Gulf Breeze man pulls gun on person serving him papers
A Gulf Breeze man found himself behind bars after pulling a gun on a civil process server at his home Tuesday, March 12.
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Honduran sentenced to 9 years for $2.8 million immigration fraud scheme
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
A Honduran national, who had been living in Pensacola, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive immigration fraud scheme involving over 425 victims nationwide. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama oversaw prosecution for the case.
Florida Attorney General’s medical fraud control unit secures nearly $150K from medical equipment supplier
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured nearly $150,000 through a multistate action against Lincare Inc., a durable medical equipment supplier. The action resolves allegations that Lincare knowingly submitted, or caused to be submitted, false claims to various government health care programs, including Medicaid, for conduct related to its rentals of non-invasive home ventilation devices.
Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest of 12 suspected sex predators
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) officials were at the department’s Pensacola office Tuesday, March 12, to announce the arrests of 12 suspects charged with seducing a minor to engage in sexual conduct, traveling to meet a minor for sexual activity and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
Navarre completes season sweep of Pace in flag football
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Natalie Busch made a touchdown catch in stride, the pass from Bella Kendall sailing over the outstretched hand of a defender and into the hands of the junior standout.
Powering Strong Communities Across Northwest Florida
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Advertorial, Home & Garden.
In every Florida city, there’s so much potential to empower strong communities through positive change and the people who live there. Though the need for volunteer help has never been greater, the number of Americans who formally volunteer has continued to decline, according to the Census Bureau. It’s time to reverse that trend in our state – and we can all play a role.
Good Neighbor Thrift Store accepting donations
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Advertorial, Business Billboard.
Looking for some unique finds, affordable clothes or holiday decorations? Come shop at Good Neighbor Thrift Store.
CRAs could give residents more control without incorporating
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
Residents in the southeast corner of Santa Rosa County regularly debate two evergreen questions: Should some combination of Navarre, Navarre Beach and Holley incorporate? And second, should the county dredge a channel to the Gulf of Mexico?
For God’s Sake: live Christlike lives
Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in For God's Sake, Opinion.
The note addressed to my wife was curt and accusatory, castigating her for an oversight that was unimaginable in its ramifications – it appeared that we had run out of peanut butter. The judge was my oldest brother; he and his wife were visiting us from Venezuela. “No Bannon household should ever be without peanut butter,” he chided. It was a Sunday morning; my wife and I had left early for a morning full of ministry responsibilities at church. My brother and his wife were having a late breakfast and had promised to join us for the last worship service of the morning. His breakfast plan? Toast with peanut butter, but after searching every shelf in the pantry and every cupboard in the kitchen, there was no peanut butter in sight. It was in the refrigerator.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
If someone has it out for you, there are many ways they can try to destroy you and/or your reputation. If you were a business, it used to helpful to call to the Better Business Bureau, which still exists. At least the Better Business Bureau would do their best to get both sides of the complaint and resolve it before it becomes public knowledge. Now people don’t bother going to the Better Business Bureau – they just take it to social media where they don’t have to have proof of any supposed transgression. They can just lob word grenades and “suppose” and “conjecture” without facts. And apparently, now it just takes an anonymous complaint to your local fire department that corresponds with an annual requested fire inspection.