The local legislation delegation will hold a public hearing today at Pensacola State College to discuss items that may go before the Florida Legislature this session. Local bills include an act that would implement term limits and oversight of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority and one that would ratify the terms, requirements and amounts of…… MORE
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COMMITTEE MEMBER SOUGHT
The Escambia County Commission is seeking one representative to serve on the Escambia-Pensacola Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to fill a member’s unexpired term through September 30, 2021. The committee reviews affordable housing incentives available within the county and makes recommendations concerning those incentives to the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and Pensacola City Council.…… MORE
ALLEGINT AIR ADDS NEW ROUTES
Allegiant Air is expanding to three new cities as part of a 21-route expansion aimed at pandemic vacationers. The Las Vegas-based budget airline plans to start nonstop service from Portland, Oregon, in April and Key West, Florida, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in June. The airline offers rock-bottom ticket prices and charges extra for everything including…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 12,119 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend bringing the total cases to 1,560,186. The state also added 211 new deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 24,380. Escambia County added 448 new cases and 8 new deaths Santa Rosa County added 155 new cases and 3…… MORE
NO SHOWS FOR VACCINATIONS
Health official say that some people are not showing up for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments, is creating problems. Apparently, people are signing up for multiple locations and going with the first place they can get vaccinated. Health officials say you should make sure to cancel your appointment if you no longer need it. Brad Baker,…… MORE
FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVATED
Governor Ron DeSantis has activated the Florida National Guard in response to possible protests at the state capitol. The Governor directed the Guard to coordinate with state and local enforcement to maintain peace in the state through the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. DeSantis issued the order the same day that Tallahassee Mayor…… MORE
COLD CASE MURDER INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is asking for public help in solving a 31-year-old murder. During the early morning hours of January 14, 1990, the body of 25-year-old Jesse Lee Davis, Jr., was found in the area of Old Palafox and Highway 29 in Cantonment. Davis was last seen alive earlier that morning walking northward…… MORE
PEDESTRIAN FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 48-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed Friday night. It happened about 8:30 p.m. on Texar Driver east of North Tarragona Street. Troopers say the driver of a pickup truck did not see the woman in the roadway. The pedestrian was transported to Baptist Hospital where she later died…… MORE
MEGA MILLIONS – POWERBALL ROLLOVERS
There was no winner for Friday’s drawing of the Mega Millions’, which means the next top prize will be 850 million dollars, the third-largest of all time. The drawing will be tomorrow. There was also no winner in Saturday’s Powerball drawing which is now worth an estimated 730 Million dollars. The next drawing will be…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 13,720 new COVID cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,531,192 cases. The state also added 222 new deaths for a new total of 23,981. Escambia County had 365 new cases and 3 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 192 new cases and 5 new deaths Okaloosa…… MORE
