2nd Annual “Help Feed the Children” Food Drive for Foster Children Underway Now
2nd Annual “Help Feed the Children” Food Drive for Foster Children Underway Now
Santa Rosa Woman’s Club, a longtime advocate for foster children, is sponsoring its 2nd Annual “Help Feed the Children” canned food drive to stock the pantry at the Children in Crisis Neighborhood campus. This year’s drive is underway now through April 28. Last year’s effort resulted in collections of 9,058 pounds of food donations plus … read more
UWF offers region’s first Inside-Out Prison Exchange course
UWF offers region’s first Inside-Out Prison Exchange course
Every Friday at 8 a.m., 11 University of West Florida students show up for class at the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution. Once inside, they are joined by their classmates: 13 incarcerated individuals. The students are the first cohort enrolled in the Spring 2022 Inside-Out Exchange course led by Jennifer Brinkley, J.D., assistant professor of legal … read more
Freshwater license-free weekend is April 2-3
Freshwater license-free weekend is April 2-3
Brady White pictured with a flathead catfish The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites Florida residents and visitors to go freshwater fishing during the two license-free days this weekend, April 2-3. License-free freshwater fishing days provide an excellent opportunity for those new to fishing without needing to first purchase a license. On these … read more
Sheriff Boosts Autism Awareness
Sheriff Boosts Autism Awareness
Pictured during the event are SRSO Spokesman Sgt. Rich Aloy, Deputy Bambi Lynn, Emerald Coast Exceptional Families President Kendra Booth and Vice President Angela Nandin with Sheriff Bob Johnson along with Lilliana Bozcar, John Booth, and Danny, Joey and Anthony “Mr. Hollywood” Nandin. Photo by Romi White. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson on Tuesday … read more
Man Who Crashed into 12 Vehicles Sentenced to 6 Years
Man Who Crashed into 12 Vehicles Sentenced to 6 Years
State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that on March 29, 2022, Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake sentenced Daniel Lee Weidman of Gulf Breeze to serve a total of six years in county jail followed by four years of probation for the thirty-five criminal counts a Santa Rosa County jury convicted him of after a jury … read more
17K Acres Approved for Land and Conservation Acquisitions
17K Acres Approved for Land and Conservation Acquisitions
The first approved parcel was 3,610 acres within the Wolfe Creek Forest Florida Forever project. The property is adjacent to Blackwater River State Forest (BRSF) and will be managed by FDACS’ Florida Forest Service. The property is part of a large-phased landscape acquisition partnership between the DEP’s Division of State Lands and others, including Santa … read more
Postal Service Expands Next-Day Delivery Options for Businesses With Rollout of USPS Connect in Northern Florida
Postal Service Expands Next-Day Delivery Options for Businesses With Rollout of USPS Connect in Northern Florida
The U.S. Postal Service today launched USPS Connect — a set of four delivery solutions that leverage ongoing network improvements, new equipment, new pricing and enhanced operational precision to meet evolving business package delivery needs. “USPS Connect provides businesses of all sizes what they have been asking for — an affordable way to meet consumer … read more
Pensacola Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Child Porn, Sexual Activity with Canine
Pensacola Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Child Porn, Sexual Activity with Canine
State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that on March 22, 2022, in Escambia County, Florida, Andrew Alexander Thompson was sentenced to forty-five years in the Florida Department of Corrections and designated a Sexual Offender by Judge Linda Nobles. On December 1, 2021, the Defendant entered a plea straight up to the Court on twelve counts … read more
Attorney General Moody Presents Back the Blue Award to Florida Crime Stoppers for Success of **TIPS
Attorney General Moody Presents Back the Blue Award to Florida Crime Stoppers for Success of **TIPS
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody today presented a Back the Blue Award to the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers for its role in helping Florida’s **TIPS tip line expand to nationwide use. In October 2020, the Office of the Attorney General and FACS developed the first anonymous, statewide crime-reporting phone number, **TIPS, in the United … read more
New Traffic Management System Expected to Help Alleviate Beach Congestion
New Traffic Management System Expected to Help Alleviate Beach Congestion
Monitors displaying live feeds from cameras at key intersections are watched around the clock at a Traffic Management Center in Escambia County. Santa Rosa County District 4 Commissioner Dave Piech during a March 16 Tourist Development Council meeting announced that Miovision devices, which monitors real-time traffic, have been installed on U.S. 98 at Hwy. 87 … read more
