FWC sets 2019 Gulf red snapper recreation season

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Staff reports

  • FWC sets 2019 Gulf red snapper recreation season

    Posted: Wednesday, February 20

    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) during its February 20 meeting set the 2019 Gulf red snapper recreational season to open June 11 through July 12, with a possible fall reopening if quota is available. This season will apply to those fishing from private recreational vessels in state and federal waters and to … read more

    • Engineer projects utility could exceed capacity in 2022

    Posted on February 20, 2019 by Romi White

  • Engineer projects utility could exceed capacity in 2022

    Posted: Wednesday, February 20

    Holley-Navarre Water System in November 2022 is expected to exceed its effluent discharge capacity, so the board is now considering options to help prevent the utility from having to stop adding additional service connections in the future. Phil Phillips, the utility’s senior engineer, during a February 19 board meeting advised HNWS directors of the impending … read more

    • Man jailed for sex with minor and failure to register as sexual offender

    Posted on February 20, 2019 by Staff reports

  • Man jailed for sex with minor and failure to register as sexual offender

    Posted: Wednesday, February 20

    In November 2016 a victim reported to Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office that she had been sexually abused by Thomas Lawlis from the time she was four or five years old until the end of her junior year in high school. According to a warrant, the abuse started while the victim was living in Pensacola. … read more

    • Kentucky chefs’ proposal favored for Hidden Creek restaurant lease

    Posted on February 20, 2019 by Romi White

  • Kentucky chefs’ proposal favored for Hidden Creek restaurant lease

    Posted: Wednesday, February 20

    A proposal submitted by two chefs from Kentucky, received the highest score of four bids submitted to operate the restaurant at Hidden Creek Golf Course. Holley-Navarre Water System owns the golf course for the purpose of discharging treated wastewater, and the utility’s CEO Rob Williamson, Hidden Creek General Manager Cindy Callen and HNWS Attorney Keith … read more

    • Folk concert to benefit Waterfront Rescue Mission

    Posted on February 19, 2019 by Staff reports

  • Folk concert to benefit Waterfront Rescue Mission

    Posted: Tuesday, February 19

    The Pensacola Folk Music Society will host a February 23 benefit concert for Waterfront Rescue Mission. The concert will take place at Fairfield Presbyterian Church, located at 410 S. Fairfield Drive in Pensacola. Admission is $5 at the door and will include refreshments. During the event, clients in the Waterfront Recovery Program will also be … read more

    • Locals encouraged to support 830-mile ruck march to honor 20 fallen heroes

    Posted on February 19, 2019 by Staff reports

  • Locals encouraged to support 830-mile ruck march to honor 20 fallen heroes

    Posted: Tuesday, February 19

    Twenty Special Tactics Airmen will ruck from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas to Hurlburt Field to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018, and in honor of the other 19 Special Tactics Airmen who have been … read more

    • County hosts cat adoption special through February 23

    Posted on February 15, 2019 by Staff reports

  • County hosts cat adoption special through February 23

    Posted: Friday, February 15

    Kira is ready for her fur-ever home! Santa Rosa County Animal Services is offering a special feline adoption event now through Sat., Feb. 23. All cats are available for adoption at no cost and are spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. The shelter is offering the special following a two-week suspension of cat adoptions due to the … read more

    • Santa Rosa County School District purchases AEDs

    Posted on February 15, 2019 by Staff reports

  • Santa Rosa County School District purchases AEDs

    Posted: Friday, February 15

    Santa Rosa County School District in partnership with Santa Rosa County Emergency Management, recently upgraded each of their schools and facilities with automated external defibrillators (AED)s. An AED is a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock to the heart, potentially stopping an irregular heartbeat and allowing a normal rhythm to resume following sudden cardiac arrest. … read more

    • Bands on the Beach 2019 lineup announced

    Posted on February 15, 2019 by Staff reports

  • Bands on the Beach 2019 lineup announced

    Posted: Friday, February 15

    Pensacola Beach’s popular outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back in April. The free concert series features performers for every musical taste and is held each Tuesday night, from 7-9 p.m., beginning April 2 and running through October 29.  Featuring a lineup of regional artists, Bands on the Beach delivers an eclectic … read more