The Florida Highway Patrol says a 53-year old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night on Highway 4-A about three miles west of Century. Troopers say it appears the driver lost control on a curve around 1:45pm and went off the road and struck a culvert. There were no passengers in the vehicle…… MORE
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NORTH PACE BOULEVARD PEDESTRIAN FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 37-year-old Pensacola woman died Saturday evening after she was hit by a car while trying to cross North Pace Boulevard in Pensacola. Troopers say around 7:40 p.m. the pedestrian was attempting to cross North Pace Boulevard, near Gonzalez Street, when she was struck. She was pronounced dead at the…… MORE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BENEFIT FROM RELIEF BILL
President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law last Thursday. 1.9 trillion dollars in COVID-19 stimulus money will be going to individuals and couples, but local governments will also receive. Escambia County will get 61.7 million dollars, the City of Pensacola 19.1 million, the City of Century 780,000 dollars. Santa Rosa County will…… MORE
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Florida U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have joined six other Senators to reintroduce the Sunshine Protection Act, that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the country, but it has not yet been approved by Congress. Fifteen other states have passed similar laws or resolutions. Many studies have shown that making Daylight Savings…… MORE
FLORIDA LOCAL MASK MANDATES
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to roll back the emergency powers of local governments – especially mask mandates – through Legislative action. That has drawn sharp criticism from city and county officials and Democratic lawmakers who say masks and other public health steps enacted by local leaders remain a big part of Florida’s continuing push…… MORE
COVID UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 5,065 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,962,651 cases. There were also 96 new deaths and Florida’s death toll is now 32,639. Escambia County had 24 new cases and 1new death Santa Rosa County had 22 new cases and 3 new deaths Okaloosa County…… MORE
GARCON POINT BRIDGE TRAFFIC DETAIL
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson says the Sheriff’s Office is implementing a plan to reduce the growing number of reckless driving incidents on the Garcon Point Bridge. Sheriff Johnson said at least three deputies will monitor traffic on the bridge – two deputies near the bridge much of the time and a third patrolling…… MORE
CITY-COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Pensacola Police Department have a new partnership to better fight drug trafficking and violent crimes in the City and the County. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the partnership has been 30 years in the making and will allow law enforcement officers to work across jurisdictions in certain…… MORE
IMPACT 100
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, the women’s philanthropic organization, announced they have a total of 1,120 members for 2021. That means IMPACT 100 will give back $1,120,000, awarding 11 Grants of $101,820 each to nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. This is the 18th year IMPACT 100 has awarded grants to local nonprofit…… MORE
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FILLED
Escambia County says no more appointments are available for the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine clinic set for this Saturday in Pensacola. However, there are appointments for the Moderna vaccine at Pensacola’s Brownsville Community Center – today and next Tuesday where the clinic will be the first where Florida residents age 60 and older can…… MORE
