The Escambia County School Board will meet Tuesday to vote on their selection of a new appointed School Superintendent. All four of the remaining candidates spoke to Board members and each candidate also took questions from the public for 15 minutes during an online livestream Thursday night. The four candidates are: Earl Johnson, currently the…… MORE
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DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a 28-year-old man who got into a gunfight with deputies and then fled into the woods near Saufley Pines Road and Matthews Junction was taken into custody late Friday afternoon. Sheriff David Morgan said deputies were attempting to arrest Tyler Brooks on a warrant for battery of a law…… MORE
MILTON ATTORNEY SUSPENDED FOR 3 YEARS
The Florida Supreme Court has suspended a Milton attorney from practicing law for three years for failing to notify clients, opposing counselors and tribunals about his two previous suspensions by the state Supreme Court in 2019, as he was required to do. Randall Werre was originally suspended in September 2019 for failing to communicate with…… MORE
COVID-19 CASES IN ESCAMBIA CONTY SCHOOLS
The Escambia County School District has reported three positive COVID-19 cases among students after the first week of school. One case each was reported at Ransom Middle School, Jim Bailey Middle School and Ensley Elementary School and a total of 113 students were exposed as of Friday afternoon. Parents of other students at the three…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 3,269 new COVID-19 cases yesterday to bring the state’s total to 611,991. There were also 137 new deaths, bringing the death toll in the state to 11,007. Escambia County had 55 new cases and 4 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 43 new cases and 1 new…… MORE
PENSACOLA CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers has ruled that a lawsuit to stop the City of Pensacola from removing its Confederate monument will stay in federal court and has extended the restraining order preventing the removal of the monument until September 7th. Judge Rogers ruled that the city did follow proper civil procedure when it had…… MORE
EXTORTION ARREST
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a 34-year-old Elberta, Alabama man has been arrested for extorting $1,200 from a Pensacola businessman. Jason Stewart threatened to lie to the man’s family and police and say the man raped a former employee. The businessman met with the former employee on June 4th outside a restaurant. The man…… MORE
GULF POWER CREWS TO TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
Gulf Power in Pensacola sent crews to Texas and Louisiana yesterday to help repair damage caused by Hurricane Laura. About 180 employees and contractors left around 6am yesterday morning. So far this year Gulf Power has assisted communities in Alabama, south Florida, and New Jersey.… MORE
TATE HIGH SCHOOL LOCKDOWN
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says Tate High School was placed on a brief lockdown early yesterday afternoon after a gunshot was heard nearby. An investigation by school resource officers and patrol deputies determined the gunshot came from a nearby home where the resident had shot a snake. Major Andrew Hobbs said there was no…… MORE
ECUA RATE INCREASE
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board has approved a 2% sanitation rate increase on a 4-0 vote. District 5 member Larry Walker was absent. For a single-family residential customer with one 90 gallon or smaller container, their bill will increase by 38 cents. The rate increase goes into effect October 1st.… MORE
