Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh recaps the Board of County Commissioners meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 5 – including approvals for a $5-Million Dollar boat launch park on the lower Perdido Bay…
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Yoshimi Core named the 2022 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Escambia County Fire Rescue Assistant District Fire Chief by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. Chief Core began his career with Escambia County Fire Rescue in 2015. Prior to…
‘Keep the Wreath Green’ finishes with 16 red bulbs in Escambia County
At the conclusion of “Keep the Wreath Green,” Escambia County Fire Rescue placed a total of 16 red bulbs on the wreaths between Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022. Throughout the duration…
Real News: Jan. 3, 2023
Commissioner Lumon May announces 2023 Living the Dream honorees. ABC News’ Aaron Katersky shares the latest details on the Maine teen charged in the attack on three NYPD officers. Statements made to…
Stakeholders collaborating to avoid Baker Act crisis
By Tom St. Myer Efforts to circumvent a looming mental health treatment crisis in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are trending in the right direction after months of collaboration among stakeholders. An…
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office handed out $196K and kept a car valued at $84K
Sheriff Chip Simmons asked the Escambia Children’s Trust to fund a virtual reality training simulator – cost $152,201.14 – along with movie nights, public service announcements and a Real Time Crime Center….
Cities, Counties File Suits Over Opioid Epidemic
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Local governments in Northwest Florida and Miami-Dade County have filed lawsuits seeking damages from the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company over…
Why were Children’s Trust proposals rejected?
After spending four hours reviewing dozens of proposals for out-of-school time programs in late November, the grant committee chair Tori Woods made a motion at the full board meeting last week to…
Cannabis dispensary asks for help after multiple break-ins
Legal Leaf on Navy Boulevard Suffers Another Burglary, Just Days After Juveniles Arrested for Breaking Into both the Navy and Cervantes Locations The business has three locations that offer legal THC-products for…
Sheriff’s office and Children’s Trust
Last week, the Escambia Children’s Trust failed to pass Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons’ request $432,501 for Movie Nights ($40,000), Public Service Announcements ($50,000), Virtual Reality Training Simulator ($152,201.14) and a Real Time…
ECFR’s Lt. Nick Gradia honored as 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year
Escambia County Fire Rescue is proud to announce that Lt. Nick Gradia was recognized last week as the recipient of the 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year award presented by the…
Randy Oliver passes, led county during difficult period
Former Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver has died suddenly at his Pensacola home, just weeks after retiring as the administrator for Citrus County. His engineering and accounting backgrounds were a good fit…