An additional request to lower rates based off reduced fuel prices is still pending but, if approved, average customers will see a combined savings of $2.70 in their monthly electricity bill. Jeff Rogers, Gulf…… MORE
WANTED FUGITIVE ARRESTED
A 23-year-old Cantonment man listed among the area’s 12 most wanted fugitives by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, has been arrested. Investigators say that back on July 28th, the victim was walking in the 1400 block of Muscogee Road, in Cantonment, when Ke’Shawn Bryant approached him and shot the victim once in the ankle and once…… MORE
FHP TROOPER INJURED IN TRAFFIC CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol says a state trooper was seriously injured yesterday in a traffic crash in Okaloosa County. The FHP said Trooper Tracy Palmateer was driving east on State Road 293, when he made a u-turn to stop a westbound car, but his patrol car was hit by the pickup truck behind him. Palmateer…… MORE
GULF COUNTY COPPER WIRE THIEVES ARRESTED
Gulf County deputies have arrested a man and a woman after they were caught stealing copper wire from utility crews helping to restore power after Hurricane Michael. Deputies were dispatched to a theft call and located a blue pickup on Gaskin Side Camp Road with 200 pounds of copper wire in the bed. Both were…… MORE
Veteran’s Day Celebration
Monday, November 12th, come enjoy the Veteran’s Day parade and celebration! The celebration will take place on the Hawkshaw Property right across from Veteran’s Memorial Park from 9am until 11:11am when the crowd can go over to Veteran’s Memorial Park for the awards ceremony. Napa Auto Parts will provide FREE hot dogs and hamburgers to…… MORE
CANTONMENT GAS LINE RUPTURE
A rupture of a natural gas line in the area of Booker and Webb Streets in Cantonment early yesterday afternoon caused traffic to be diverted and two homes to be evacuated after construction equipment struck the gas line. A cloud of gas was visible escaping from the broken main, but no injuries were reported. Pensacola…… MORE
CITY AND S.T. ENGINEERING AGREEMENT
The City of Pensacola and ST Engineering have come to an agreement about the planned 210 million dollar maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the Pensacola International Airport. ST Engineering has agreed to invest 35 million dollars into the project which will create 1,325 new jobs in addition to 400 jobs planned for the already…… MORE
MEXICO BEACH DISAGREEMENT
Things are tense in Mexico Beach in Bay County after Hurricane Michael. The interim city manager has attempted to fire the police chief. Chief Anthony Kelly said the source of controversy was whether survivors should be removed from what’s left of the city as rebuilding efforts began. Kelly said, he wants food distribution stations brought…… MORE
