A 2018 grand jury report on the operations of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority has finally been released. The report says the ECUA board was grossly negligent in its supervision of the former executive director, Stephen Sorrell, and called for the board to adopt term limits and better policies to oversee the executive director. Sorrell…… MORE
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FELONY SUSPECTS APPREHENDED AFTER CHASE
Pensacola Police say a felony suspect was arrested Friday afternoon after a car and foot chase. The incident began when a vehicle wanted in a felony case was spotted off Bayou Boulevard near 9th Avenue. When officers attempted a traffic stop the driver drove off, hitting several other cars. The chase ended when an unmarked…… MORE
GULF ISLANDS CLOSES AHEAD OF STORM
Gulf Islands National Seashore has closed the Fort Pickens, Perdido Key/Johnson Beach, Santa Rosa/Opal Beach, and Okaloosa areas because of possible severe weather. A mandatory evacuation of the Fort Pickens campground was also ordered. The areas will remain closed until further notice, the agency announced. The Fort Barrancas area remains closed due to the closures…… MORE
CARES FINANCIAL AID GRANTS AVAILABLE
Applications will be accepted this Friday thru Tuesday, September 22nd, for the Escambia CARES Family Emergency Financial Assistance Grant for individuals, families and businesses. Grants will be available in amounts of $2,000 per household, and will be awarded to approximately 1,790 households of residents of Escambia County. Applicants must be at least 18 years old,…… MORE
FREE SAND
Escambia County is offering free sand for residents living in flood-prone areas on a first come, first served basis. Residents must bring their own sandbags and shovels. Sand will be available at 8 different locations around the county including: Don Sutton Park on Crabtree Church Road in Molino The Escambia County Road Department on Highway…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The deadline to respond to the 2020 census is Wednesday, September 30th. The census is done every 10 years and this is the first time that people can fill out the questionnaire online. So far Florida has had 62% of households respond to the census. In Escambia County 63% have responded, 70% in Santa Rosa…… MORE
CENSUS DEADLINE
The deadline to respond to the 2020 census is Wednesday, September 30th. The census is done every 10 years and this is the first time that people can fill out the questionnaire online. So far Florida has had 62% of households respond to the census. In Escambia County 63% have responded, 70% in Santa Rosa…… MORE
NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM
The National Naval Aviation Museum has announced they will reopen to active duty military and their dependents starting next week. Retired Navy Captain Sterling Gilliam, the museum’s director, said the museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 15th and visitors must bring their own face masks and wear them…… MORE
ECUA REGIONAL ROUNDUP NEXT WEEK
The Escambia County Waste Services Department’s has scheduled a Regional Roundup for Saturday, September 19th from 8 a.m. until noon in the Booker T. Washington High School parking lot on College Parkway. Escambia County residents will be able to dispose of electronics, household hazardous waste and up to four tires per vehicle, free of charge.…… MORE
GULF POWER SOLAR TREES
In an effort to promote solar energy use to the public, Gulf Power will be placing what they are calling “solar trees” at the corner of Main and Reus streets, as well as a solar canopy at the parking lot of the Corinne Jones Resource Center at Sanders Beach. The solar “trees” are poles topped…… MORE
