The one-dollar Pensacola Beach toll will be waived for the annual Blue Angels Air Show this weekend. Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender said the Visit Pensacola board of directors will cover the cost of the tolls from Thursday through Sunday at an estimated cost of $65,000. Commissioner Bender used his discretionary funding to cover the…… MORE
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GULF BREEZE LSD SEIZURE
Santa County Sheriff Bob Johnson says a routine traffic stop in Gulf Breeze led to the seizure of 3,300 hits of LSD. When deputies approached the car, which had been stopped on Gulf Breeze Parkway, the driver, Tomas Martinez, told deputies they could not search his car and locked the door. However, K-9 officer Zeus…… MORE
WHALE BEACHES ITSELF IN NAVARRE
A rare, 13-foot-long female Beaked Whale was found washed up on the beach on Gulf Islands National Seashore Monday afternoon, just east of Navarre. Britany Baldrica, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Marine Mammal Stranding Team coordinator, said the deep-diving species is not seen close to shore, which was an indicator it was sick. It was alive…… MORE
OKLAOOSA COUNTY CHURCH FIRE
Firefighting crews battled a large fire at the First Baptist Church of Milligan on Old River Road in Okaloosa County yesterday afternoon. The call came into the Sheriff’s Office at 3:34 pm. and no one was in the church at the time. The source of the fire was not officially known, but Pastor Charles Smith…… MORE
PANAMA CITY SEWER LEAK
Panama City officials say swimming in Watson Bayou between 10th Street and Highway 98 is being discouraged until further notice because of a sewage leak. The leak was discovered in a heavily wooded storm water ditch in the 600 Block of North Palo Alto Avenue. The broken sewer line was repaired, but it is not…… MORE
WEATHER UPDATE
The National Hurricane Center says there is now an 80% chance of a tropical depression forming in the northern Gulf of Mexico in the Big Bend area in next five days. The system could gain tropical storm strength as it moves west over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana and Texas and will likely bring…… MORE
MAN INJURED AT INTERNATIONAL PAPER
A man had to be airlifted to a local hospital after being injured at International Paper in Cantonment yesterday afternoon. It happened about 3pm, but few details have been released about the circumstances other than the man suffered serious burn injuries and was transported by a Life Flight helicopter following the incident. International Paper Communications…… MORE
COUNTY MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER RESIGNS
Escambia County Community and Media Relations Division Manager Joy Tsubooka has submitted her resignation, which will become effective in 90 days. The county says she will not be handling media contacts, but will be working on special projects during until her resignation takes effect. Hana Frenette will be working with the media as the county’s…… MORE
SCHOOL TESTING SCORES
Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas said the scores released last week for the annual Florida Standards Assessment show that the County is improving. Thomas said he expects the state to release each school’s letter grade later this week, and they will show a dramatic improvement over last year and are moving in the…… MORE
OKALOOSA SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer program has received state-wide recognition. The Florida Association of School Resource Officers named Liza Jackson Preparatory School School Resource Officer Deputy Cullen Coraine the Florida SRO of the year and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was named agency of the year. This is the second time in…… MORE
