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SANTA ROSA UNITED WAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TERMINATED

United Way of Santa Rosa County says their Executive Director, Guy Thompson, has been terminated. Thompson had been placed on administrative leave while an independent audit of the agency’s finances was conducted. Two other board members who were also placed on leave with Thompson on October 3rd, will not return to the organization. Kyle Holley…MORE

PENSACOLA CIRCUMCISION PROTEST

A group which opposes the circumcision of male babies was in Pensacola yesterday at the corner of Bayou Boulevard and North Ninth Avenue across from Sacred Heart Hospital, protesting against what they called genital mutilation of infant boys. The group – Bloodstained Men and their Friends – wore cowboy hats and all-white outfits with blood-like red…MORE

PANAMA CITY UTILITY BILLS CANCELED

Panama City has canceled four weeks-worth of utility bills for residents because of the damage caused by Hurricane Michael. City customers won’t be billed for water, sewer and garbage service for four weeks, including the two weeks when crews worked to restore water. Also, residents who are unable to use water and sewer in November…MORE

FERRY SERVICE CLOSING

Pensacola’s new passenger ferry service is closing. Captain George Aswad, owner of Gulf Coast Marine Services Incorporated, told WCOA he was hoping to continue the ferry service, but with smaller ferry boats. In a statement emailed to the Pensacola News Journal Aswad said his company lost more than $300,000 in the less than six months…MORE

SANTA ROSA COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITY

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 59-year-old Alabama man was run over and killed by a semi-truck while helping with a delivery in Jay in Santa Rosa County. Troopers say just before 10 a.m. truck driver Anthony Mincey, from Georgia, was parked at a business with a shipment of peanuts when he was told to…MORE

GULF POWER RATE REDUCTION

The Florida Public Service Commission has approved Gulf Power’s second power rate reduction. The new rates will go into effect in 2019. An additional request to lower rates based off reduced fuel prices is still pending but, if approved, average customers will see a combined savings of $2.70 in their monthly electricity bill. Jeff Rogers, Gulf…MORE

WANTED FUGITIVE ARRESTED

A 23-year-old Cantonment man listed among the area’s 12 most wanted fugitives by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, has been arrested. Investigators say that back on July 28th, the victim was walking in the 1400 block of Muscogee Road, in Cantonment, when Ke’Shawn Bryant approached him and shot the victim once in the ankle and once…MORE

FHP TROOPER INJURED IN TRAFFIC CRASH

The Florida Highway Patrol says a state trooper was seriously injured yesterday in a traffic crash in Okaloosa County. The FHP said Trooper Tracy Palmateer was driving east on State Road 293, when he made a u-turn to stop a westbound car, but his patrol car was hit by the pickup truck behind him. Palmateer…MORE

GULF COUNTY COPPER WIRE THIEVES ARRESTED

Gulf County deputies have arrested a man and a woman after they were caught stealing copper wire from utility crews helping to restore power after Hurricane Michael. Deputies were dispatched to a theft call and located a blue pickup on Gaskin Side Camp Road with 200 pounds of copper wire in the bed. Both were…MORE

Veteran’s Day Celebration

Monday, November 12th, come enjoy the Veteran’s Day parade and celebration! The celebration will take place on the Hawkshaw Property right across from Veteran’s Memorial Park from 9am until 11:11am when the crowd can go over to Veteran’s Memorial Park for the awards ceremony. Napa Auto Parts will provide FREE hot dogs and hamburgers to…MORE

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