The Florida Highway Patrol says A Gulf Breeze man was charged with driving under the influence Saturday after colliding with a Florida Highway Patrol trooper in Escambia County. Trooper Chad Lynch was attempting to make a traffic stop on Beverly Parkway on a vehicle driven by 18-year old John McCleod III. However, McLeod struck the…… MORE
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CENTURY TOWN MANAGER
The town of Century’s Interim Town Manager Buz Eddy, wants to discard the applications received for a permanent town manager and hire his former coworker on a longer-term interim basis. Vernon Prather has been began working on a consulting basis when Eddy was hired in July after retiring as the City of Gulf Breeze. Prather…… MORE
KICKBACK SCHEME IDICTMENTS
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 29 people in Bay, Holmes and Washington counties, have been indicted in a criminal kickback scheme that diverted nearly $400,000 in federal drought relief benefits by making false claims. They include 43-year-old Duane Crawson, the former director of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Bonifay. Most of the defendants are…… MORE
NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL
A new traffic signal on Highway 90 and 20th Street in DeFuniak Springs will begin operating tomorrow at 10 a.m. The new signal is mounted on horizontal mast arms motorists with color weakness problems need to remember red is on the left and green on the right. The signal is currently in flash mode and…… MORE
CANTONMENT CHILD PORN ARREST
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a 26-year-old Cantonment man was arrested on child pornography charges after authorities served a search warrant at his residence on Wednesday. Investigators said more than 10 files containing photographs and videos depicting children between 8 and 13-years of age engaged in sexual activity with adults and other children, were…… MORE
MURDER SUSPECT DENIED BOND
The Crestview man who admitted killing his parents and two dogs, was denied bond by a judge yesterday. 30-year-old Jacob Price walked into the Crestview Police Department shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday and told authorities he had shot and killed his parents and two family pets. Deputies found the bodies of his parents and the…… MORE
FLORIDA TEACHER INCENTIVE PLAN
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has presented a 300 million-dollar, bonus program to reward teachers and principals of high-performing schools. The program would place higher emphasis on Title One schools, with bonuses up to $7,500 for teachers and $10,000 for principals of high-performing schools. For non-Title One schools, teachers would receive up to $3,700 bonuses and…… MORE
MANATEE AWARENESS MONTH
November is Manatee Awareness Month, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding the public to slow down and look out for these large aquatic mammals. As cooler weather comes many of Florida’s 7,000 manatees migrate to warmer waters since Manatees can’t tolerate water temperatures lower than 68 degrees for extended periods of…… MORE
AUTOMATIC POWER RESTORING DEVICES
Gulf Power is installing Automated Lateral Switches on their power poles. The devices are intended to automatically restore power after a temporary disruption. Company spokesman Gordon Paulus said if the device senses an interference, like a tree limb, it will test the line up to three times. If it determines the tree limb is no…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY SCHOOL THREAT INVESTIGATION
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a school threat that was written on the wall in a boy’s bathroom wall at Choctawhatchee High School. Investigators said the threat was general and not directed at a specific individual. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office or to call Emerald Coast Crime…… MORE
