The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said three people have been arrested for a burglary on Pin Oak Lane in Cantonment in which 31 firearms were stolen, 100 knives, two chainsaws, an ATV and clothing items. The items were valued at $20,000. Charged with 15 counts of grand theft of a firearm and one count of…… MORE
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PENSACOLA ARSON ARREST
The Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Investigative and Forensics Services says a Pensacola woman has been arrested for setting fire to her home on May 11th. Escambia County Fire – Rescue responded to a fire at a home on North Roosevelt Street and the investigation determined the fire was intentionally set – one…… MORE
CHOCTAWHATCHEE HIGH FOOTBALL STADIUM REPAIRED
Structural engineers hired by the Okaloosa County School District are expected to give their approval for Choctawhatchee High School’s football team to play in 52-year-old Etheredge Stadium. In July the stadium was ruled unsafe and closed to the public after a mandatory state inspection when engineers warned that the concrete seating could collapse and chunks…… MORE
FLORIDA STATE OF EMERGENCY
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency for 26 counties in the path of Hurricane Dorian. The Governor is urging all Floridians on the East Coast to prepare for the storm which could hit Florida by Sunday. By having an Executive Order in place and by activating the State Emergency Operations Center…… MORE
ALABAMA MARRIAGES
Effective today, getting married in Alabama no longer requires a marriage license. The new law only requires filling out an application, having it notarized, and taking it to the local probate judge’s office. While couples certainly may have a ceremony if they wish, a ceremony will no longer be required. Once the probate court records…… MORE
ECUA RATE INCREASE
The Emerald Coast Utility Authority has approved a 2-percent rate increase for water, sewer and sanitation customers effective October 1st. For the single-family residential household with an average consumption of 6,000 gallons a month the increase would be 64 cents per month. For sewer, the base rate increase will be $1.01 for the average residential…… MORE
NEW AREA CODE FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA
The North American Numbering Plan Administrator, which oversees area code planning across the nation, said the 850 area code will run out of available numbers in the first quarter of 2022. They have requested the Florida Public Service Commission add a new area code that would cover the same area as the current 850 area…… MORE
NEW SANTA ROSA COUNTY SCHOOL
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that Tim Wyrosdick, superintendent of the Santa Rosa County School District, has announced the Santa Rosa County School District is preparing to break ground on a new school in Navarre as early as next month. The new 38 million-dollar kindergarten thru eighth grade school will be on Elkhart Drive…… MORE
NAME OF TRAFFIC FATALITY RELEASED
The Florida Highway Patrol has released the name of the 47-year-old Pensacola man killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 10 in Escambia County. Troopers said Jasson Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, after he lost control of his car, ran off the road and hit a concrete barrier wall close to…… MORE
BAYVIEW CROSS CASE
Attorneys for both sides of the Pensacola cross lawsuit have filed new legal arguments in federal court. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that a 40-foot cross erected in 1919 as a World War I memorial on public land in Maryland did not violate the Constitution’s Establishment Clause and sent the case back to…… MORE
