The Pensacola News Journal is reporting items related to the lease of the planned fish hatchery at Bruce Beach have once again been removed from the Pensacola City Council agenda. Councilwoman Sherri Myers was proposing an item to void the hatchery lease or request the city hold a referendum on relocating the hatchery. Councilwoman Jewel…… MORE
Category Archives: Uncategorized
GREAT WHITE SHARK IN THE GULF
A young, female great white shark is being tracked as she travels through the Gulf of Mexico. An international shark tracking organization has been following the 8-foot-6-inch, 460-pound immature female shark they named “Savannah” that was tagged last March in the Atlantic off Hilton Head, South Carolina. Since then Savannah has traveled more than 4,115…… MORE
MISPLACED GUN
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reports one of their school resource officers left her weapon inside a faculty bathroom yesterday morning. The officer placed her service weapon on a in a restroom at Elliot Point Elementary School. It was found by a parent. According to OCSO, the school resource officer immediately reported the incident to…… MORE
WILLIE NELSON CANCELS PC SHOW
Singer Willie Nelson has canceled all of his February tour dates, including his upcoming Panama City show, because of illness. The 84-year-old Nelson was scheduled to play at the Marina Civic Center on Saturday. The concert was sold-out and organizers are hoping to reschedule, but a makeup date has not yet been announced. Jennifer Jones,…… MORE
EXPLOITER OF ELDERLY WOMAN ARRESTED
A Cantonment woman has been arrested for exploitation of an elderly woman with dementia in order to obtain a property in Molino that has been involved in a long-standing family dispute. The property valued at $260,000 once belonged to the parents of 59-year old Fran Rogers and her sister. Rogers and her realtor, went to…… MORE
CHILD ABUSER ARRESTED
A Cantonment man has been charged with aggravated child abuse for hitting a toddler with various objects. The child told investigators at the Gulf Coast Kid’s House that Albert Lee McClammy hit him with baseball and pushed him while he was in a car seat, causing his head to hit a window. He also hit…… MORE
NEW VEHICLES FOR SR COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has purchased 57 new vehicles including 47 new patrol cars to replace many of the department’s current vehicles have up to 150,000 miles. The sheriff’s office purchased the vehicles through the half-cent local option sales tax that was approved by county voters in August 2016 and went into effect on January…… MORE
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BILL
A bill in the Florida House that would make texting while driving a primary offense is ready to go to the House floor. Under current law, texting while driving is a secondary offense, with motorists only cited if they are pulled over for other traffic infractions. The House committee, which unanimously approved the bill, added…… MORE
ELECTRIC CHAINSAW RECALL
Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that thousands of cordless electric chainsaws are being recalled because of a defect with the chain brake guard. The brake guard can fail allowing the chainsaw to continue to operate. The saws, sold under the brand names of Kobalt, Greenworks and Snapper and were carried at Lowe’s and other…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY WIND DAMAGE
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said high winds generated by bad weather moving through the area over the weekend damaged buildings, fences and power lines. It happened along Stahlman Avenue between Azalea Drive and Kelly Street in Destin. The Sheriff’s Department believes the damage was caused by either a tornado or straight-line winds. No injuries…… MORE
