Another attempt is being be made to convince voters to establish a special fire district for Navarre Beach Fire Rescue. A previous ballot imitative was narrowly defeated in a 2019 special election. Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Chief Danny Fureigh said becoming a special fire district would allow firefighters to get a pension and make the…… MORE
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OKALOOSA COUNTY HAND-BITER ARRESTED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 26-year-old man was arrested after biting another man on the hand and causing permanent injuries. The victim said he was in his yard when Hakeem Ra Shane Smith, approached him and bit his hand. Smith told deputies he and the victim would often “play fight.” Smith has now…… MORE
CHILD ABUSE ARREST
A 32-year-old Okaloosa County woman has been arrested for failing to report sexual abuse of a child while she was living in Tennessee. The report states sometime between 2017 and 2019, while riding in the backseat of a car belonging to Samantha Leigh Cockrell, a male friend of hers physically molested the child. Cockrell says…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER REOPENS
The Walton County Animal Shelter has reopened to the public for the first time since late March. Two visitors at a time will be allowed in the lobby. disposable masks will be provided, social distancing measures will be practiced and hand sanitizer stations have been installed throughout the shelter. Animal Services encourages people who find…… MORE
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
Although many U.S. cities are removing Confederate monuments, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson says he doesn’t believe the time is right to remove the Pensacola monument. An online petition on Change Dot Org that calls for Robinson to remove the monument, has been circulating on social media since Saturday and has more than 5,000 signatures. Pensacola’s…… MORE
NEW BLUE ANGELS AIRCRAFT
The Boeing Aircraft Company has delivered the first of eleven F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft to the Blue Angels. That first plane is now undergoing testing and evaluation at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland. The flight demonstration team will fly a customized version of the F/A-18 which has an additional oil tank for…… MORE
SEA TURTLE NESTS WASHED OUT
Two of the three sea turtle nests laid on Pensacola Beach were washed out by Tropical Storm Cristobal over the weekend. In the past 10 days, two loggerhead sea turtles and one Kemp’s ridley sea turtle laid their eggs. Mark Nicholas, environmental program manager with Escambia County Marine Resources Division, said two loggerheads’ nests were…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices continue to rise. The state average is $1.90 per gallon – the highest in 9 weeks. The Triple “A” Auto Group said while the average price increased only two cents last week, larger increases are possible in the coming days. However, the $1.90 per gallon state average is still 70 cents lower…… MORE
POLICE SHOOTING JUSTIFIED
The State Attorney’s Office has determined that the shooting of an armed suspect by a Fort Walton Beach police officer last April was justifiable. On April 2nd, three Fort Walton Beach Police Officers attempted to arrest Mark Bland on a warrant. Bland pulled a knife and was shot 7 times by two of the officers,…… MORE
BAY COUNTY BEACH EROSION
The National Weather Service says Tropical Storm Cristobal with it’s 40 mile-per-hour winds dumped about 3 and a half inches of rain on Bay County. Area officials say the storm eroded parts of beaches in Panama City Beach and Mexico Beach. Dan Rowe, president of Visit Panama City Beach, said the beach erosion was minor.… MORE
