Several large controlled burns continue in the North Escambia County area. The largest is just over 200 acres on ECUA property south of Becks Lake Road in Cantonment. Other controlled burns are just south of Highway 196 near Jacks Branch Road; areas around Highway 97A and Waters Ferry Road, Northwest of Morgan Road and South…… MORE
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SPRING BREAK UNDERAGE DRINKING ARRESTS
Spring break is on-going for thousands of college students and other vacationers along the Gulf Coast. As with other law enforcement agencies in the region, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office enforces laws about underage drinking. Deputies make frequent ID checks and over the past few weeks have made 75 arrests for underage drinking.… MORE
BAY COUNTY HURRICANE RECOVERY MONEY
Bay County officials say they expect to get around 46 million dollars in federal reimbursement for Hurricane Michael recovery spending in the next few weeks. The money will be used to help reimburse the estimated 100 million dollars already spent on recovery in unincorporated areas. Joel Schubert, assistant county manager, said the $46 million would…… MORE
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE WILD FIRES
Eglin Air Force Base officials say fire crews have controlled one wildfire on a base range, and are working on a second wildfire. The first fire was the result of an Army 7th Special Forces Group training mission, the second blaze was likely the result of a training mission involving the use of live munitions.…… MORE
FLORIDA SMOKABLE MARIJUANA
Smokable marijuana is now on sale in Florida. Just days after Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law that repealed a ban on smokable medical marijuana, Trulieve, the state’s largest medical marijuana operator, became the first of Florida’s 14 operators to sell whole-flower products, for use in joints, pipes or bongs. The Quincy-based company sells more…… MORE
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DEADLINE
Friday is the deadline to apply for the Escambia County Youth Employment Program. The County is seeking youth ages 16-24 who would like to get paid work experience this summer. Applications are due by 3 p.m. Friday. Youth who are accepted into the program will be able to work up to 30 hours a week…… MORE
OUTDOOR BURNING WARNING
The Florida Forest Service is asking residents to be careful with outdoor burning as cooler temperatures have lowered humidity in the area. David Smith, Operations Administrator for the Blackwater Forestry Center, said while there are no burn bans in effect residents may burn piles of yard debris less than 8 feet in diameter if the…… MORE
COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS
The 2019 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps was released by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Escambia County ranks near the bottom of state. Escambia County came in at 49 while Santa Rosa County came in at number seven out of Florida’s 67 counties. Escambia County moved up in the…… MORE
HUMAN TRAFFICKING EDUCATION BILL
A bill in the Florida Legislature would require public schools in the State to teach students about the dangers and warning signs of human trafficking as well as child abuse. Gulf Coast Kids House in Northwest Florida deals with many of the victims of both crimes, its Executive Director Stacey Kostevicki (“Kost-A-Vickie”) said Escambia County…… MORE
TWO HURRICANE NAMES RETIRED
The World Meteorological Organization has decided to retire Florence and Michael as names for hurricanes. Names for hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico are changed every year, but are retired if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a…… MORE
