The Florida Highway Patrol has released additional information about the fatal traffic crash in West Escambia County on Tuesday. They say a 72-year-old Pensacola man was killed in that crash on Mobile Highway near Michigan Avenue around 3pm. Troopers say the man tried to make a left turn onto Mobile Highway, but failed to yield…… MORE
PUBLIX TO OFFER VACCINES
23 Publix locations in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Bay counties will begin administering COVID vaccine shots to the elderly starting today. The shots will be available to Florida residents age 65 and older and each location can administer 100-125 vaccine shots per day. However, appointments are required.… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTYCOVID-19 PHONE LINE CLOSING
The COVID vaccine phone line in Santa Rosa County is closing Friday as the county switches to all online registrations. Appointments will be scheduled with the Santa Rosa County Health Department and other healthcare providers as they become available. Additionally, elderly resident can register for the COVID vaccine through Publix food stores.… MORE
U.S. SPACE COMMAND H.Q. GOING TO ALABAMA
Federal authorities have confirmed the headquarters of U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, at Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal. The US Air Force make an official announcement yesterday. Alabama Governor Kay Ivy and Alabama U.S. Senator Richard Shelby both said they were pleased with the decision.… MORE
WALTON COUNTY CONFEDERATE FLAG
Walton County commissioners have not taken any action on a request from a local businessman to have a Confederate flag and monument to removed from the courthouse in Defuniak Springs. Peter Horn III, a Walton County native and homebuilder, made the request at Tuesday’s commission meeting. Last June, Commissioners voted to keep the flag flying…… MORE
FRED LEVIN DIES
Pensacola Attorney Fred Levin has died from COVID-19 at the age of 83. Levin, a Pensacola native, was known as one of the nation’s top trial attorneys throughout his career, which began in 1961 when he joined the Levin and Askew law firm founded by his brother David and Reubin Askew. Levin’s most famous victory…… MORE
MOBILE HIGHWAY FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident that happened in west Escambia County yesterday afternoon. Troopers say the two-vehicle crash occurred just before 3 p.m. near Michigan Avenue and Mobile Highway. Few other details have been released.… MORE
FLOOD BUY-OUT
At a town hall meeting Monday night, District 5 Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry told more than 100 residents of the Bristol Park and Ashbury Hills neighborhoods that the county will be applying for a Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation grant that would give the county federal funds to buy flood-prone properties from homeowners…… MORE
GARCON POINT BRIDGE TOLLS SUSPENDED AGAIN
The Florida Department of Transportation says the toll suspension on the Garcon Point Bridge has been extended to February 11th. The Bridge has served as the main artery between Escambia County and southwestern Santa Rosa County since the Pensacola Bay Bridge was damaged by construction barges that broke loose during Hurricane Sally last September. The…… MORE
PUBLIX TO OFFER VACCINES
23 Publix locations in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Bay counties will begin administering COVID vaccine shots to the elderly starting tomorrow. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made the announcement in a press conference Tuesday morning outside a Publix supermarket in Niceville. The shots will be available to Florida residents age 65 and older and each…… MORE
