News Archive

A 33-year-old man who left a package with wires wrapped around it at a Navarre Beach Tom Thumb has been charged with planting a hoax bomb.

In March 2021, Southwest Airlines will add three nonstop destinations — Atlanta, Chicago Midway and St. Louis — to the services offered at Pensacola International Airport (PNS).

Officials with the Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center are limiting authorized burns in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties because of high winds and low humidity. Potential burns will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis Monday and Tuesday and only those who are certified burn practitioners may be authorized if approved.

Florida officials on Friday rolled out a statewide website for people to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccinations. The website — MyVaccine.FL.Gov — allows Floridians to sign up for vaccinations within their home counties.

As all of us know, the Pensacola Bay Bridge is still closed and the businesses surrounding the bridge are suffering.

Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore and State Representative Alex Andrade hosted a Pensacola Town Hall Meeting at Bayview Community Center Jan. 28 to discuss infrastructure projects in Pensacola.

The Northwest Florida Water Management District has completed a preliminary review of a Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners-proposed change to the County Comprehensive Plan, which guides land-use planning and development.

As all of us know, the Pensacola Bay Bridge is still closed and the businesses surrounding the bridge are suffering.

Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore and State Representative Alex Andrade hosted a Pensacola Town Hall Meeting at Bayview Community Center Jan. 28 to discuss infrastructure projects in Pensacola. Residents brought their concerns to the table and voiced their opinions for their community. A main talking point was the status of repairs to the Pensacola Bay Bridge.

The annual Holley Navarre Water System board election had the least number of voters in recent history.

Only 198 out of a possible 17,700 water system members voted by absentee, in person or proxy.

The Coalition for Santa Rosa’s Water Future organized a meeting recently that was part informing the public about a proposed change to the Santa Rosa County Comprehensive Plan that would permit expanding borrow pits and part recruitment drive.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking lawmakers for a $285 million increase in public-school funding in the coming year and to keep tuition rates flat for college and university students — a potentially stark contrast to what House and Senate budget leaders have signaled could be coming.