The Pensacola Bay Bridge Naming Committee is seeking suggestions from the public for a name for the new Three-Mile Bridge. Individuals have the opportunity to propose a name until Monday, June 3rd. The current bridge is named after former State Senate President Philip D. Beall Sr. The committee will review suggestions and put forward a…… MORE
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BEAR-RESISTANT CONTAINER FUNDS NIXED
Money to help local governments provide bear-resistant garbage containers did not make it into Florida’s next-year budget. Lawmakers had considered allocating $500,000 to help local communities reduce bear interactions with humans. But the “Bear Wise” language was not included in the final 91 billion dollar budget approved Saturday by lawmakers. Additionally, overall funding for nuisance…… MORE
GULF POWER HURRICANE RECOVERY MONEY
The Florida Public Service Commission staff is recommending the approval of Gulf Power Company’s plan to collect 342 million dollars from customers to pay for Hurricane Michael recovery. The commission will hear the request next week to start collecting the costs in July. The increase would be about $8 a month for a residential customer…… MORE
PANAMA CITY BEACH DROWNING
Panama City Beach Police say a 53-year-old Louisiana man drowned Tuesday after trying to help a friend who was in distress in the Gulf of Mexico. Maurice Cousin, of Slidell, Louisiana, was pulled from the water off Front Beach Road Tuesday afternoon. He was unresponsive and not breathing. Lifeguards administered CPR and Cousin was transported…… MORE
ECAT UNION NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
Escambia County Area Transit workers have taken a no-confidence vote in Assistant Transit Manager Tonya Ellis, who is set to become the interim transit manager when director, Mike Crittenden, retires in June. Mike Lowery, the president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, told the Pensacola News Journal the union and the county had reached a…… MORE
MOBILE DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford says the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will bring the Florida Licensing On Wheels mobile office to Century today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Billy G. Ward Century Courthouse at 7500 North Century Boulevard. The mobile unit provides a convenient method to renew…… MORE
FOLEY ALABAMA PLANE CRASH
The Foley Alabama Fire Department says two people were injured after a single-engine plane crashed at the Foley Municipal Airport yesterday just before 1pm. Fire Chief Joseph Darby said a flight instructor and student pilot were injured in a single-engine airplane crash. Chief Darby said one person was out of the plane and the other…… MORE
HURRICANE RECOVERY MONEY
Florida lawmakers have approved more than 240 million dollars for hurricane-impacted counties in the state’s budget. The funds include 115 million to address the housing shortage; 25 million dollars in grant funding for needs such as infrastructure repair or beach nourishment; 12.4 million dollars for Bay District Schools; 9 million dollars for road and infrastructure…… MORE
POTENTIAL BRIDGE JUMPER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a man was taken into custody yesterday after threatening to kill himself by jumping off the Brooks Bridge. After being detained, the man was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center for evaluation according to Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michele Nicholson. The incident took place about 3:30 p.m., Monday.… MORE
EGLIN CONTROLLED BURN
Eglin Air Force Base will conduct a controlled burn, which may produce a plume of smoke visible in surrounding communities. The burn will be approximately 300 acres in the southern portion of the reservation. Winds are predicted out of the southwest and smoke impacts should be minimal.… MORE
