The burn ban in Escambia County has been lifted for the entire county. The Florida Forest Service says residents do not need a burn authorization to burn yard waste as long as the pile is less than 8 feet in diameter – 25 feet from forests, 50 feet from paved public roads, 25 feet from…… MORE
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CRASH OF NAVY TRAINING PLANE CONTINUES
The investigation into the fatal crash of a Naval training aircraft that killed two pilots is continuing and there are reports that the model of aircraft involved in the crash – the T-6B Texan II – has a history of safety issues. In 2017, The Air Force grounded its T-6s for about three weeks after…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
The triple “A” Auto Club says Florida prices are at their lowest level in nearly a month, averaging $2.08 per gallon. That’s 4.5 cents less than a week ago and 33 cents per gallon less than this time last year. The state average has declined the past 22 consecutive days. Gasoline demand is also 15%…… MORE
BARGES REMOVED
Skanska U.S.A, the construction company building the new 3-mile Bay Bridge, has now removed 16 of the 23 barges that ran aground during Hurricane Sally, including three of the four barges left under the Bridge. Those barges did significant damage to the new bridge, requiring 7 spans to be fully or partially replaced, which could…… MORE
NAVY PLANE CRASH INVESTIGATION
The investigation continues into the crash of a U.S. Navy T-6 training aircraft from Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton that went down in Magnolia Springs, Alabama, in South Baldwin County on Friday, killing both crew members. One of the victims has been identified as 26-year-old Ensign Morgan Garrett from Waxhaw, North Carolina, a…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY DEBRIS COLLECTION
Escambia County completed the first round of Hurricane Sally debris removal this past Friday. Contractors expect it will take 90 days to finish the debris removal. Approximately 2,300,000 cubic yards of debris have been collected, equal to 380 football fields stacked three feet high. To help expedite the collection vegetative debris like tree limbs need…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY BURN BAN
The burn ban in Escambia County north of Nine Mile Road has been lifted. The rest of the county, south of Nine Mile Road, remains under a burn ban until further notice. The Florida Forest Service says residents do not need a burn authorization to burn yard waste as long as the pile is less…… MORE
FLORIDA NURSING HOME RESTRICTIONS
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday has relaxed restrictions on nursing home and long-term care facility visitations. The new order allows minors to visit with family members and allows visitations outdoors even if there have been positive cases in the facility and also eliminats the five-person maximum number of general visitors. Social distancing requirements are…… MORE
BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATE
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation needs the community’s help to make the Blue Angels license plate a reality. To establish a new specialty license plate the Department of Motor Vehicle’s requires the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation to sell 3,000 vouchers before the plate goes into production. Florida drivers can purchase a voucher in person at…… MORE
COVIDE-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 5,557 new COVID-19 cases bringing the state’s total to 768,091, the highest single-day total since August. There were also 57 new deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 16,470. Escambia County had 70 new cases Santa Rosa County had 33 new cases Okaloosa County had 83 new…… MORE
