Early voting ended Saturday night in Escambia County and about a third of Escambia County voters have already cast their ballots ahead of tomorrow’s general election. The 70,774 ballots received represents a 33 percent turnout so far. The includes 39,052 votes cast at the various polling places around the county and an additional 31,696 ballots …… MORE
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HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER SOUGHT
Law enforcement authorities are looking for a driver who managed to hit a fence, a street sign, a stop sign, and three utility poles – bringing down power lines across Pace Boulevard – before fleeing the scene on foot. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened yesterday about 11 a.m., on Pace Boulevard near West Saint…… MORE
I-10 CRASH AND FIRE
A traffic crash early Sunday morning on Interstate-10 eastbound near the Florida Welcome Center seriously injured two people. It happened just after 3 a.m, when a car collided with an 18-wheeler and caught fire. The two people in the car were taken to a hospital. And eastbound traffic was halted while crews worked to clear…… MORE
GULF BREEZE SCHOOL LAND PURCHASE
The Santa Rosa County School and the city of Gulf Breeze have come to an agreement about land for a new school. The Gulf Breeze City Council signed off on the sale of 45 acres on the west course of Tiger Point Golf Course for 1.9 million dollars. Santa Rosa County School District Superintendent Tim…… MORE
TYNDALL COMING BACK ON LINE
The Air Force says a number of important missions will resume at Tyndall AFB in the next few months and others will shift to other locations for the time being. All but approximately 500 Airmen will return to the Florida panhandle within 1 to 3 months after the base was heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael.…… MORE
CRESTVIEW SCHOOL THREAT
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 14-year-old student at Davidson Middle School in Crestview has been charged with a felony after allegedly threatening to shoot up his school bus. A witness told authorities the boy was riding a school bus Friday and threatened to get an AK-47 assault rifle and shoot up the bus.…… MORE
DAMAGED DETENTION FACILITY TO BE DEMOLISHED
Escambia County officials have announced the demolition of the former Central Booking and Detention Facility could begin next week. Jobe’s Dirt Works won the contract to tear down the building and clear the site. The job is expected to take eight months and cost $584,000. The building was heavily damaged by a gas explosion in…… MORE
RED TIDE
Red Tide along the coast of Northwest Florida has reached Escambia County. New sampling data shows very low concentrations in Santa Rosa Sound near the Bob Sikes Bridge; low concentrations at Pensacola Beach; and medium concentrations at Navarre Beach in Santa Rosa County and near Destin in Okaloosa County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…… MORE
PROPERTY MANAGER CHARGED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a former real estate property manager has been charged with grand theft and scheming to defraud ERA American Real Estate. 45-year-old Tracy Wood is accused of not depositing or paying $46,000 in rent to the company while she was a tenant and manager at units in Shalimar for two…… MORE
TYNDALL AFB RAPTOR DAMAGE
The Deputy Secretary of Defense says all of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets left behind when Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force Base last month will be flown off the base under their own power. 33 of Tyndall’s F-22s were flown out in advance of Hurricane Michael. In a letter sent to Secretary of…… MORE
