Thomas Insurance Owner Arrested; FBI Seeks Victims of Potential Fraud
Thomas Insurance Owner Arrested; FBI Seeks Victims of Potential Fraud
John Michael Thomas, 51, of Pensacola made his initial appearance today on wire fraud charges related to his business, Thomas Insurance, LLC. A federal criminal complaint was filed on March 12, 2021, charging Thomas with selling fraudulent insurance policies to his clients in exchange for approximately $4 million in insurance premium payments. On April 1, … read more
Pensacola School Bus Driver Wins $1M on Scratch-off Ticket
Pensacola School Bus Driver Wins $1M on Scratch-off Ticket
The Florida Lottery announces that Gregory Thomas, 52, of Pensacola, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $790,000.00. Thomas, a school bus driver of 30 years, claimed his prize a mere hours … read more
Pensacola State College “Kids College” Opens June 7
Pensacola State College “Kids College” Opens June 7
Pensacola State College’s popular Kids College has courses and classes designed to educate and entertain children no matter their interests. There are science camps, art camps, sports camps and so much more to help stimulate and develop growing minds and bodies. “What makes our Kids College special is the variety,” said Deven Walther Thead, PSC … read more
OPINION: Compassion and Kindness Needed Amidst Injuries and Tragedies
OPINION: Compassion and Kindness Needed Amidst Injuries and Tragedies
Last night we were behind the new souvenir shop across from Winn Dixie, watching the incredible rescue effort to save the life of a 5-year-old child who went missing in Santa Rosa Sound. He was eventually located in the water not far from Navarre Beach Bridge. Unfortunately, he did not survive. I can’t begin to … read more
Gulf Breeze Man Pleads Guilty to Videotaping Co-Workers in Restroom
Gulf Breeze Man Pleads Guilty to Videotaping Co-Workers in Restroom
Robert Sampson, 52, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, pled guilty today to charges of Video Voyeurism and Disorderly Conduct. Sampson surreptitiously videoed eight fellow Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees using a hidden recording device that he placed in a restroom at the Veterans Affairs Joint Ambulatory Care Center in Pensacola, Florida, on multiple occasions from … read more
Builder Blaine Flynn Pays Past Due Lunch Debt for All Santa Rosa Students
Builder Blaine Flynn Pays Past Due Lunch Debt for All Santa Rosa Students
Growing up in Northwest Florida, Blaine Flynn, owner & CEO of Flynn Built, came from a humble family that instilled in him not only a strong work ethic and drive to be successful but also a passion for giving back to the community. Toward that end, during this morning’s Santa Rosa County School Board meeting … read more
Planetarium Reopens for Group Visits Only
Planetarium Reopens for Group Visits Only
Billy Jackson is PSC Planetarium specialist. Pensacola State College Planetarium and Space Theater specialist Billy Jackson loves seeing the stars. But for nearly a year, something was missing. “The stars are great,” Jackson said. “But I missed people.” After shutting down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, the PSC Planetarium has … read more
New Superintendent Announced for Gulf Islands National Seashore
New Superintendent Announced for Gulf Islands National Seashore
Darrell Echols will represent the Gulf Islands National Seashore as the new superintendent beginning July 18, 2021. Created in 1971, the nation’s largest seashore stretches 160 miles along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Florida and Mississippi, and includes barrier islands, maritime forests, historic forts, bayous, and marine habitat. This year is the … read more
Milton Man Sentenced to Three Life Sentences for Sexual Battery with Personal Injury
Milton Man Sentenced to Three Life Sentences for Sexual Battery with Personal Injury
State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that on May 28, 2021, Dean Allen Matthews was convicted by a Santa Rosa County Jury on three (3) counts of Sexual Battery with Force Likely to Cause Serious Personal Injury. Immediately following the trial, Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced Matthews to three (3) life sentences. In January 2019, … read more
Recreational red snapper season starts Friday
Recreational red snapper season starts Friday
Kyle Rohrig of Navarre with a 27-pound Red Snapper The recreational red snapper season will start June 4 in Gulf state and federal waters off Florida and remain open through July 28, closing July 29. “We are excited about Gov. DeSantis’ recent announcement of this year’s 55-day Gulf red snapper summer season, it is one of … read more
