A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature is intended to eliminate water-polluting septic systems. The bill would require owners of septic systems that don’t have operating permits to get them inspected at least once every five years, repair or pump-out failing systems and provide a sales disclosure about the system. The bill would also…… MORE
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MOLINO DOUBLE SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a mother and her adult daughter were shot in Molino Tuesday night, and a suspect was arrested. Deputies responded to the incident at a home in the 1200 block of Barth Road, just east of Highway 29 and found Aretha Vaughn and her daughter Mea Vaughn with gunshot wounds.…… MORE
PENSACOLA MAYOR TOWN HALL MEETING
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has announced the date for the first town hall meeting of his administration. It will be held on January 24th in Woodland Heights – which is in District 5 – at the Woodland Heights Resource Center, 111 Berkley Drive at 5:30pm. At his weekly press conference Robinson said he plans to…… MORE
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS BEST IN STATE
DeFuniak Springs, has been named the Best Small Town in Florida by MSN.com’s Insider Online. The populations of the towns considered range from only a few hundred to more than 14,000, and DeFuniak Springs joins a list highlighted by towns such as Blowing Rock, North Carolina; Port Townsend, Washington; Eufaula, Alabama; and Helen, Georgia. Jay…… MORE
ANDREW GILLUM ETHICS HEARING
Former Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum will appear in front of the Florida Commission on Ethics later this month to respond to claims that he accepted gifts from an undercover FBI agent while he was mayor of Tallahassee. The hearing on January 25th comes less than a month after a Tallahassee city commissioner was indicted on…… MORE
HURRICANE MICHAEL INSURANCE CLAIMS
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says as of December 21st, estimated insured losses from October’s Hurricane Michael have exceeded 4.65 billion dollars with 134,656 claims filed. Hurricane Michael made landfall October 10th as a Category 4 storm in Mexico Beach in southeastern Bay County causing massive damage in Panama City as well as areas…… MORE
ZIEGLER SAUSAGE RECALL
Zeigler company is recalling 11,000 pounds of chicken and pork sausage products because they may contain pieces of metal. The recall affects 24-ounce packets of red hots imitation sausage, both regular and extra hot and they have a use-by-date of January 24th. So far there have been no reports of problems.… MORE
LEE SQUARE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
The Pensacola News Journal reports that Pensacola’s Mayor is not in favor of removing city’s Confederate monument, but said he would be in favor of adjusting it so that it celebrates the reunification of our country rather than its division. Grover Robinson said he thinks every community should be able to make their own decisions…… MORE
GULF POWER SALE
NextEra Energy Incorporated, the parent company of Florida Power & Light, has announced it has finished the deal to purchase Gulf Power, the largest electric utility in Northwest Florida, from Atlanta-based Southern Company. Gulf Power serves about 450,000 customers in eight counties. In a statement Tuesday announcing the completion of the sale, NextEra Chairman and…… MORE
KEEP THE WREATH GREEN CAMPAIGN
Escambia Fire-Rescue says one person was injured in a house fire Sunday night in the Wedgewood area. Firefighters arrived about 8pm to find smoke coming from the front door of a single-story residence because of a kitchen fire, which was quickly extinguished. There were no smoke alarms and the kitchen received moderate fire damage. A…… MORE
