The plan to move the112-year-old, wood-framed Gulfview Hotel in Fort Walton Beach, is set for next week. The relocation of the two-story, 5,500-square-foot building by Ducky Johnson House Movers of Marianna is planned to start at about 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17th, and take at least three hours. Part of First Street between Beal and…… MORE
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GOVERNOR’S SPOKESWOMAN KILLED
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says 33-year-old Jeri Bustamante, a spokeswoman for Florida Governor Rick Scott, died Sunday when a boat in which she was riding crashed into mangrove trees in the Florida Keys. Bustamante was one of four people on an 18-foot boat when it hit mangrove trees early Sunday evening. Several…… MORE
F-35 SUPPLY PROBLEM
The Air Force is working to address the spare-parts issues that threatens the F-35 stealth fighter jet program at Eglin Air Force Base and elsewhere. Congressman Matt Gaetz, said the problems could compromise the base’s role in training pilots for the next-generation fighter jet. Lieutenant Colonel Tracy Bunko said the supply challenges do not pose…… MORE
JACKSON COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALS
The Florida Highway Patrol says two people were killed in a single-car weekend traffic crash a few miles north of Blountstown in Jackson County Saturday night. Troopers say 24-year-old Michael Brincefield apparently lost control of his car on State Road 71 near Bob Guilford Road, went off the roadway and hit a tree. His passenger…… MORE
MORE CHARGES FOR ACCUSED MURDERER
An accused murderer is now facing additional charges of arson and racketeering. Ashley McArthur – charged with murdering 33-year old Taylor Wright, a private investigator and former police officer, whose body was found in Cantonment last September – has been charged with arson and racketeering for setting fire to Pensacola Automatic Amusement, a business she…… MORE
LACK OF COUNTY FIRE-RESCUE DIVERSITY
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May believes there is a lack of diversity in the Escambia County Fire Rescue Department. County Administrator Jack Brown says Escambia County has 175 uniformed firefighters – 143 are white, 11 are black, 14 are identified as other. Those numbers put the percentage of black firefighters in Escambia County at 6.3…… MORE
PENSACOLA BEACH NUMBER ONE
USA Today says Pensacola Beach has been voted the Number 1 best beach in Florida. Readers voted for their favorite beaches in each state, and the winners were announced Friday. Panama City Public Beach was number 2, Gulf Islands National Seashore number 3, Navarre Beach was number 4 and Sarasota’s Siesta Key Beach, came in…… MORE
TALL SHIPS VISITING
The Tall Ships are coming…The international Tall Ships Challenge Series will be in Pensacola this Thursday thru Sunday at Plaza de Luna at the foot of Palafox Street and will include tours, trips, food and drinks. The community can watch the arrival of the Tall Ships from public viewing locations on land such as the…… MORE
PENSACOLA MAYOR’S RACE
A third candidate has filed the necessary paperwork to run for Mayor of Pensacola. Two other candidates have also filed – Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson and Pensacola businessman Drew Buchanan. Mayor Ashton Hayward has said that he will not seek a third term in November. The newest candidate – David Mayo – graduated from…… MORE
FLORIDA EX-FELONS VOTING RIGHTS
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet continue to battle a judge’s ruling that would require the state to overhaul the process for restoring ex-felons’ voting rights. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office has filed a notice of appeal in the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and has requested a stay of an order…… MORE
