The Florida Department of Transportation says Skanska USA believes that the line securing that construction barge that broke loose late Saturday night was intentionally cut. The barge became stuck against private docks on the Gulf Breeze side of the Bay, but there were no reports of damage to private property or to the bridge. The…… MORE
BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATE
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation announced that most of the required vouchers have been purchased to allow the Blue Angels license plates to go into production. The Florida Department of Motor Vehicles requires 3,000 vouchers at $30.00 each be sold before the plate is allowed to be produced. The vouchers are redeemable for the plate…… MORE
ECAT BUS CATCHES FIRE
An ECAT bus with two passengers onboard caught fire yesterday afternoon at Cordova Mall. The bus driver extinguished an electrical fire in the rear of the bus and was then transported by Escambia County EMS to a local hospital. No other injuries were reported and a relief bus was brought in to finish the route.… MORE
“KEEP THE WREATH GREEN” UPDATE
Escambia County Fire Rescue has placed another red bulb on the “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath, bringing the total to eight residential structure fires so far during December. Last year’s campaign concluded with 13 red bulbs. The latest residential fire occurred in the 5800 block of Penny Lane early Sunday morning. One apartment…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices increased an average of six cents last week and the state average for a gallon of regular unleaded reached $2.20 cents, the highest since March. The average price per gallon in Escambia County was $2.17, up from $2.13 a week ago.… MORE
COVIDE-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the state added 11,682 new COVID-9 cases over the weekend, bringing the state’s total to 1,193,165. Florida also added 74 deaths to increase its total to 20,764. Escambia County had 265 new cases, surpassing 20,000 total positive COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic Santa Rosa County had…… MORE
SANSKA BARGE BREAKS LOOSE…AGAIN
The Florida Department of Transportation says a construction barge belonging to Sanska USA broke loose Saturday night and ended up stuck against some private docks on the Gulf Breeze side of Pensacola Bay. There were no reports of damage. A Sanska spokesperson said happened around 9 p.m. Saturday when an anchor line apparently was severed.…… MORE
NAVARRE BEACH MARDI GRAS PARADE CANCELLED
What would have been the 35th annual Navarre Beach Mardi Gras Parade that was scheduled for February 6th, 2021, has been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Milton Mardi Gras parade and after-party concert is still scheduled to take place from 5 to 11 p.m. January 30th in downtown Milton. The City of Pensacola…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
The unemployment rate in Escambia County increased half a point in November. The unemployment rate was 5.9% in November, up from 5.4% in October. That represents 8,504 people out of work out of a county workforce of 144,454. One year ago, Escambia County’s unemployment rate was just 2.9%, or 4,224 people. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment …… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY
Escambia County officials say Emergency Manager Eric Gilmore will become interim public safety director on December 24th, replacing Jason Rogers, who announced his resignation recently due to family medical issues. EMS Manager Jimmy Maddrey has announced he is stepping down to become an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy and will be replaced by Billy Shipp,…… MORE
