A Florida House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee has approved a proposal that would allow pharmacists to vaccinate children, but only after lawmakers agreed to limit the types of vaccines that could be administered. House Bill 1063 would allow pharmacists to administer influenza vaccines to children ages 7 and older. Florida currently allows pharmacists to…… MORE
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STATE STIMULUS MONEY
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the 10 billion dollars in federal stimulus money coming to Florida from Washington could be used to give bonus checks of $1,000 for Florida first responders and another billion dollars used to help cities combat climate change. The Governor said $1,000 payments could go to more than 150,000 pandemic first…… MORE
BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP
What major a Florida college student picks may determine how much money they receive from their Bright Futures scholarship. The bill’s sponsor says the goal is to ensure students have the best chance of getting a job after graduation. Nearly three million Florida students have helped pay for college with a Bright Futures Scholarship, but…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health said the state added 2,826 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,979,634. There were also 99 new deaths and Florida’s death toll is now 32,959. Escambia County had 10 new cases Santa Rosa County had 6 new cases and 2 new deaths Okaloosa County had 16 new…… MORE
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE CLINIC
A Johnson and Johnson One Shot COVID-19 vaccine clinic ill be held this Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Century Community Center at the corner of West Highway 4 and Industrial Boulevard in Centuryin North Escambia County. Appointments are required. Eligible persons should call (850) 439-3358 or Community Health Adult Primary Care…… MORE
MURDER ARRESTS
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says two men were arrested for the murder of a 42-year-old Pensacola man during an armed robbery at his home on March 4th. 21-year-old Anthony Brown was arrested Sunday and is being held in Escambia County Jail without bond. 29-year-old Kenneth Preston, was arrested Thursday and is also being held…… MORE
ELDERLY EXPLOITATION ARREST
A 52-year-old Cantonment woman is charged with exploitation of the elderly. Sharon Hazzard, was charged with felony exploitation of the elderly for taking half ownership of a single wide trailer in Cantonment. In April 2016, Hazard convinced the victim to sign a quitclaim deed giving her half ownership of the property with rights of survivorship.…… MORE
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ARRESTED
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a Pensacola mother and daughter have been arrested for unauthorized access into hundreds of student accounts and using that access to cast fraudulent homecoming court votes. 50-year-old Laura Carroll was an assistant principal at Bellview Elementary School, while her 17-year-old daughter was a student at Tate High School.…… MORE
NO PAY FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS PROPOSAL
Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives want voters to decide if school board members should be paid. If passed, those elected and reelected after November 8th, 2022 will not receive a salary. District 2 Representative Alex Andrade is on this committee and supports the proposal, but said that his support for the resolution does…… MORE
COVID UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 3,699 new COVID-19 cases yesterday bringing the total to 1,976,808 cases. There were also 31 new deaths, bringing Florida’s toll to 32,860. Escambia County had 31 new cases Santa Rosa County had 19 new cases Okaloosa County had 25 new cases and 2 new deaths Walton…… MORE
