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WKRG
April 23, 2018
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) - The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify an armed robbery suspect. According to the sheriff's office, at 2:10 Monday afternoon, the Raceway Gas Station at 7271 Pensacola Blvd was robbed at gunpoint by the suspect they are lookingÃâà...
NorthEscambia.com
April 23, 2018
Escambia County Local Mitigation Strategy Group Board & Planning Committee – 2 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place. Escambia County Health Facilities Authority – 4 p.m., 1019 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola. District 3 Town Hall with Elected Officials – 6 p.m., BrownsvilleÃâà...
WKRG
April 23, 2018
Escambia County, AL - Despite the damage and a big cleanup today, people in this small rural community are glad the storm wasn't worse. It happened in the Bethel community of Escambia County, Alabama. Homeowners say when the strong weather moved through on Sunday afternoon some of themÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 23, 2018
The Escambia County Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday morning, immediately following an attorney-client session, to discuss the sheriff's budget appeal, the county announced Monday. The commission voted April 12 to continue mediation talks with the Sheriff's Office after an initialÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 23, 2018
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May will be bringing other elected local officials to a town hall Tuesday night for his district. May will be hosting the town hall to provide citizens the opportunity to participate in positive dialogue on community issues with their elected officials and public servants,Ãâà...
FOX10 News
April 22, 2018
A possible tornado damaged several homes in the Bethel Community of Escambia County, Alabama. Chief Deputy Mike Lambert with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said most of the damage happened in the area of Yellow Creek Road and Raintree Road. That's about five miles southeast of Brewton.
Florida Today
April 21, 2018
Palm Bay Fire Chief Russell "Rusty" Nail is moving to Pensacola to become Escambia County's new fire chief. Nail's target start date is May 7, Escambia County officials announced Friday. Nail was selected from a pool of 77 applicants to lead Escambia County Fire Rescue. He started work as Palm Bay fireÃâà...
WKRG
April 20, 2018
Russell "Rusty" Nail has been selected as the new Escambia County Fire Chief, responsible for supervising all Escambia County Fire Rescue staff. Nail's target start date is Monday, May 7. He joins Escambia County with over 26 years of experience as an accomplished chief fire officer including more thanÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 19, 2018
Escambia County has named a new medical director for its corrections and public safety departments. The Escambia County Commission approved the selection of Dr. Rayme Edler as medical services director on Tuesday to oversee all county medical staff under emergency medical services, such asÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 19, 2018
Neither the prosecution nor the defense disputed those facts Tuesday in Escambia County court, but who inflicted those fatal injuries is at the center of the trial. The boyfriend of the child's mother, Alonzo Thompkins, 28, faces one count of felony murder in the toddler's death. Testimony in his trial beganÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 19, 2018
Emails sent to Escambia County jail staff indicate former medical director Dr. Paul Henning was fired for not following county policy in how he handled inmate medical emergencies. Henning was fired on Feb. 15 — 10 days after an inmate named Christopher Conner, 38, died. On Tuesday, the county hiredÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 19, 2018
A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal ordered resentencing for Reginald Lee Booker III, who pleaded no contest in Escambia County to fleeing or attempting to elude a law-enforcement officer and driving without a valid license. The appeal focused on a 2009 law that deals with scoresheets used inÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 10, 2018
The State Attorney's Office is prosecuting a rare charge of bigamy against an Escambia County man. The Escambia County suspect, Jimmy Mouzon, 43, was arrested and booked into jail Friday with the charge, which is a third-degree felony in Florida. His Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrest reportÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 9, 2018
Escambia County Commissioners will discuss ways to improve the diversity of the county fire department after one commissioner demanded the board confront the issue head-on. Commissioner Lumon May raised concerns over the diversity of the Escambia County Fire Rescue Department and of theÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
April 1, 2018
From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, volunteers and national service members will be honored on the lawn outside City Hall, 222 W. Main St. in Pensacola. Light refreshments will be provided. The recognition event will be hosted by United Way of Escambia County, the city of Pensacola and Escambia County.
Pensacola News Journal
March 31, 2018
An Escambia County inmate died in a local hospital after suffering an apparent medical emergency during the intake process. King Solomon Fountain, 35, had been processed into the jail but not yet placed in general population when he began complaining of medical issues, according to county officials.
Pensacola News Journal
March 30, 2018
A Pensacola driver sent one man to the hospital Thursday when he allegedly collided with a Coca-Cola delivery truck while fleeing from an Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputy. At approximately 4:20 p.m., Bryant Williams, 37, was traveling eastbound on Johnson Avenue while being pursued by theÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 30, 2018
Escambia County wants to compel the Sheriff's Office to adhere to the mediation agreement both parties signed on March 9 regarding the sheriff's budget. The county filed a "motion to enforce settlement" with the governor's office on Thursday afternoon. Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh posted the filingÃâà...
NorthEscambia.com
March 30, 2018
Escambia County is asking the governor's office to enforce a signed mediation agreement with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, according to a document filed Thursday. The county and the Sheriff's Office have been battling it out over funding for most of the last year, with the parties signing a mediationÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 29, 2018
The following suspects were charged with felonies Tuesday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Peter Lynn Bowden, 52, address unavailable, larceny, fraud. Tonjas Cornelius Dixon, 47, address unavailable, moving traffic violation, resisting an officer,Ãâà...
