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Escambia Ham Radio Operators Practice Emergency Communications During Annual Field Day
Local amateur radio operators gathered on Saturday at the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center on W Street to participate in the annual ARRL Field Day, an event highlighting emergency preparedness and public service.
The event, which serves as the largest annual amateur radio operating event in North America, moved to the Emergency Operations Center this year [...]
Local Students Receive Construction Career Days Scholarships
The Escambia County School Board recently honored students who received 2026 Northwest Florida Construction Career Days scholarships.
The high school juniors and seniors participated in the event last February alongside students from every high school in Escambia County.
Eleven students have been awarded $2,000 each, and 28 students will receive $500 each, totaling $36,000:
$2,000 Recipients
Addison Giger — [...]
2019 Alabama Prison Escapee Now Facing Florida Charges For Walnut Hill Machete Carjacking
A man who escaped an Alabama prison facility and allegedly staged a local carjacking in 2019 has been extradited to Escambia County, Florida.
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Travis Wyatt Dawson was served with outstanding warrants and extradited last week for felony carjacking with a weapon and misdemeanor battery. He remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $102,500.
The [...]
Escambia County Veterans Services Office To Hold Outreach In Molino
The Escambia County Veterans Services Office will hold an outreach event in Molino.
The event will take place Thursday, July 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Molino Community Center, located at 6450 Highway 95A.
Veterans Services Office staff members will be available to help with topics including reviewing VA benefits, filing a VA claim, [...]
Cantonment WWII Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient Passes Away At 109
One of America’s oldest living World War II veterans has passed away.
Army veteran Duane Brewton of Cantonment was 109 years old.
In February, he celebrated his 109th birthday at the Sodalis Senior Living Facility.
For more photos from Brewton’s 109th birthday celebration, click here.
He served in Europe during World War II. While serving in the Army infantry, [...]
Nine Mile Road Costco Is Now Open (With Gallery)
The long-anticipated Nine Mile Road Costco is now open.
Hundreds of people were in a line that stretched from the entrance around to the back of the building at 225 East Nine Mile Road as a ribbon cutting was held at 7:30 a.m.
“Have your membership cards, or your digital membership card ready,” employees exclaimed as the [...]
Decomposed Body Found Outside Ensley Walmart
A heavily decomposed body was found on Thursday morning outside the Ensley Walmart Supercenter on Pensacola Boulevard, just a few hundred feet from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 4th Precinct on Hood Drive.
Morgan Diaz, ECSO public information officer, said the male’s body was found in an area with shrubbery near the loading dock of the [...]
No CPA, No Adviser: Century Runs Finances Unsupervised For Months
The Town of Century has spent most of the year operating without a CPA or a signed contract for a financial advisor.
At the most recent town council meeting, Town Clerk Carrie Moore said that the town’s previous CPA was Robert Hudson of Atmore.
“The last time I think we saw him was probably the first week [...]
FHP: Cantonment Woman Claims Meth In Her Purse Was Witchcraft Healing Crystals
A Cantonment woman claiming to possess healing “crystal rocks” used in “witch craft” was arrested on felony drug charges following a June traffic stop in Cottage Hill.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, a trooper initiated a traffic stop on a white Nissan four-door near McKenzie Road and Highway 95A. The vehicle’s license plate [...]
Survivor: Tony deGraaf Honored As Florida Little League Volunteer of the Year
Tony deGraaf, the long-serving president of the Tri-County Little League and Jay Recreation Association, has been named the Volunteer of the Year by the Little League Florida State District Administrators Association.
The prestigious honor highlights more than 15 years of unwavering dedication to youth sports in the community, the majority of which deGraaf has spent leading [...]
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