An electrical fire at the Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Pensacola forced it to close yesterday. VA officials said the fire occurred in an isolated area of the building and that no one was injured. They said the clinic would be open during normal operating hours today.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
PANAMA CITY OYSTER SHUCKER
A Panama City man has placed fifth place in the World Oyster Opening Championship in Galway, Ireland. Honor Allen, who works at Hunt’s Oyster Bar in St. Andrews as an oyster shucker, has won the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Champion two years in a row, in 2016 and 2017, making him the fastest shucker on…… MORE
MURDERER CONVICTED
Mary Rice, the companion of serial killer Billy Boyette, Jr., has been found guilty on all charges against her. She was sentenced to life in prison on a charge of first degree murder, for the death of Kayla Crocker in Beulah in February, 2017, and 30 year terms for accessory after the fact for the…… MORE
RESTORE ACT FUNDS APPROVED
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the allocation of 292 million dollars in Restore Act funds to 69 environmental and economic projects and programs in 23 Florida Gulf of Mexico counties, including Escambia County. Applications for the 69 projects identified in the plan may now be submitted. Escambia County has one project in the…… MORE
LOCAL TERRORISM ARREST
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested a 32-year-old Escambia County man for terrorism. In May, FDLE agents began to investigate multiple telephone calls to the Escambia County Courthouse, the county’s 911 call centers and the Pensacola Police Department threatening to detonate explosive devices inside and outside the building as well as a threat…… MORE
MEDICAL EXAMINER PAY DISPUTE
A dispute over pay for the First Judicial Circuit Medical Examiner could leave four Northwest Florida counties without a medical examiner. Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties have been disputing the salary of medical examiner Doctor Andrea Minyard, since May, when her office sued the four counties over a records request for her professional…… MORE
NEW SCHOOL BUS TRESPASSING LAW
A new Florida law takes effect today that makes it illegal to trespass on a school bus just the same as any other school property. The Escambia County School District and Representative Frank White worked together to close the loophole in the state law that excluded school buses from the school trespassing statute. Because Florida…… MORE
BAY COUNTY LAWYER’S LICENSE SUSPENDED
The Florida Supreme Court has suspended the license of former chief assistant State Attorney Greg Wilson, of the 14th Judicial Circuit, who is waiting to be sentenced for possession of contraband in a detention facility. Wilson – who had left the State Attorney’s Office in Bay County and was in private practice – was convicted…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FATAL DUI CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 28-year-old Escambia County man has been charged with the death of two people killed in a traffic crash early yesterday morning in Ensley. Troopers say Just before 3am Jamie Hamrick, was southbound on Old Palafox just south of Hood Drive when his Honda Civic ran off the road into…… MORE
ECUA RATE INCREASE
A 4 percent rate increase for water and sewer Emerald Coast Utilities Authority customers goes into effect Monday. The increase amounts to an additional $1.02 for water customers with an average usage of 6,000 gallons of water per month, and a $1.31 for a sewer customer who uses an average of 4,600 gallons per month.…… MORE
