Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser has announced he will not seek reelection, but does plan to continue working as attorney for the Town of Century. Dannheisser has filled the unpaid post as Mayor of Gulf Breeze for the past three and a half years. Dannheisser also said he does not intend to return to working…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
ALABAMA MISSING PERSON
Daphne Alabama Police have issued a missing person alert for a man believed to be suffering from dementia and endangered. Howard Lee Rose of Daphne, Alabama, was last seen in his 2000 silver Nissan Pathfinder. If you see Howard Rose, contact any law enforcement agency.… MORE
DEATH PENALTY APPEAL DENIED
The Florida Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a 67-year-old Santa Rosa County convicted murderer and has upheld his death penalty sentence. Norman Grim, was sentenced to death in 2000 for the murder and sexual battery of his neighbor, Cynthia Campbell, back in 1998. Grim had appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming he…… MORE
INMATE TRIAL DELAYED
The murder trial for an inmate from Century Correctional Institution, charged with stabbing another inmate, has been delayed after the defendant – 27-year-old Robert Hunt – claimed he had ineffective counsel. Hunt is charged with the stabbing death of inmate 33-year-old Jorge Slaughter, last June. The state alleges Hunt stabbed Slaughter over a debt the…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY DEPUTY ATTACKER ARRESTED
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a 26-year-old Crestview man was arrested after he attacked deputies. Deputies were called to a home in Santa Rosa Beach and found a man covered in blood. The victim said the suspect – identified as John Botelho – attacked him as he was gardening in the front yard of…… MORE
SHERIFF’S BUDGET
The budget impasse between the Escambia County Board of Commissioners and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office continues after what was thought to have been a budget agreement fell apart. Now the Board of County Commissioners has filed a motion with Governor Rick Scott’s Administration Commission to compel the sheriff’s office to comply with the terms…… MORE
ALABAMA BOATING FATAL
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division says a Pace man died in a boating accident Saturday morning in north Baldwin County Alabama. It happened near the junction of Miflin Lake and the Tensaw River. when a bass boat piloted by Wesley Feely of Atmore, Alabama, collided with the a bass boat piloted by…… MORE
PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE COLLAPSES
An athlete at Pine Forest High School went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday night while playing basketball. Sophomore Jaylen Clausell, an All-Area defensive end with several offers from schools including Auburn and Central Florida, has been on a ventilator for the last three days. Doctors are still trying to determine the cause of the cardiac…… MORE
FLORIDA DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio says Florida’s desire for year-round daylight-saving time may have a difficult time in Congress. Florida Governor Rick Scott signed legislation last week intended to put Florida on year-round daylight-saving time, but such a change requires congressional approval. The idea of year-round daylight-saving time has been promoted as a way to help…… MORE
FERRY SERVICE
The National Park Services has selected the company that will operate the ferry service that will run between downtown Pensacola, Fort Pickens and Pensacola Beach. North Carolina-based Gulf Coast Maritime Services will be responsible for providing at least three loops each day for passenger ferry service, operating two ferry boats owned by the National Park…… MORE
