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VOTING REGISTRATION DEADLINE
If you want to vote in Florida’s presidential preference primary the deadline to register to vote or update your registration, is today. This is a closed primary which means only registered Repu...
Feb 18, 2020
TOWN OF CENTURY FINANCIAL EMERGENCY
The town of Century is facing a financial emergency. An audit found that emergency conditions exist because of missed debt service payments, not transferring payroll taxes in a timely manner and issui...
Feb 18, 2020
SANTA ROSA COUNTY CARJACKING
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 21-year-old Bay Minette, Alabama man was arrested in Milton for a carjacking. The victim, who is disabled, told deputies he pulled over for a vehicl...
Feb 18, 2020
DRUG SMUGGLER ARRESTED
The Walton County Sheriff's Office said a woman was arrested in Defuniak Springs for attempting to smuggle drugs into the correctional facility. Correction officers said two bags of marijuana, one bag...
Feb 18, 2020
HURRICANE MICHAEL DEMOLITION PROGRAM
The much-awaited demolition process from the federal private property debris removal program has begun in Bay County. Code Enforcement has been accepting applications for the program since April of la...
Feb 18, 2020
SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED
The Escambia County Sheriff's Department says a man found shot to death in a front yard of a home in Escambia County Friday morning has been identified. 33-year old Tony Grandison, Jr. was found about...
Feb 17, 2020
NAVY HELICOPTER CONTRACT CHALLENGED
France-based Airbus Helicopters is challenging the U.S. Navy's contract award to Italian helicopter manufacturer Leonardo to replace the aging helicopter training fleet at Whiting Field. The helicopte...
Feb 17, 2020
WINNING FANTASY FIVE TICKET
A winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket purchased at a Nine Mile Road convenience store in Escambia County Friday night is worth over $68.000. The ticket was sold at the Beulah Texaco at 6500 West ...
Feb 17, 2020
VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOTS MAILED
More than 24,000 vote-by-mail ballots for residents of Escambia County for the March 17th Presidential Preference Primary election are in the mail. This is in addition to the more than 3,000 ballots s...
Feb 13, 2020
ALIMONY AND CHILD CUSTODY BILL FILED
State Representative Alex Andrade ("An-Drot-E") who represents District 2 in northwest Florida, is sponsoring a controversial bill in the Florida Legislature that would end permanent alimony and chang...
Feb 13, 2020
