The chief executive officer of Bay Medical Sacred Heart, resigned yesterday, effective immediately. Steve Grubbs said he had no comment on his sudden departure and the hospital would not comment on the reason for the departure. Heath Evans, chief operating officer, will serve as the interim CEO. Grubbs started at Bay Medical in August 2015…… MORE
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NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS
The Studer Foundation is sponsoring an essay contest for eighty students in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to win a spot in a six-day overnight program at the National Flight Academy this summer. The academy is located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola and the six-day program is July 29th thru August 3rd, and tuition without…… MORE
NAVY FEDERAL RANKED NATIONALLY
Fortune magazine has ranked Navy Federal Credit Union as one of the “100 Best Companies To Work For” in 2018. It is the highest ranking achieved by the world’s largest credit union in their eight years on the list. The magazine said 96 percent of employees say they were made to feel welcome when they joined…… MORE
STUDENT TO BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE
State Attorney Bill Eddins says the 13-year-old Ransom Middle School student, arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school last week, will be tried as a juvenile. Ashton Ferguson-Resmondo, was arrested at school when a resource officer found a loaded gun and prescription pills in his bookbag. He is facing charges of possession of a…… MORE
ANOTHER WHALE SEEN IN GULF
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a humpback whale was seen in the Gulf about 12-15 miles south of Panama City Beach last week. An FWC spokeswoman said in the winter months, juvenile humpback whales will head to Florida and usually stay in the Atlantic Ocean, but occasionally will enter the Gulf. It’s…… MORE
IN GOD WE TRUST
The Florida Legislature is moving to require all Florida school districts to prominently display “In God We Trust” in schools. The bill received unanimous approval, sending it to the House Education Committee for more discussion. However, critics say funding could be better used for other things since Florida schools already display the state motto on…… MORE
GOVERNOR SCOTT WANTS FBI CHIEF OUT
Florida Governor Rick Scott has demanded that FBI Director Christopher Wray resign. The federal agency has acknowledged it failed to follow standard procedures after receiving a tip in January about 19-year-old Nicholas Cruz, the man charged with killing 17 people at a Broward County high school last week. Scott called the failure of the FBI…… MORE
STUDENT WITH GUN IDENTIFIED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the sixth-grade Ransom Middle School student who was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to the school on Tuesday. 13-year-old Ashton Ferguson-Resmondo of Cantonment was arrested by the School Resource Officer for possessing a loaded gun, a knife, and prescription pills. Escambia County Sheriff David…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY PEDESTRIAN FATAL
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said a 41-year-old Pensacola man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing Highway 98 yesterday morning. Investigators said Alfred Trimble Jr. was crossing Highway 98 near the intersection at Stahlman Avenue just after 3:45 a.m. when he was hit by a commercial truck. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Traffic…… MORE
MILTON ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED
A suspect in the 2016 attempted armed robbery of an individual outside a Dollar General store in Milton has been arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators say 22-year-old Joshua Matthews was wearing a ski mask and was armed with a gun, when he approached an individual outside the business at closing time to…… MORE
