The City of Pensacola’s gun buyback program will offer no-questions-asked cash gift cards for three types of firearms that officials say are often associated with crimes in the community. City Councilman Delarian Wiggins told the Pensacola News Journal the program would offer $150 for semi-automatic pistols, $125 for revolvers and $200 for semi-automatic rifles. Wiggins…… MORE
GULF POWER BILLS MAY INCREASE
The Florida Public Service Commission may approve a proposal that would have Gulf Power customers paying 206 million dollars for costs related to Hurricane Sally. Under the proposal, a residential customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month would see a $3-a-month increase. The charges could appear on customers’ bills starting in March.… MORE
9-MILE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT
The Florida Department of Transportation expects the 46-million dollar Nine Mile Road widening project to be finished this summer. The project includes the widening of Nine Mile Road from Beulah Road to Highway 29 and was announced in 2016, the project was due to be completed in 2019 but was delayed by several storms including…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices went up about 15-cents a gallon last week according to Triple “A” because of the effects of cold weather on the Gulf Coast refinery region. Florida drivers are now paying an average price of $2.61 per gallon, the highest daily gas price average since July 2019. The average price per gallon in…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 5,066 coronavirus cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,868,722. There were also 95 new COVID-19 deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 30,434. Escambia County has 52 new cases Santa Rosa County had 41 new cases and 1 new death Okaloosa County had 58 and…… MORE
PENSACOLA POLICE DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Pensacola Police Department says a body was found in the Bay near Scenic Highway between Manolete Street and Langley Avenue around 3 p.m. yesterday. People walking along the beach found the body. The body has not been identified, and the investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of death.… MORE
ECUA TERM LIMITS BILL WITHDRAWN
Freshman State Representative Michelle Salzman has withdrawn a bill that would have imposed term limits for members of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Her bill would have limited ECUA board members to three, four-year terms. Instead, Salzman and other legislators around the State will see how similar utilities operate and report back to the Legislature.…… MORE
BODY FOUND IN CENTURY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was found in Century over the weekend. The body of the adult male was discovered about 7 a.m. in an open grassy area next to a bicycle in front of the Veterans Memorial Wall in the Nadine McCaw Park. Investigators say foul…… MORE
MOLINO PRECINCT REOPENED
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and hundreds of community members attended the reopening and ribbon cutting of the Molino Precinct on Saturday. Sheriff Simmons said reopening the precinct will allow a quicker response time and have deputies who are more familiar with the area handling calls and patrolling the streets and roads.… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY WINS PEANUT BUTTER CHALLENGE
Escambia County Extension has won the statewide 2020 Peanut Butter Challenge. Escambia County collected 2,191 jars weighing in at 2,867.5 pounds as well as an additional 2,880 jars donated by local farmers Rodney and Mike Helton. Participating counties collect jars of peanut butter, and the jars are distributed to local food pantries to feed those…… MORE
