Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Escambia County’
Follow up to Jan. 3: Arrest made in Matthew Cox murder
Press Release: Investigators have charged a Pensacola man with a Homicide that occurred on July 28, 2012. Bennie Robbins III, 18, was charged yesterday after investigators were able to obtain an arrest warrant charging Robbins with Homicide, Robbery and Aggravated Assault. Matthew Cox, 19, was [...]
Final Environmental-Seat Lists
Escambia County has released the final list of nominees for the environmental representative on the RESTORE Act advisory committee. A finalized list of organizations which qualified to participate in the selection process has also been released. Newly qualified organizations are the Pensacola [...]
And the Nominees Are …
With this afternoon’s deadline approaching, Escambia County has released an updated list of nominees for the RESTORE advisory committee’s environmental seat. A list of organizations which have qualified to participate in the seat’s selection process—as well as a list of those yet to [...]
Old University Mall site lands Burlington, Toys R Us. Opens Fall 2013
Press Release: Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), the world’s leading retail real estate company, announced a host of new tenants today for the redeveloped University Town Plaza at the intersection of Davis Highway and Creighton Road in Pensacola. University Town Plaza, to be completed in [...]
Person Wanted in Charges from Belair Rd Shooting
Press Release: Escambia County Investigators are asking for helping locating Kwamane Q. Silas, 22, of Pensacola, FL. Silas is no longer just wanted for questioning, instead he is wanted on charges stemming from the shooting on January 10, 2013 on Belair Rd. Last week Silas was listed as wanted [...]
The Green Seat
Escambia County has issued a list of organizations that have, to date, met the qualifications to participate in the selection of an environmental representative to sit on the county commission’s RESTORE Act advisory committee. The following groups have been qualified, or are tentatively [...]
Another shooting in Montclair area last night. One dead, others in hospital
I got a phone call last night from readers in the Montclair about shootings were reported at different locations along Belair Road around after 10 p.m. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two others were transported to Baptist Hospital.
Flu activity is increasing
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that Florida is one of 29 states that have been classified as having “high” flu-like activity this year. Influenza activity is increasing nationwide and is most elevated in the southern region of the country. Nationwide, influenza A H3N2 is the [...]
Southwest Greenway Grows
The newest section of the Southwest Greenway will open next week. This portion of the trail is located along the north bank of Jones Creek. When completed, the Southwest Greenway will span 12 miles, connecting Bayou Chico and Perdido Bay. The newest portion—paid for with a $395,000 grant from [...]
Escambia tourism up 12 percent
Press Release: Tourism in Escambia County is presently setting all-time lodging revenue records for FY 2012-2013 to date, with lodging revenues generated in October and November 2012 totaling $24.1 million, a 12 percent increase over revenues collected in the same period in 2011. In FY [...]
Creating a ‘Competitive and Compatible’ LDC
The Escambia County Commission terminated the Land Development Code Advisory Committee Tuesday, charging county administration and staff with studying nearby counties in order to produce a revised “competitive and compatible” comprehensive plan. Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom and [...]
Miami has gun buy-back program
In an effort to curb illegal guns and gun violence, Miami police is holding its first 2013 gun buyback operation of the year. Beginning on Jan. 19, anyone can drop off any firearm at designated locations and receive a gift certificate with no questions asked. “We are urging the public to [...]