Two truck drivers died in a harrowing 17-vehicle pileup on Blackwater Bridge Jan. 28 during last week’s historic three-day winter storm. Carrie Young lives near the base of the bridge and watched in horror as the scene unfolded, calling 9-1-1 for help.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials, at the direction of the State Attorney’s Office, sought an arrest warrant, charging Johnny Lee Farmer, 31, of Milton, with two felony counts in connection with the Nov. 30 accidental shooting death of his friend, Chris Garrett. Farmer was arrested Jan. 31.
Recently the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) requested investigative assistance from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) regarding missing evidence from drug cases. A multi-agency investigation revealed Joseph Graves, crime lab analyst supervisor in the FDLE Pensacola Regional Crime Laboratory, had processed the related cases. He was relieved of duty Jan. 31 and resigned three days later.
A British band from Liverpool created a firestorm when they landed in New York Feb. 7, 1964 and two days later made their first U.S. television appearance performing live on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record-setting 73 million people were watching as “Beatlemania” was born in the U.S. Fifty years later, The Beatles are one of the most iconic best-selling bands in music history.
When nearly three days of below freezing temperatures and wintery precipitation hit northwest Florida last week, residents were encouraged to stay off hazardous roadways, but some had to venture out to help keep others safe and informed.
Rising from a surrounding forest of longleaf pines with a clear understory of wiregrass is Santa Rosa County’s Iron Mountain. The unmarked, mostly unknown landmark is located within Blackwater River State Forest, near the Berrydale community in north Santa Rosa County.
Col. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the Air Force Inspection Agency commander, is the grandson of retired Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot in command of the “Enola Gay” when it dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 1945.
American Forces Press Service Washington (AFNS) — Military spouses who need guidance on education and careers have a new online tool at their fingertips, a program analyst for the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, or SECO, said in an interview last week.
Kissimmee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet last week approved a 2-acre transfer of land from the state to the University of South Florida and All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. The land transfer will enable the hospital to construct a 300,000 square-foot facility, generating 400 jobs and creating a research, training and educational center to better care for pediatric patients.
