Category Archives: Uncategorized
NAS CONTROLLED BURN 2-17-17
That thick column of smoke that many people saw in the southwest part of the County yesterday afternoon was caused by a controlled burn. There will be additional burns over the next few days and a spo...
Feb 17, 2017
NIGHT SHOOTING 2-16-17
The Escambia County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting that happened late Tuesday night. Deputies were dispatched to Massachusetts Avenue and Diego Circle around midnight and found a man...
Feb 16, 2017
PRESIDENT’S DAY FEES 2-16-17
In recognition of Presidents Day Gulf Islands National Seashore will waive entrance fees on Monday. All National Parks throughout the country annually waive entrance fees and that includes Ft. Pickens...
Feb 16, 2017
CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMISSION 2-16-17
Former Florida Senator Don Gaetz has been appointed to a statewide commission that will propose amendments to the state constitution. The 37-member Florida Constitution Revision Commission is convened...
Feb 16, 2017
BOYETTE REWARD WILL BE PAID 2-15-17
Georgia caller that supplied the tip that led to the arrest of killer William "Billy" Boyette and accomplice Mary Rice, will now receive a majority of the reward that was offered. The person that spot...
Feb 15, 2017
1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CENTURY TORNADO 2-15-17
is the one-year anniversary of the Tornado strike in Century in north Escambia County. The EF-3 tornado first touched down southwest of McDavid at 3:32 p.m., then passed through Century and into Alaba...
Feb 15, 2017
HIT AND RUN DRIVER ARRESTED 2-15-17
Florida Highway Patrol says a 26-year-old Cantonment man has been arrested for a hit and run traffic crash last year. Troopers said on May 31st, 2016, Colby Myrick was northbound on Wegner Avenue in h...
Feb 15, 2017
NIGHT HUNTER ARRESTED 2-10-17
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a 28-year-old Cantonment man was arrested after leading state law officers on a high-speed chase after being spotted night hunting. It began ...
Feb 10, 2017
BOYETTE ACCOMPLICE EXTRADITED TO FLORIDA 2-9-17
The accomplice of serial killer William Boyette has been extradited back to Santa Rosa County from Georgia. Mary Rice faces a capital murder charge from Baldwin County, Alabama, an accessory after the...
Feb 09, 2017
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH GUN 2-9-17
A 16-year-old student at Booker T. Washington High School has been arrested for possession of a firearm on school grounds. But the story goes deeper than that. On Friday another student showed William...
Feb 09, 2017
