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Pensacola area restaurant inspections: Steakhouse receives administrative complaint
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of July 8-14. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So, every week, we provide that information for you. During the latest round of inspections from the Department...
What holidays are kids out of school? Here's the 2024-2025 calendars for Escambia, Santa Rosa
Escambia and Santa Rosa county school districts have released the calendars for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. You can find below all of the most important dates to know during the school year, including when kids go back to school, major holidays, planned early releases and more. Escambia County 2024-2025...
When do kids go back to school in Santa Rosa County? Here's a list of school start times
Already halfway through July, summer feels like it's flying by. The beginning of the school year is just a month out, with Florida schools starting in the second week of August. The creeping start of school will be met with back-to-school sales, tax-free weekends and parents trying to figure out what they...
Wondering where you can grab free school supplies? Here's where to go in the Pensacola area
The end of July is sneaking up on everyone and that means the new school year is just around the corner. Escambia and Santa Rosa county schools will all have their first day on Aug. 12, but parents will want to make sure their kids are ready before then. That means back-to-school shopping and school supplies.
Letters: Send Sam Parker and James Calkins packing in August; BEACH Act is a must
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67-year-old Milton woman dies after getting ejected from airborne van
A 67-year-old Milton woman is dead after her van went airborne on State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County Monday. Florida Highway Patrol says a 65-year-old woman was driving a Honda Odyssey south on SR 87 with the 67-year-old as a passenger when she ran off the roadway, collided with garbage cans and drove straight toward an embankment.
Medical marijuana industry making headway in Santa Rosa County
When Trulieve opened its first Medical Marijuana Treatment Center dispensary in Pensacola in April of 2017, it was the company's fourth location in the state, and a lot of questions still surrounded the emerging medical marijuana industry. Though citizens passed an amendment to the Florida Constitution in 2016 legalizing medical marijuana, the...
77-year-old man arrested for shooting at Santa Rosa County SWAT in Milton
MILTON, Fla. -- A 77-year-old homeless man was arrested for Saturday afternoon's incident in Milton where he allegedly fired nine rounds at Santa Rosa County SWAT, according to the sheriff's office. Clifford Whennen of Pensacola is charged with:. fleeing and eluding. resisting arrest. aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer...
UPDATE: Woman arrested for DUI crash that killed 67-year-old Milton woman
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 65-year-old Milton woman was arrested for a DUI crash Monday afternoon that killed her 67-year-old passenger. Deborah Fiss, 65, is charged with DUI manslaughter. The crash happened on State Road 87 just north of State Road 89 around 1 p.m. According to FHP, Fiss...
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