The Escambia County School District plans to hire Campus Security Officers to protect local elementary schools beginning next school year. Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas said the officers will be there to protect students in our schools during the school day, 10 months a year. They will have no law enforcement authority except that…… MORE
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SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff Department is investigating a shooting on Kennington Drive in Warrington that happened yesterday just after 3 p.m. Investigators said one man was shot but the extent of his injury or his name has not been released. One person has also been arrested and the investigation is continuing.… MORE
ECUA/ SANTA ROSA COUNTY RECYCLING
Effective April 30th ECUA is terminating their contract with Santa Rosa County for the transportation and processing of recyclables effective April 30th. County officials said they are working with ECUA on a new contract. Santa Rosa County said in a prepared statement that significant changes may need to be made to provide a sustainable recycling…… MORE
OIL DRILLING PLAN DELAYED
President Trump’s administration has decided to hold off on expanding offshore drilling indefinitely. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said a March ruling by a federal judge in Alaska disrupted the agency’s announcement of a new five-year plan for oil and gas drilling in federal waters, a plan that was heavily opposed by the state’s congressional delegation.…… MORE
FORMER PROBATION OFFICER ARRESTED
The State Attorney’s Office says a former Florida Department of probation officer has been arrested on multiple corruption charges. Rea Sweatt, who resigned in March, was a senior probation and community control officer and is accused of failing to properly supervise 14 felony offenders in Okaloosa County and falsifying required weekly supervision records, then telling…… MORE
DOWNTOWN SCOOTERS REMOVED
A scooter-sharing business in downtown Pensacola has been halted after city officials learned the company did not have a business license to operate in the city. City spokeswoman Allie Norton said Blue Duck Scoters removed their scooters from downtown on Tuesday. Norton said before the company can acquire a business license the city will research…… MORE
NAVARRE SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Navarre woman has been arrested for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 12 over five months in 2018. Brandy Howard was arrested yesterday after the Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing Children about a possible incident of child exploitation. She…… MORE
GULF POWER HURRICANE RECOVERY COSTS
Gulf Power Company has reported first-quarter 2019 net income of 37 million dollars, or 8-cents a share and said their base retail operation and maintenance costs were down nearly 5%. The average number of customers did not increase as a result of continued impacts from Hurricane Michael in 2018. Gulf Power has asked the Florida…… MORE
BOATS COLLIDE IN ESCAMBIA BAY
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says three people were rescued Wednesday evening after two boats collided in Escambia Bay around 6pm. Officials say the three were found about 200 yards off Interstate-10 at Mile marker 18, South of the I-10 Bridge. It is not known if anyone was seriously injured and the investigation…… MORE
ANDREW GILLUM ETHICS CHARGES
The Florida Commission on Ethics says four out of five ethics charges brought against gubernatorial candidate and former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, have been dismissed. Gillum agreed to pay a fine of $5,000 on the remaining charge – admitting he took a boat ride in the New York Harbor that should have been reported. The…… MORE
