Pensacon is being rescheduled. Pensacon CEO and founder Mike Ensley says the annual pop culture convention will be held from May 21st to the 23d. Pensacon was postponed in early January because of the nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases. This year’s event was originally scheduled for February 26th to the 28th. Ticket refunds are not…… MORE
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CORRECTIONAL OFFICE ATTACKED
The Florida Department of Corrections says a correctional officer in Century was recently attacked by an inmate. 32-year-old inmate Danny Tucker – serving a three-year sentence out of Hillsborough County for aggravated assault with a weapon – head-butted an officer at the Century Correctional Institution. Medical staff confirmed the officer had suffered injuries.… MORE
DEPUTY SHERIFF ARRESTED
The Mobile Police Department says a Baldwin County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested Saturday on charges of DUI. The Sheriff’s Department says 38-year-old deputy Lisa Bedgood has been with the Sheriff’s Office for over five years and was assigned as a School Resource Officer. The sheriff’s office says Bedgood has been placed on administrative leave and…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices jumped another ten cents last week, reaching an average price of $2.40 per gallon. That’s up 20 cents from the start of the year, and the highest daily average price since February 2020. However, Florida drivers are paying seven cents less than this time last year. The average price per gallon was…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 9,535 new COVID-19 cases yesterday bringing the state’s total to 1,649,449. The state also added 132 deaths bringing the death toll to 25,693. Escambia County had 183 new cases and 1 new death Santa Rosa County had 100 new cases Okaloosa County had 105 new cases Walton…… MORE
WEEKEND SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Friday night shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized. Deputies responded around 7:30 p.m. to 900 block of Massachusetts Avenue. Investigators were told the two men were traveling in a vehicle together when they were shot. Witnesses said that the shooter was a Black male…… MORE
ESCAMBIA SHERIFF’S MOLINO SUBSTATION TO REOPEN
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons says the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will reopen their Molino Precinct next month. The public will be invited to the opening on Saturday, February 20th from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served. The reopening ceremony for the Perdido Precinct has been set for Saturday,…… MORE
OFF-SHORE DRILLING BAN
Florida Senators, Republicans Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, have reintroduced the Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act in Congress, that would extend the moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for 10 years beyond its currently scheduled expiration of June 30th, 2022. A previous executive order, issued by President Trump,…… MORE
GULF POWER PLANT
Marlene Santos, President of Gulf Power, said Gulf Power’s Plant Crist, which was recently converted from coal to natural gas, has been renamed Gulf Clean Energy Center. Gulf Power constructed a 39-mile long natural gas pipeline through North Escambia from Century to the plant. Four new, highly efficient combustion turbines have been installed to provide…… MORE
MEGA MILLIONS AND POWERBALL
The 1 billion-dollar jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket, the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, was sold in Michigan on Friday with a cash-only lump sum of 638.8 miles. Meanwhile, the $731.1 million Powerball jackpot was won in Maryland, with a cash-only payout worth 546 million dollars. Eleven tickets matched five numbers, according to the Mega…… MORE
