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DEVELOPER FINED
Developer D.R. Horton has agreed to pay $24,000 in fines for unauthorized filling of wetlands in the Deer Run neighborhood in Beulah. The Northwest Florida Management District issued a consent order i...
Apr 03, 2019
DESTIN SKATEBOARDER KILLED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office a 20-year-old man on a skateboard was killed yesterday morning when he was hit by a truck in Destin. Deputies said it happened near the intersection of Emera...
Apr 03, 2019
BAY COUNTY WILDFIRE
The Florida Forest Service says the wildfire that burned 678 acres in the Sandy Creek area of Bay County is now under control. However, State Forest Service officials said issuing a burn ban to preven...
Apr 03, 2019
NEW FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL
Dr. Scott Rivkees, who is the chair of pediatrics at the Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart in Pensacola has been named as Florida's surgeon General and secretary of the Florida Departm...
Apr 03, 2019
ESCAMBIA COUNTY – NAVY LAND SWAP
Escambia County and Navy officials held a celebration ceremony yesterday to commemorate the land transfer of Navy Outlying Field 8 on West Nine Mile Road. The 630-acre grass field in Beulah was once a...
Apr 02, 2019
BEACH SIGN REPLACEMENT
Earlier this year, Escambia County officials decided to replace the neon sign in Gulf Breeze that points the way to Pensacola Beach with an LED version. The project was to be completed in February, bu...
Apr 02, 2019
FLORIDA GAS PRICES GOING UP
Florida gas prices had a significant jump last week, rising an average of 14 cents a gallon before slipping a penny over the weekend. Florida drivers are currently paying an average price of $2.75 per...
Apr 02, 2019
HURRICANE MICHAEL FEMA REIMBURSEMENT
The Florida Department of Transportation is getting 9.8 million dollars from the federal government to reimburse the cost of debris cleanup in Jackson County after Hurricane Michael, The payment is th...
Apr 02, 2019
LEWIS BEAR Jr. ON TRIUMPH BOARD
Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Lewis Bear, Jr. to the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors. Triumph Gulf Coast is a nonprofit corporation that allocates funds recovered by the Florida attorney g...
Mar 28, 2019
TAX SCAM AVOIDANCE TIPS
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office has issued a Consumer Alert to help Floridians avoid common tax scams. As the April 15th filing deadline approaches, identity thieves and scammers will b...
Mar 28, 2019
