Escambia Fire Rescue says a weekend fire destroyed a house and damaged a Family Dollar Store on Davis Highway. Additional fire units were dispatched and the fire was brought under control just after midnight. There were no injuries reported and the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.… MORE
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PRECINCT REOPENS
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons made good on a campaign promise when he reopened the Sheriff’s Department precinct in Perdido with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Deputies are now stationed at the precinct for the first time since 2016 and Sheriff Simmons said the Molino Precinct ribbon will be held Saturday, February 20 from 11 a.m. until…… MORE
LOCAL CAPITOL RIOTER ARRESTED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested a 25-year-old Escambia County man for his involvement in the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6th. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida said Tristan Stevens was taken into custody Friday, charged with forcibly assaulting, resisting, or impeding…… MORE
MORE PROPOSED VACCINATION SITES
The Statewide Coronavirus Vaccination Community Education and Engagement Taskforce has identified 86 proposed vaccination sites they believe will provide more opportunities for COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved communities. Their list includes one site in Century, six in Pensacola and two in Milton. In Pensacola the proposed sites are: Cobb Community Center – First Baptist Church in…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 7,711 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the state’s total to 1,752,330. There were also 226 new deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 27,698. Escambia County had 169 new cases and 3 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 84 new cases Okaloosa County had 140 new cases…… MORE
MORE ESCAMBIA CARES GRANTS
Escambia County officials say another 800 people who applied for an Escambia County Family CARES grant should be receiving their $3,000 checks soon. Deputy County Administrator Chips Kirschenfeld told commissioners that county staff had contacted about 1,500 applicants out of a total remaining 2,500, and of those contacted, about 800 have responded. The grants are…… MORE
ANTI-GAETZ BILLBOARDS
A Republican political action committee has posted multiple billboards across Northwest Florida urging Congressman Matt Gaetz to resign, They read: “You lied about the election. The election was attacked. Rep. Gaetz: Resign” The Republican Accountability Project is spending a million dollars asking GOP lawmakers to resign following their actions since the 2020 election. They put…… MORE
WANTED SUSPECT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 36-year-old man on multiple active warrants. Randon Watson, is wanted on two counts of domestic violence and one count of improper exhibition of a firearm. The Sheriff’s Office said Watson is known to stay in the Atmore, Alabama area. Anyone with information about Watson’s location is asked to…… MORE
CENTURY DRUG ARREST
U.S. Marshals and Escambia County deputies arrested a 52-year-old Century man on outstanding drug warrants yesterday morning. Darren Green was taken into custody at a home on Academy Street in Century on outstanding drug warrants from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office for trafficking methamphetamine and possession of marijuana. He was booked into the Escambia…… MORE
ANTI-DESANTIS PAC
An attorney from South Walton County has established a political action committee called “Remove Ron” with the goal of unseating Florida Governor Ron DeSanis in 2022. Daniel Uhlfelder (“You-Felder”) has been a vocal critic of the governor, claiming DeSantis has not done enough to safeguard Floridians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uhlfelder made national news in…… MORE
