Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford reminds taxpayers the 4 percent discount on real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends tomorrow. To receive the 4 percent discount, payments must be mailed with a November postmark – or left by midnight, November 30th, in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations – or made…… MORE
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CRESTVIEW RED LIGHT CAMERAS
Two red light cameras have been installed on State Road 85 in Crestview. One camera is at the intersection with US 90, and the other at Redstone Boulevard. A traffic violation at either location will cost a violator a $158 fine, well below the state’s mandated fee of $262 for a ticket issued by a…… MORE
NEW PENSACOLA MAYOR
Pensacola has a new mayor. Grover Robinson the Fourth took the oath of office yesterday afternoon at Pensacola City Hall in the City Council chambers. Robinson called on Pensacola to come together to enable the city to reach its full potential. Former Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins and former Escambia County Commissioner Marie Young administered the…… MORE
QUIETWATER BEACH RENOURISHMENT
Pensacola Beach officials say Quietwater Beach will be renourished with sand from a dredging project in Little Sabine Bay. The work should be finished before the spring tourism season. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has approved the dredging project and contractors are awaiting final approval and permitting from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.…… MORE
AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
The City of Pensacola is updating its master plan for the Pensacola International Airport and is now developing a 20-year master plan for the airport. The number of passenger flights is steadily climbing, and the facility is also growing with the expansion of ST Engineering. The city plans to hold a public workshop tomorrow from…… MORE
FORT WALTON CHILD NEGLECT ARREST
A Fort Walton Beach man has been charged with child neglect after a 3-year-old girl was found trying to cross Eglin Parkway alone wearing only a tank top, diaper, and boots in The 44-degree weather. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 11pm and were told by 25-year-old Kenneth Toledo, the child was asleep when he…… MORE
MISSING ALABAMA WOMAN
The Escambia County Alabama Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 74-year-old woman. Eva McBride was last known to be at her home near Pollard, Alabama not far from the Florida state line. According to her family, McBride left behind her car, ID and cellphone and she doesn’t suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia. Anyone with…… MORE
NEW OYSTER REEFS
Additional restitution funding from the 2010 BP Gulf Coast oil spill will allow more than 30 new oyster reefs to be built in the Pensacola region beginning this summer. The local reefs are just one of 21 projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas that will be paid for with 280 million dollars from the…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY TIRE AMNESTY DAY
Santa Rosa County residents who want to dispose of old tires can participate in the Santa Rosa County Central Landfill’s Waste Tire Amnesty Day During the month of December. Amnesty days will be on three Saturdays – December 1st, 8th, and 15th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Central Landfill in Milton, on…… MORE
FLORIDA ASSAULT WEAPON BAN
A Miami-based political committee called Ban Assault Weapons Now has proposed a constitutional amendment that would ban possession of assault weapons in Florida. Assault weapons would be defined as semiautomatic rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, but would include exemptions for military or law-enforcement uses. Also, it would include…… MORE
