A Fantasy 5 ticket purchased at the Publix on Nine Mile Road last month was worth over $107,000. It was sold to Laura Wong of Theodore, Alabama, at the Publix at 2180 West Nine Mile Road. The winning numbers were 5-7-16-21-33.… MORE
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OLD BAY BRIDGE SECTIONS REMOVED
More than 13 sections of the old Pensacola Bay Bridge have been removed to make an artificial reef about seven miles from the Pensacola Pass. Each section weighs more than 200 tons. The new artificial reef is permitted by Escambia County and additional barge-loads of the old bridge sections will continue to be placed at…… MORE
BEACH LIFEGUARD STAFFING LEVELS REDUCED
Starting today, lifeguard staffing on Pensacola area beaches will be significantly reduced as the summer season ends. Safety Supervisor Dave Greenwood said lifeguard towers will be removed and there will only be a few lifeguards on duty for winter staffing levels. During the summer there are 20 to 30 lifeguards on Pensacola Beach each day.…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IMPACT FEES CONSIDERED
Santa Rosa County Commissioners are looking at different options to generate revenue after voters failed to approve the half-cent sales tax increase. Chairman Sam Parker says the Board will consider impact fees – a one-time tax placed on new residential or commercial construction. Parker says they’re looking for a company to conduct a study to…… MORE
ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery of a gas station Friday night in Jay in North Santa Rosa County. It happened at the Exprezit! Exxon Station in the 3800 block of Highway 4. Two men wearing masks, but believed to be unarmed, jumped over the counter and stole money from the…… MORE
DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office say the body that was discovered on the shore of Santa Rosa Sound near the Okaloosa/Santa Rosa County Line on Thursday afternoon, has been identified. The body of 50-year-old Timothy Adsit, of Milton was found around 1:20 p.m. Investigators say there is no indication of foul play. An autopsy was…… MORE
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
A shooting yesterday that sent one person to the hospital in serious condition is being investigated by the Crestview Police Department. It happened just before 10:30 a.m. at an abandoned home near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Wilson Street. Three suspects are being sought. Police said they have received video and…… MORE
BAY COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a man from Central Florida was killed in a traffic crash in Bay County on Friday near the intersection of Lucy Lane and State Road 77. Troopers say 63-year-old Jose Rivera, was northbound on State Road 77 when he sideswiped a vehicle driven by 56-year-old Weyman Wheeler, and overturned. Rivera…… MORE
HIGHWAY 98 TRAFFIC FATALITIES
The Florida Highway Patrol said three people were killed in a fiery crash yesterday on the Escambia County side of the Highway 98 bridge to Lillian, Alabama. Troopers say 19-year-old Russell Drummund, of Elberta, Alabama, was eastbound on the bridge about 4:50 a.m. when his car crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a truck…… MORE
BODY WASHES UP ON BEACH
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a body washed ashore on Santa Rosa Island around 1:30 yesterday afternoon. Deputies responded to a 911 call that a body had been found on the beach on Eglin Air Force Base property. Few other details have been released and the investigation is on-going.… MORE
