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Beulah Man Charged With 20 Child Porn Counts Can Remove GPS Monitor On Bond, Judge Rules
A 50-year-old man arrested last month by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on 20 felony child porn counts will remain free on bond and will be allowed to remove his GPS monitor, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Charles “Billy” Danielson was charged July 10 with 20 counts of possession of child sexual abuse materials and one [...]
Labor Day Weekend Forecast: Mostly Sunny with Scattered Showers
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday: [...]
$90 Million Proposed For Indoor Sports Facility At Ashton Brosnaham Park And Bay Center Upgrades
An indoor sports facility costing up to $60 million could be coming to Escambia County’s Ashton Brosnaham Park, and the Pensacola Bay Center could see a $30 million upgrade funding with tourism tax dollars.
Those ideas were pitched to the Tourist Development Council Thursday afternoon, but dcisive action was not taken on either item.
Ashton Brosnaham Indoor [...]
Century Correctional Inmate Gets Life For 2021 Fatal Stabbing Of Another Inmate
A Century Correctional Institution inmate has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing another inmate in 2021.
Alex Vega, 26, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury on Thursday. Circuit Court Judge Coleman Robinson subsequently imposed the life sentence.
The incident occurred on September 15, 2021, when Vega used a homemade weapon to [...]
One Injured In Highway 95A Crash
One person was seriously injured in a crash on Highway 95A in Cantonment late Thursday morning when the driver of a Nissan Versa apparently collided with a rear wheel on a box truck on Highway 95A north of Gateway Lane, in front of McGee Tire.
The Versa then overturned in the grass area between Highway 95A [...]
State Terminates Over $15 Million In Grants With Century, But Many Projects Will Continue
Millions of dollars in state grants to the Town of Century have been terminated, and a NorthEscambia.com investigation has uncovered what has actually happened and why.
“This council is transparent: I’m transparent,” Gomez said after announcing that he would explain to citizens and the town council “what’s really happening in the Town of Century…So I’m telling [...]
New $4 Million Highway 4 Bridge Is Now Open (With Gallery)
The Highway 4 bridge over Canoe Creek reopened Wednesday afternoon.
The estimated completion date for the nearly $4 million bridge had been delayed by weather until September 1. Contractors were able to finish construction in August, but the opening was then delayed by paint problems.
For a photo gallery, click here.
The new bridge replaces an 81-year-old structure [...]
Why Were Millions In Grants Pulled From Century? This Is What Our Investigation Found.
Millions of dollars in state grants to the Town of Century have been terminated, and a NorthEscambia.com investigation has uncovered what has actually happened and why.
FloridaCommerce pulled $12,877,137 in grant funds from Century for a hurricane shelter/community center and bridges and awarded the money instead to Escambia County. The state also terminated $2,740,350 in grants for [...]
Ascend Cares Donates $3K To Buy Thermal Imaging Cameras For Molino Fire Station
The Ascends Cares Foundation made a significant contribution to Escambia County Fire Rescue. On Monday, the foundation presented a check for $3,078 at the Molino Fire Station, which will be used to purchase two FLIR K2 thermal imaging cameras for the fire station.
Robby Suggs, the fire chief for Ascend Performance Materials Fire Department in Cantonment, [...]
One Area Winn Dixie Will Soon Be Converted Into Aldi Store
Get your quarters ready.
The process to convert some of the Winn Dixie grocery stores in Florida is beginning. Aldi tells NorthEscambia.com that one Aldi in the North Escambia area will close next month to begin the conversion into an Aldi.
In March, the Germany-based Aldi completed the purchase of all Winn Dixie stores.
The Winn-Dixie store located [...]
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ECUA Approves Water, Sewer And Sanitation Rate Increases
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PPD Arrests Cantonment Man On Drug and Weapons Charges
The Pensacola Police Department recently arrested on Cantonment man on drug and weapon charges. William Austin Thomann, 27, was charged...
Atmore Community Hospital Receives $2 Million Grant For Equipment
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Monteverde Magnificent As Blue Wahoos Win With One Hit Against M-Braves
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Atmore Police Arrest Two Century Women, Foley Resident On Drug Charges
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International Paper’s Whitney Fike Named Florida PR’s Communicator Of The Year
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AAA: Labor Day Gas Prices Could Be the Lowest in Three Years
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Blue Wahoos Swept Out of Tennessee Despite Late Comeback
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Update: Missing, Endangered Century Woman Located
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to help locate Rhonda Renee Jackson, a 52-year-old Century woman who...
