Florida reported 90 deaths associated with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus yesterday bringing the state’s total deaths to 5,072. The Florida Department of Health also reported 10,347 new cases Monday, increasing the state’s total to 360,394. Monday was also the 27th consecutive day with at least 5,000 positive cases statewide. The state ha4. s counted more…… MORE
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FLORIDA TEACHER’S UNION SUE GOVERNOR
Florida’s largest teacher’s union is suing Governor Ron DeSantis over plans to reopen schools for in-person instruction next month. In its lawsuit the Florida Education Association said the school reopening order violates the Florida Constitution, which requires that a uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high-quality system of public schools exist. The union says the decision…… MORE
MISSING DIVER
The search for a 34-year-old woman who went missing while diving in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday morning is now a recovery operation. Marie Kaas from Madison, Alabama, was several miles south of Grayton Beach in Walton County, when she entered the water wearing dive gear, but did not resurface. The Coast Guard, the Walton…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices declined about 3 cents a gallon last week. Prices had reached a summertime high of $2.11 per gallon on July 4th, but have been going down since then. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Florida is now $2.08. That’s 2 cents per gallon less than a week ago, and…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY JAIL LIEUTENANT RESIGNS
A lieutenant at the Walton County Jail has resigned after being caught illegally night hunting with her husband. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in February Elisa Hicks and her husband, were driving on Highway 90 East of Argyle when they saw what they thought was a deer, but was actually a robotic…… MORE
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL LAWSUIT
The city of Pensacola is being sued to stop the removal of the Confederate monument at Lee Square. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by The Sons of Confederate Veterans, The Ladies Memorial Association, Save Southern Heritage and Veterans Monuments of America. It was filed before the Pensacola City Council voted to remove the monument. The…… MORE
FLORIDA TROOPER HURT IN TRAFFIC CRASH
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper received minor injuries when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle. That car was occupied by two 18-year-old women from Baldwin County, Alabama and the driver lost control in a curve of the Interstate-110 ramp to I-10 and struck the trooper’s marked vehicle that was parked on the north…… MORE
PUBLIX MANDATES MASKS
Publix will require customers to wear masks in all of its stores, effective July 21st. A spokeswoman for the company says the requirement does not apply to young children and those with medical conditions who cannot wear a face mask. Publix delivery or curbside pickup also remains an option. The announcement from Publix follows a…… MORE
FREE PPE
A medical supply company is giving away free personal protective equipment to businesses, churches, schools and non-profits in Northwest Florida and Alabama. SLH Medical gave away over $200,000 worth of products during their first giveaway. This giveaway will continue until Saturday at midnight. The company is giving away $75 worth of personal protective equipment to…… MORE
VIRUS DEATHS
For the first time Okaloosa County is reporting two deaths from COVID-19 in the same day. They were the 11th and 12th fatalities attributed to the coronavirus. 26-year-old Desi’rae Wysocki-McIntosh died Monday. The second victim was an 84-year-old woman who was hospitalized July 1st. The latest fatality in Santa Rosa County was an 83-year-old woman.…… MORE
