The Navy has announced that its F-35C squadron at Eglin Air Force Base is being deactivated at the request of the commanders of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Naval Air Force. The squadron, VFA-101, better known as the “Grim Reapers,” has been at Eglin since 2011, where it has trained pilots and maintenance personnel…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
LATE BALLOTS NOT COUNTED
Florida officials say thousands of mailed ballots were not counted because they were delivered too late to state election offices. The Department of State said the 6,670 ballots were mailed ahead of the November 6th election but were not counted because they did not arrive by Election Day. Under Florida law, ballots mailed inside the…… MORE
FOUND BODY
The body of a woman was found on the Escambia River over the weekend. The body was found in Santa Rosa County close to Terrell’s Landing off Oil Plant Road, near Century. Rich Aloy, spokesperson for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said further details will be released as the investigation progresses. The identity of…… MORE
BATTALION FIRE CHIEF TRAFFIC CRASH
A driver traveling in reverse on Interstate 10 Saturday night, collided with and Escambia County Fire Rescue battalion chief’s vehicle. It happened about 9:15 pm as the driver was backing up on I-10 in the westbound lane near Highway 29 as the fire chief approached. The battalion chief was not injured, and the driver was…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FIRE
The first red bulb has been placed as part of Escambia County’s Keep The Wreath Green fire safety campaign. The Fire destroyed a mobile home early Saturday morning in Century, but the occupants were able to escape without injuries. The cause of the fire, which was reported about 5:45 a.m., is under investigation by the…… MORE
BAY COUNTY HURRICANE PROPERTY DAMAGE
Bay County property appraisers say Hurricane Michael has caused an estimated 1.14 billion dollars of damage after they assessed 48,000 of the county’s 73,000 buildings. Dan Sowell, county property appraiser, said the new assessments would likely lower many property values in the county, which will be factored into residents’ 2019 property taxes. Sowell said he…… MORE
SEWAGE BACKUP CLOSES MILTON RESTAURANT
State inspectors closed the Burger King at 6682 Highway 90 after inspectors saw employees walking through sewage and wastewater on the kitchen floor. A report from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation said the wastewater and sewage was backing up through floor drains. It is not known when the Burger King will be…… MORE
POWER LINE FALLS ON BUS
A close call for a Beulah Academy of Science school bus yesterday morning when a power line fell on it. The bus was stopped on Beulah Road at Nine Mile Road when the line fell shortly before 6:30am. Fortunately, there were no students on the bus, and the driver was not injured. The bus did…… MORE
FLORIDA GOVERNOR-ELECT APPOINTMENT
Florida Republican Governor-elect Ron DeSantis has selected a former House speaker to be education commissioner and a Democratic state representative to head the state’s Division of Emergency Management. Former House Speaker Richard Corcoran backed Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the Republican primary for governor and harshly criticized DeSantis at the time. Corcoran would still need…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY TEACHER SENTENCED
Former Okaloosa County special education teacher Marlynn Stillions – convicted of abusing a 4-year-old nonverbal autistic child in her care -will serve seven years in prison. The abuse occurred during the 2015-16 school year at Kenwood Elementary School. Circuit Court Judge Michael Flowers sentenced Stillions to five years in prison on the first count of…… MORE
