Yesterday the Escambia County School Board installed three board members and re-elected Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. Newly elected board member Kevin Adams from District 1 along with reelected Board members Patty Hightower from District 3 and Bill Slayton from District 5 all took office. District 3 Board member Linda Moultrie took over as chairman for 2016-2017…… MORE
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HIGHWAY 29 CLOSED 11-30-16
The Florida Highway Patrol said Highway 29 had to be closed for about an hour last night due after a single vehicle traffic crash. Troopers say just before 10 pm 32-year old Christopher Armour of Pensacola was northbound in his pickup just south of Barrineau Park Road when he lost control while attempting to change…… MORE
DOCTOR TO BE RESENTENCED 11-29-16
A Perdido Key Doctor, convicted of a variety of offenses after he arranged to have sex with 14-year-old boy, will be resentenced. The First District Court of Appeals said some of the original convictions of 46-year-old Brian Lee, a physician at Perdido Bay Family Care, violated double jeopardy laws. Lee was arrested in 2014 after…… MORE
FT. PICKENS CLOSED 11-29-16
Gulf Island National Seashore Park Superintendent Dan Brown, said Gulf Islands park on Santa Rosa Island and Perdido Key closed yesterday afternoon because of high winds and surf and possible flooding, especially of Ft. Pickens Road. Superintendent Brown said the National Park Service had also ordered a mandatory evacuation of campers at Fort Pickens Campground…… MORE
ECSD TRAFFIC CRASH 11-29-16
The Milton Police Department says an Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy crashed into a Milton home Monday morning while driving a department vehicle. The incident occurred in the 300 block of Merrill Drive. The occupant of the home was not injured. No other details have been released.… MORE
PEDESTRIAN FATAL 11-29-16
The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle last night on Pace Boulevard and West Godfrey Street in West Pensacola. It happened at about 6 p.m. and the name of the victim has not yet been released. The investigation is continuing.… MORE
ATMORE LUMBER YARD FIRE 11-28-16
Firefighters from Florida and Alabama battled a fire at a Lumber company in Atmore, Alabama, over the weekend. The fire was reported about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in an area behind the main sawmill. Dozens of firefighters from Atmore, Poarch, Nokomis and Walnut Hill battled for hours to contain the fire. The major portion of the…… MORE
FOUND BODY 11-28-16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is conducting a death investigation after a woman’s body was found on Pensacola Beach early Saturday morning. Authorities found the body on the sound side of the beach around 1 a.m. Sheriff’s investigators say there appears to be no foul play. The investigation is continuing.… MORE
VEHICLE FIRE 11-28-16
A vehicle fire beneath the I-10 overpass at 9 Mile Road Sunday morning raised concerns that the overpass may have been damaged. Firefighters and state officials inspected the bridge but found no problems caused by the intense heat and flames. There were no injuries reported. The Beulah and Bellview stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded…… MORE
CHIP SIMMONS TO ECSD 11-23-16
Former Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons, currently an assistant county administrator for Escambia County, will soon be joining the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department as Chief Deputy. Simmons spent 29 years with the Police Department before he retired and took the job as assistant county assistant. Sheriff David Morgan said no additional funding from the county…… MORE
