The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a consultant for the Walton County School District has been arrested for bid tampering. The arrest of 49-year-old John Hoard was the result of an investigation that began last October at the request of the Florida Department of Education and Walton County Schools Superintendent Russell Hughes. Hoard was…… MORE
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FLORIDA MINIMUM WAGE
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase Florida’s minimum wage from $8.46 to fifteen dollars an hour, say they almost have enough petition signatures to get the measure on next year’s ballot. The Florida Division of Elections says the political committee – Florida For A Fair Wage – has submitted 763,330 valid petition…… MORE
WEEKEND FATAL STABBING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal weekend stabbing. It happened Sunday morning around 7 a.m. near 62nd Avenue and Fairfield Drive. 26-year-old Demarko Weathers was taken to Baptist Hospital with stab wounds where he later died. No arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing.… MORE
MISSING TEENAGER
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for missing teenager. 16-year-old Andrea Garcia was last seen on Saturday, October 19th around 7:30 p.m leaving for the fair and did not return. She was last seen wearing a white shirt, jeans, brown shoes, and a sweater.… MORE
TOWN OF CENTURY SUNSHINE VIOLATION
The Town of Century in North Escambia County will repeat a Community Redevelopment Agency meeting tonight because of a a self-admitted Sunshine Law violation of the original meeting on October 7th. City Manager Buz Eddy said that meeting was not advertised properly and should not have taken place. The town decided to advertise another CRA…… MORE
NICEVILLE DRUG ARRESTS
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says 4 people were arrested in Niceville on drug charges. A search warrant was served at a residence in the 1400 block of Pine Street and drug paraphernalia including bongs, digital scales, several grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, and pills were seized. Gary Hagan, Amy Powell, Harold Blake, and Pamela Pillitteri…… MORE
FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
The latest Florida unemployment numbers show a drop in the unemployment rate. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in September 2019, down a tenth of a percentage point from the August rate and from a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in September.… MORE
CAR BURGLARIES ARREST
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office says two juveniles have been arrested for a string of car burglaries in the Bayou George area. The break-ins happened late Thursday and early Friday and investigators say the vehicles had been left unlocked, but all stolen items were returned to the victims. Sheriff Tommy Ford said the majority of…… MORE
LOCAL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES POSTPONED
The Escambia County School District has announced that all extracurricular activities – including most football games – will be postponed on Friday because of weather concerns. The Okaloosa County School District announced all extracurricular activities had also been postponed for Friday. Those games include Escambia at Fort Walton Beach, Pace at Gulf Breeze, Jay at…… MORE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED
The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning along the Florida coast east to Apalachee Bay. The weather system, which could become Tropical Storm Nestor, is moving north-northeast at 9 mph. An increase in the northeastward motion at a faster forward speed is expected today and tomorrow. Maxmum sustained winds are now near…… MORE
