A new species of mosquito has been identified in Escambia county. The Escambia County Mosquito Control Division says the Asian bush mosquito can also be found in Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa, Bay and Leon Counties. Mosquito Control Technician Kimberly Betts identified the new species from a CDC light trap set in Cantonment near the paper…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
FISH HATCHERY
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has notified the City of Pensacola it wants to terminate the lease for the Bruce Beach property and seek alternative sites for the Fish Hatchery project. The FWC said the decision is based on their assessment that there is insufficient community support…… MORE
LIEN FILED
Escambia County will file a lien against the former Alger Sullivan Lumber Mill property in Century in North Escambia County as daily code violation fines continue to accumulate. The 38-acre industrial property was heavily damaged by a tornado in February of 2016. The property owners are listed as DMT Holdings in Navarre and DMT Holdings…… MORE
MISSING JEWELRY
A man whose wife died from a heart attack at Sacred Heart Hospital on May 14th said some of her jewelry is missing. Ron Wagner said the hospital is unable to locate his wife Cheryl’s wedding ring and diamond stud earrings. In a statement Sacred Heart said the loss of the patient’s ring should not…… MORE
CARJACKERS IN MIAMI
A man and woman wanted for an armed carjacking of a 74-year-old woman near the Tryon Branch Library on Langley Avenue in Pensacola on Friday, June 1st, are now said to be in Miami on a crime spree. The Pensacola Police Department says the man and woman took the victim’s car and went to the…… MORE
KIDNAPPER ARRESTED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says an Escambia County girl, kidnapped by a man she had been messaging on Facebook, was rescued after sending a coded text message for help. The girl said 32-year-old Alaric Brown, a convicted sex offender from Milton, kidnapped and raped her. She was reported missing on May 26th after she…… MORE
I-65 TRAFFIC FATALITY
Alabama State Troopers say an Alabama Army National Guardsman was killed in a traffic crash on I-65 yesterday morning when the military Humvee he was driving went off the road about six miles north of the Atmore exit and overturned. Troopers said 38-year-old John Waldrop, of Satsuma, Alabama, was pronounced dead at the scene. A…… MORE
SALES TAX HOLIDAY
The 2018 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins today and extends through next Thursday. State and local sales taxes will be lifted on a variety of items including portable self-powered light sources that cost $20 or less, portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather band radios that cost $50 or less, tarps or other waterproof…… MORE
ELECTION SECURITY MONEY
The Florida Department of State has submitted paperwork to draw 19.2 million dollars in federal funding to improve elections cybersecurity. Department spokeswoman Sarah Revell said once the department receives the funding it will work with the Florida Legislature to provide funding to supervisors of elections to enhance cybersecurity and voting practices before the November’s elections.…… MORE
WASHINGTON COUNTY MURDER ARREST
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department says two brothers have been arrested for the murder of a 45-year-old Caryville woman. 48-year-old Sean Dowis, of Caryville, and his brother, 49-year-old Greg Dowis, confessed to the murder of Deena Zimmerman, who was last seen leaving her workplace in Graceville shortly after midnight Monday, May 28th. Ms. Zimmerman’s vehicle…… MORE
