BREAKING NEWS
More than $629,000 Recovered After County Vendor’s Email Compromised
In April of this year a vendor for Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners was the victim of a sophisticated business email compromise scam, which resulted in a large payment being diverted to a fraudulent account. Thus far recovery efforts have resulted in over $629,000 being returned to the county. The Milton Police Department … read more
Judge Orders City of Pensacola to Refund Millions of Illegal Franchise Fees
Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Jan Shackelford entered an order mandating the City of Pensacola return to certain customers of the City’s natural gas utility amounts which were improperly charged as “franchise fees” to the customers since Aug. 6, 2011. The amounts which the City is currently obligated by Judge Shackelford’s order to return to … read more
Rep. Joel Rudman Accused of Gun Threat
July 17, 2024 Florida House District 3 Representative Joel Rudman this morning submitted paperwork, asking to dismiss a court case he filed July 12 against South Santa Rosa News’ Publisher Romi White. Rudman’s request came after evidence emerged yesterday, alleging Rudman made a June 20 gun threat connected to the case. Legal documents allege Rudman … read more
