A former quartermaster of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Milton has been arrested for stealing more $140,000 from the nonprofit organization. The president of VFW Post 4833 on Carroll Road in Milton contacted the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office last summer to report that 35-year-old Steven Williams, of Milton, had stolen more than…… MORE
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CITY OF WEEKI WACHEE DISSOLVED
The Florida city of Weeki Wachee – known for its mermaid shows – has been dissolved. The city, about 50 miles north of Tampa, was founded in 1966, mainly to help promote the Weeki Wachee mermaid attraction at the state park. But with only 13 residents, the city was insolvent and offered no services to…… MORE
PENSACOLA CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson says he will ask the City Council to decide whether to remove the city’s Confederate monument and whether to change the name of Lee Square back to its original name of Florida Square. Robinson said current city policy requires a City Council vote to rename or remove a “historical resource” of…… MORE
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is still seeking a suspect for an attempted armed robbery that happened Tuesday night on Jackson Street and 57th Avenue in Myrtle Grove. The victim says the suspect tried to sell them drugs as they were coming out of a store and when the victim refused and started to ride…… MORE
SHOREBIRD NESTING SITES DESTROYED
The shorebird program manager for Audubon Florida says most of the shorebird nesting sites on Pensacola Beach were destroyed by Tropical Storm Cristobal over the weekend. Caroline Stahala said before the storm, Audubon Florida was monitoring 12 different nesting sites along Pensacola Beach, the largest of which had about 100 adult birds. Pensacola Beach serves…… MORE
FORMER FLORIDA SENATE PRESIDENT DIES
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis directed that flags be flown at half-staff yesterday to honor former state senator Gwen Margolis who died Tuesday at the age of 85. Margolis, who was from Miami-Dade, was the first woman to serve as the leader of a state Senate. She served 30 years in the Florida Legislature, including three…… MORE
TRUMP SUPPORTERS TO RALLY
Supporters of President Trump say they plan to celebrate Flag Day and the President’s birthday on Sunday with large rallies across the state as well as a voter registration effort. Organized by Trump Team 2020 Florida – an organization that lists more than 20 chapters and about 10,000 members statewide – the events are part…… MORE
BAY COUNTY TEACHER DISCIPLINED
A teacher at Tyndall Elementary School has been disciplined by the Bay County School District for negative comments she made in a Facebook post regarding recent nationwide protests and riots following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In the post Nicole Waller stated, “Bet they won’t burn down the food stamp office.” The district…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY COLD CASE SOLVED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has solved a 42-year old cold case murder. On April 7, 1978, the body of 47-year-old real estate agent Carolyn Cox Rose was found in a house she was showing off Highway 297-A. Several suspects were interviewed and DNA evidence was collected, but lack of technology made it impossible to…… MORE
SBDC GRANTS AGAIN AVAILABLE
A second round of grants from the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida will be available for eligible businesses impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That’s because of an additional $300,000 contribution from Gulf Power through its economic development fund. Grant awards will be up to $5,000, and applications will…… MORE
