Developer D.R. Horton has agreed to pay $24,000 in fines for unauthorized filling of wetlands in the Deer Run neighborhood in Beulah. The Northwest Florida Management District issued a consent order in March, giving the developer 30 days to comply. The order also requires D.R. Horton to submit a plan on how they will restore…… MORE
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DESTIN SKATEBOARDER KILLED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office a 20-year-old man on a skateboard was killed yesterday morning when he was hit by a truck in Destin. Deputies said it happened near the intersection of Emerald Coast Parkway and Regatta Bay Boulevard about 3:45am when Sean Roberts was riding a skateboard eastbound in the roadway when he was…… MORE
BAY COUNTY WILDFIRE
The Florida Forest Service says the wildfire that burned 678 acres in the Sandy Creek area of Bay County is now under control. However, State Forest Service officials said issuing a burn ban to prevent similar fires would be premature and they were reluctant to recommend the county issue a burn ban since rain is…… MORE
NEW FLORIDA SURGEON GENERAL
Dr. Scott Rivkees, who is the chair of pediatrics at the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart in Pensacola has been named as Florida’s surgeon General and secretary of the Florida Department of Health by Governor Ron DeSantis. Doctor Rivkees is a practicing pediatric endocrinologist and also a professor and chair of the Department…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY – NAVY LAND SWAP
Escambia County and Navy officials held a celebration ceremony yesterday to commemorate the land transfer of Navy Outlying Field 8 on West Nine Mile Road. The 630-acre grass field in Beulah was once a training field for Navy helicopter pilots. Escambia County spent more than 17 million dollars to build the Navy a new helicopter…… MORE
BEACH SIGN REPLACEMENT
Earlier this year, Escambia County officials decided to replace the neon sign in Gulf Breeze that points the way to Pensacola Beach with an LED version. The project was to be completed in February, but Joy Tsubooka (“Sa-Boo-Ka”), spokeswoman for the county, said the replacement won’t happen before the end of May. Tsubooka said the…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES GOING UP
Florida gas prices had a significant jump last week, rising an average of 14 cents a gallon before slipping a penny over the weekend. Florida drivers are currently paying an average price of $2.75 per gallon for regular unleaded. Sunday’s state average is 13 cents more than a week ago, nearly 30 cents more than…… MORE
HURRICANE MICHAEL FEMA REIMBURSEMENT
The Florida Department of Transportation is getting 9.8 million dollars from the federal government to reimburse the cost of debris cleanup in Jackson County after Hurricane Michael, The payment is the first state transportation project to be reimbursed by FEMA. The White House agreed to extend from five to 45 the number of days debris…… MORE
POSSIBLE AGENT ORANGE LAWSUIT
Civilian workers exposed to the chemical compound Agent Orange on Eglin Air Force Base ranges in the 1960’s may be able to file suit against the federal government. Santa Rosa Beach attorney Rusty Sanders and Upstate New York attorney Victor Yannacone, may handle the case. The two attorneys have drafted a complaint, but have not…… MORE
OKALOOSA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT APPEAL
The attorney for suspended Okaloosa County School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson maintains that Gov. Rick DeSantis acted without clear authority when he removed Jackson from office and cited court rulings from 1893 stating that a governor could suspend an officer from only the current term of office. Jackson contends she was suspended for actions taken…… MORE