NorthEscambia.com
March 29, 2018
The Pensacola Independent News has released their 2018 Inweekly Power List — their ranking of the most the most powerful and influential people in Escambia County. Only one person that works primarily in the North Escambia area was named to the list — NorthEscambia.com publisher WilliamÃâà...
WEAR
March 29, 2018
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers cast a wide net arresting more than 270 undocumented immigrants including one in Escambia County. The 271 arrests were part of an enforcement action targeting immigration violators and those who pose a threat toÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 29, 2018
Chip Simmons, chief deputy of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, has filed to run for sheriff in the 2020 election. Simmons filed paperwork declaring his candidacy on Wednesday afternoon. "I've spent my entire adult life serving the citizens of Pensacola and Escambia County," Simmons told the NewsÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 29, 2018
Authorities are searching for the driver of red Mazda who was involved in a hit-and-run crash late Saturday in Escambia County that left a motorcyclist with minor injuries. At about 10 p.m. Saturday, both the car and a motorcycle, a Suzuki GSF 1250, were heading north on Pine Forest Road toward theÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 27, 2018
The search for the new Escambia County fire chief has been narrowed to seven candidates, including former Pensacola Fire Department Chief David Allen. The county began the search for a new chief after former Chief Patrick Grace was fired over his handling of harassment complaints that led to anÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 26, 2018
The following suspects were charged with felonies Saturday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Steven Scott Buell, 38, 8200 block of N. Davis Highway, aggravated battery. Tyrell Reginald Freeman, 38, 600 block of S. Navy Boulevard, cocaineÃâà...
WKRG
March 21, 2018
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) - An Escambia County commissioner says bridges in the county need to be repaired, but there's no money to do so. County Commissioner Doug Underhill says around 90 percent of the 100 bridges in Escambia County are rotting away and need to be repaired.
Pensacola News Journal
March 19, 2018
Escambia County middle and high schools have "long had armed security," according to Superintendent Malcolm Thomas, who said his recommended new measure is to engage the Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff's Office and private security, so there are enough resources toÃâà...
WEAR
March 7, 2018
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office (ECSO) is searching for a man wanted for questioning only in connection with a homicide. ECSO said 32-year-old Jovan Lidell Proctor is wanted for questioning only in a homicide that happened on January 6, 2017, in the 130 block of East 9 Mile Road. If you have anyÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 7, 2018
Escambia County fire crews responded to a large structure fire Monday afternoon on Hickory Street. Dispatch received a call at 1:01 p.m. reporting that the first floor of a building in the 300 block was on fire. The fire was under control by about 2 p.m.. An Escambia County spokeswoman said a building thatÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 5, 2018
What is happening is the inaugural Gulf Coast Science Festival in Escambia County, featuring both all-ages and adult-specific demonstrations, hands-on activities, presentations, lectures, science trivia and more over the course of nine days. And every bit of it is free to attend. "Some communities have hadÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
March 4, 2018
The grant will be funded under the RESTORE Act. The $268,000 grant is about 1.6 percent of Escambia County's nearly $16.6 million Direct Component allocation from Deepwater Horizon oil spill civil penalties paid, as of Dec. 31. The total project to construct the ponds is estimated at about $4 million.
Pensacola News Journal
February 18, 2018
Florida created sector plans as an experiment for long-term land planning and Escambia County was one of the first four governments to develop a sector plan. The Florida Legislature fully adopted the idea of sector plans in 2011, the same year Escambia County's sector plan went into effect.
Pensacola News Journal
February 16, 2018
If every parent made sure their child did not have access to weapons and could not bring a weapon to a school campus, it would equate to a much safer Escambia County, he said. “There is so much chatter on social media, I have to believe that if the good parents in our community saw what their studentsÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
Thursday was a marathon day to kick off the 2018 election season for Escambia County Commission District 4 candidates, who attended two back-to-back candidate forums. Five of the six candidates — along with all three candidates for District 2 — attended a forum hosted by the Women for ResponsibleÃâà...
Florida Today
December 31, 1999
Palm Bay Fire Chief Russell "Rusty" Nail is one of three finalists in the search for Escambia County's next fire chief. Nail was sworn in last August. He replaced former Palm Bay Fire Chief Jim Stables, who accepted a job as fire chief in Johnson City, Tennessee. Escambia County is Florida's westernmostÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
The election to replace Grover Robinson as the District 4 Escambia County Commissioner as he runs for mayor of Pensacola is getting crowded as five candidates seek the Republican nomination for the seat. All five candidates will attend a candidate forum March 22 at The Lewis Bear Co. Four of theÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
An ordinance banning alcohol on the public areas of the Pensacola Beach boardwalk is set to expire at the end of May, and Escambia County wants to know what people think of the ban. The Escambia County Commission voted Thursday to fund a $15,000 survey to be conducted by the University of WestÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
An Escambia County man is facing charges after a citizen reported mistreatment of a pit bull mix that later had to be euthanized. The dog, which reportedly had missing hair, tapeworms and severely swollen genitals, was confiscated by Escambia County authorities after a resident complained to the PeopleÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
On Thursday night, Escambia County commissioners voted unanimously to engage the law firm of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty and Proctor to pursue civil legal action against "those in the chain of distribution of prescription opiates responsible for the opioid epidemic which is plaguingÃâà...
Pensacola News Journal
December 31, 1999
The Escambia County Commission on Tuesday endorsed full Triumph applications for three local projects, but the commission wants to wait before fully endorsing the fourth project on the list — $25 million for a proposed new arena and youth sports field house. Before committing to the project, the CountyÃâà...
