Qualifying for the upcoming Florida Primary on August 18th has been completed. In Escambia County the two incumbent School Board members up for reelection – Patty Hightower and Bill Slayton – were reelected without opposition as were Property Appraiser Chris Jones, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford, and Century council member Luis Gomez Jr. In the…… MORE
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NAVARRE TEACHER ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a former Navarre High School teacher has been arrested and charged with having sex with a student in her classroom. 37-year-old Meghan Rodriguez resigned from her teaching position on May 28th after being accused of having sex with one of her students during the summer of 2019. Rodriguez…… MORE
HEAD OF TEACHERS UNION ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says the head of the teacher’s union in Santa Rosa County has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a weapon after she fired shots at a woman who was on her property. The woman told deputies she was talking to someone in front of Chavers’ home on…… MORE
FLORIDA COLLEGE ATHLETES COMPENSATION
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will allow college athletes in Florida to receive compensation for their likeness and allows athletes to sign paid endorsement deals and acquire an agent starting next year. Florida becomes the first state to give athletes these rights and the law takes effect July 1, 2021.… MORE
INMATE STABBED
The Florida Department of Corrections says a Century Correctional Institution inmate was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital after being stabbed Saturday afternoon. Escambia County Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS were dispatched to the prison on Tedder Road just after 4 p.m. and found the inmate had been stabbed multiple times. The Department of Corrections…… MORE
CENSUS
The U.S. Census Bureau says door knocking by census takers at the homes of people who haven’t yet responded to the 2020 census is scheduled to start next month while a previously postponed count of the homeless will take place in September. The door knocking to interview households that haven’t yet responded to the census…… MORE
GOVERNOR WANTS SCHOOLS TO OPEN IN FALL
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to open public schools at full capacity this fall. The plan includes 64 million dollars to close achievement gaps, including a summer reading program for kindergarten through 5th-grade students – 15 million dollars to train, develop and support up to 2,000 new reading coaches – 223 million dollars to support…… MORE
BRIDGE BIKE PATH OPENING DELAYED
The opening of the bicycle and pedestrian path along the Pensacola Bay Bridge has been delayed again because of travel restrictions due to COVID-19 which is preventing a vibration safety test from being performed. That test has to be performed for safety reasons before the path can be opened. A company based in Spain was…… MORE
FATAL PLANE CRASH
Two Navy pilots were killed in a plane crash in Dallas County Alabama yesterday afternoon. Navy Captain Vincent Segars and Navy Commander Joshua Fuller – both stationed at NAS Pensacola – died in the crash, which happened just before 5 p.m. about 25 miles west of Montgomery. Authorities say Segars and Fuller were flying from…… MORE
FLORIDA PRISON VISITATION SUSPENSION
The Florida Department of Corrections says the suspension of visitations at Florida prisons has been extended until June 28th. The FDC said inmates will continue to have access to their loved ones through mail, phone calls and video visitation. Legal visits will not be impacted, although attorneys are encouraged to consult with their clients via…… MORE
