A lawsuit challenging the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s lease with Pensacola for the planned fish hatchery in downtown Pensacola has been dismissed. Circuit Court Judge W. Joel Boles ruled the two downtown property owners, Dan Lindemann and Jerry Holzworth, did not have standing to sue the city and the FWC over the lease…… MORE
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OKALOOSA SCHOOLS SPOKESMAN ENTERS PLEA
Henry Kelly, the former spokesperson for the Okaloosa County School District, entered a plea of no-contest to a non-criminal infraction of a the Public Records Law for releasing of a record regarding a complaint of misconduct against a school district employee. Kelley was fined the statutory maximum of $500.… MORE
SEAFOOD THIEF HIT BY VEHICLE
The Pensacola Police Department says a man who stole $300 worth of seafood from Joe Patti’s and then ran from employees, was hit by a vehicle yesterday evening. Department spokesman Officer Mike Wood said 57-year-old Andrew Elbert, was being chased when he was struck and was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital with severe leg injuries.…… MORE
PORT ST. JOE CITY ATTORNEY FIRED
Port St. Joe city commissioners have terminated their city attorney after he was arrested on battery and felony burglary charges. The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office said 49-year-old Clint McCahill was intoxicated when he entered the combination office-residential property where he lives and got into a fight with a man inside. Commissioners decided on termination even…… MORE
THUNDERBIRDS PILOT FUNERAL
Funeral services for Air Force Major Stephen Del Bagno, the Thunderbirds pilot killed in an April 4th crash, will be in Nevada today. The private services will be held in the Thunderbirds Hangar at Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base, home of the Air Force’s precision flight team. Del Bagno’s plane went down on the Nevada…… MORE
SPRING BREAK ARRESTS DOWN
Okaloosa and Walton County sheriff’s offices said they made significantly fewer arrests this spring break than in years past. In Walton County, deputies made 299 spring break-related arrests during a five-week break period, mostly for underage drinking. That’s less than half of the 681 arrests made in 2017. Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies made 444 arrests,…… MORE
SCOTT TO RUN FOR U.S. SENATE
As expected, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday he will challenge U.S. Senator Bill Nelson for the Senate seat he now holds. Scott made the announcement at an Orlando construction company. Nelson, 75, said he is ready to face the 65-year-old Scott. Scott is a two-term Republican governor, and repeatedly criticized “career politicians” and said…… MORE
CANTONMENT SCRATCH-OFF WINNER
A 66-year-old Cantonment man won 1 million dollars in the $10,000,000 World Class Cash Scratch-Off game. Lawrence Miller chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $748,000. He bought the winning ticket from CMP Food Mart at 400 North Highway 29 in Cantonment. The retailer got a $2,000 bonus commission for selling…… MORE
DANGEROUS SUPPLEMENT
A popular supplement has come under fire by the Federal Drug Administration. The leaves of the Kratom tree are sold as an over-the-counter supplement in the form of a powder, pill or tea. It can act like a stimulant or a sedative, depending on the dose. However, the FDA says kratom is an opioid and…… MORE
BAY COUNTY POWER OUTAGE
Jeff Rogers, a spokesman for Gulf Power, said more than 11,000 customers in Bay County lost power just before 11 a.m. yesterday after a bird got into Gulf Power’s substation in Parker. Rogers said it was a small bird and had some nesting material, but apparently landed in the wrong place causing the power outage.…… MORE
