Fort Walton Beach City officials have set a moving date for the relocation of the 112-year-old Gulfview Hotel. In January 2017, the council accepted the donation of the building from its previous owners, who plan to build their new home on the old hotel’s original site at 12 Miracle Strip Parkway SE after the building…… MORE
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LOCAL ADMIRAL MAY BECOME AMBASSADOR
A U.S. Navy admiral from Pensacola may be the next U.S. ambassador to Australia. President Trump has nominated Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. for the post. Admiral Harris graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1974 and then from the Naval Academy and served as a naval flight officer. He currently serves as the…… MORE
ARTS CENTER DIRECTOR INDICTMENT
More details have been released about the indictment of former Panama City Visual Arts Center director Vicki Middlemas for allegedly siphoning money during her tenure as director. She is charged with five counts of wire fraud and four counts of fraud and false statements. According to the indictment, Middlemas stole money by sending the city…… MORE
ALLEGIANT AIR EXPANSION
Okaloosa County officials and Allegiant Air have announced an expansion of their operations at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. Thayne Klingler, Allegiant Air’s director of airport affairs, said the airline will establish a two-aircraft, year-round base, add five seasonal routes and provide more than 65 new high-paying jobs.… MORE
NEW ECSD PATROL UNIT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will create a High Intensity Patrol to deal with the increase in violent crime in Myrtle Grove. Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Chip Simmons says residents have called for an increased presence after a series of shootings thought to be drug related. Two fatalities have resulted from those shootings. Simmons said…… MORE
ASSISTED LIVING CARE FACILITY FIRE
Escambia County Fire-Rescue says a fire at an assisted living facility in north Escambia County was deliberately set. Firefighters responded to Enon Country Manor on Enon School Road about eight miles southeast of Walnut Hill late Saturday morning. 22 residents and two staff members were evacuated, but no injuries were reported. It was said a…… MORE
CONGRESSMAN GAETZ ROUNDTABLES
Congressman Matt Gaetz hold two roundtables dealing with medical marijuana research. He will be in Milton today at 9:00 a.m. to meet with local pastors in an effort to better understand how medical cannabis research impacts families and the community. At 10:30 a.m. he will go to the University of West Florida to host a…… MORE
NICEVILLE TEEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
The Niceville Police Department says a 15-year-old boy was arrested after he accidentally shooting himself in the leg during a drug deal gone bad. Police say on January 15th he and his 17-year-old friend and another 15-year-old, drove to another teenager’s house on the evening of Jan. 15th to rob a drug dealer of marijuana.…… MORE
CRESTVIEW OLYMPIC ATHLETE
A 28-year-old woman from Crestview is competing for the U.S. speed Skating team in the 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea. Mia Manganello’s parents opened Mia’s Italian Restaurant when she was a baby, but sold it to help Mia chase her dream. They eventually moved to Salt Lake City so she could receive better training. It…… MORE
PENSACOLA MARDI GRAS PARADES
The heavy weekend rains in our area did not affect two of the Mardi Gras parades. The Friday night Illuminated parade and Saturday’s Grand Mardi Gras parade went off without rain but yesterday’s Krew of Wrecks parade on Pensacola Beach was cancelled. It will not be rescheduled.… MORE
