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Cottage Hill Search Leads To Two Arrests; ECSO Report Reveals Foul Play Suspected In Man’s Disappearance
New details have emerged following an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office search in Cottage Hill on September 17, including the arrests of two individuals and court documents revealing that investigators believe an active missing person case involves foul play.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant at a mobile home and property in the 1000 [...]

Century Council To Hold Final Hearing On $8.48 Million Budget, Property Tax Rate
Tuesday, the Town of Century will hold a final public hearing on a proposed property tax rate and an $8.48 million budget.
The council previously approved a tentative millage rate of 1.0405. While higher than the 0.9204 mills that have been in place for several years, 1.0405 is the “rolled-back” rate — the computed millage rate [...]

West Roberts Road Is Open Again. What’s Next?
West Roberts Road was reopened by Saturday following a cycle of on-again, off-again closures since late August.
Traffic was flowing smoothly on Saturday afternoon without detours or a portable construction zone traffic signal.
However, the $5.16 million West Roberts Road Roadway and Drainage Improvements Project is not yet done. The entrances into side roads, such as Tate [...]

Fall Tradition: Pumpkins Have Arrived At Cantonment Pumpkin Patch
It’s a sure sign of fall in Cantonment.
The pumpkins have arrived at the Allen Memorial Methodist Men Pumpkin Patch in Cantonment for the 31st year.
Volunteers from the Northview High School NJROTC and the Tribal Beat Band helped unload and set up the pumpkins on Thursday.
For more photos, click here.
The pumpkin patch is located under the [...]

Fire Marshal Now Investigating Cause Of Fire At Chili’s Restaurant On Nine Mile
The state fire marshal’s is now investigating a Thursday fire at the Chili’s one West Nine Mile Road.
At least nine Escambia County Fire Rescue fire trucks and ladder trucks responded to the fire just after 9 a.m. at the restaurant at 529 West Nine Mile Road, arriving to find smoke coming from the building. Firefighters [...]

Kindness And Compassion: Byrneville Elementary, Ransom Middle Celebrate Dolly Day
Byrneville Elementary School and Ransom Middle School celebrated Dolly Day on Friday.
Dolly Day is an annual celebration held on September 25 (9/25, “nine to five”) to honor the life, music, and legacy of kindness and compassion of the late legendary musical icon Dolly Parton.
Teachers and staff at both schools wore pink shirts for the day. [...]

Cantonment Man Facing Trafficking, Gun Charges After Drug Raid, May Shooting; Woman Also Arrested
A Cantonment man is facing multiple felony charges after a narcotics search warrant was executed at his home recently, and he has also been charged in connection with what was originally deemed an accidental shooting in May.
Antonio Krishawn Thompson, 22, remains in the Escambia County Jail without bond. Another resident, 54-year-old Tania Cassandra Eddins, was [...]

Tate High School Student Abigail Lynch Named National Merit Commended Scholar
Tate High School student Abigail Lynch has been recognized as a Commended Student in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The designation places Lynch among the highest-scoring students in the nation based on performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which she took during her junior year.
More than 1.2 million high school students [...]
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Florida Gas Prices Rise; Pensacola Metro Lowest In State
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Fire Heavily Damages Trailer In Trump Mobile Home Park
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High School Football Scoreboard
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Escambia Schools Celebrate National Food Service Employee Day
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Escambia Animal Shelter Offering Free Cat And Dog Adoptions
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Ransom Middle School Names Students of The Month
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Florida Education Chief to Districts: Remove Sexually Explicit Books Before Parents Complain
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Lady Royals Hold Off Hard-Fought Northview Rally in Opening Set, Roll to 3-0 Win
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Tate Volleyball Improves To 14-6 With Four-Set Win Over Fort Walton Beach
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ECFR Responds To Fire At Chili’s On Nine Mile Road
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Escambia County Man Arrested After Alabama Police Chase Ends In Florida
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ECSO: Cantonment Woman Left Dog In Hot Vehicle While Feeding Stray Cats
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Local Students Gather For ‘See You At The Pole’ (With Photo Gallery)
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First Public Park Opens In Allentown
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Stuck School Bus Slows Traffic Near West Roberts Road Closure
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Clean Sweep On The Court: Ransom Middle Takes Three From Bailey Middle
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County Considers Land Swap, $287K Payment For Planned Beulah I-10 Interchange
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Escambia County Man Gets 45 Years For Fatal Gas Station Shooting
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District Pledges Prosecution After Ransom Middle School ‘Bot’ Threat
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Tate High Inducts New National Honor Society Members
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Sunny Skies and Pleasant Lows Ahead for the Area
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