The Summation Weekly - March 1, 2023

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TAKING IT TO THE STREETS

PENSACOLA MURALISTS GROUP COMES TOGETHER TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ART

Take a walk almost anywhere in the City of Pensacola’s core and you are bound to run into some public art. We have brass statues of founding conquistadors and heroic generals, monuments to the men and women who serve, large wooden cubes with an ever-changing array of paintings, and murals—lots of murals. The last decade or so has seen a huge rise in the popularity of murals in Pensacola and around the country. Murals are a highly accessible and transformative form of public art that can benefit communities in many ways. Murals provide beautification for local businesses and public spaces, they attract visitors, they create a hip, artistic vibe and they offer an opportunity for public discourse or social commentary.

In 2021, local muralist Daniela De Castro decided to bring likeminded muralists and artists together to help amplify and support public art, street art, murals and the artists who create them. She started Pensacola Muralists as a local artist collective that came together with the purpose of helping our communities thrive through elevation, collaboration and proliferation of public art. As a group, Pensacola muralists have grown into a larger organization with an eight-person board of directors and dozens of members. Their goal is to create a space that offers open resource sharing, educational and training opportunities, and an avenue for new and established artists to come together to network with each other, grow in their skills and hone their craft.

“We are on a mission to elevate the role and importance of public art for Pensacola and our surrounding communities,” De Castro said. “We exist to help elevate our collaborative community of artists, while also

elevating our shared local spaces, places of business, and our city.”

Pensacola Muralists hosts a meet up on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm for anyone interested in the public art field. More info can be found on their social media channels, @pensacolamuralists (Instagram) and Pensacola Muralists (Facebook Group).

MEET THE BOARD

Pensacola Muralist’s eightperson board consists of artists who work in a variety of mediums including murals, painting, graffiti and more.

Daniela De Castro

Daniela De Castro is a Venezuelan artist based out of Pensacola who creates under the artist name “Daniela Paints.” She is an oil painter, a graphic designer and a large-scale muralist. Her murals are conceptual and interactive—inspired by anatomy, nature and humanity. They often feature bright colors, realism and transparencies. In 2022, Daniela was invited to paint for Upfest, the largest live street art festival in Europe. At Upfest, she painted the first ever stereo-mural - a mural incorporating a hand-painted stereogram, an optical illusion popular in the 90s. When the mural is viewed correctly, a secret message appears in 3D. Daniela has painted murals in Spain, Venezuela, England and around the United States. Her latest mural works focus on largescale hands, optics and 3D installations involving cement, plaster and metalwork.

Dylan Nadsady

Dylan Nadsady describes himself as “a visual storyteller, a lover of food, and a nature lover–with all of its animals. The best of my creativity grows from the seeds of whimsy, flapdoodle, and the densest questions, big and small, that have no clear answer.

My paintings are love letters to these states of life. My goal is to engross myself and the audience not in the answers to, but into the beautiful depths of life’s greatest absurdities.”

Patrick Quintanilla

Patrick (Patty) Quintanilla is a self-taught street artist with heavy roots in graffiti. Quintanilla was born in Alabama but has lived in Pensacola for 7 years. His mural work can be seen throughout Pensacola and the U.S.

Eniko Ujj

Eniko Ujj is a Pensacola-based interdisciplinary artist focusing on mural work, conceptual sculpture, ceramics and collaborative projects. She was born in Hungary, immigrated to the States as a child and graduated with a BFA with a focus on oil painting from the University of West Florida in 2012. After moving back from a stint abroad in Denmark she started focusing on her career in the arts and established herself as a fulltime mural artist. She also developed a ceramics practice, exhibits work in regional exhibitions, and leads public, educational pit fires in rural areas in the American south. Her aim with mural painting is to inspire those who see her work to look more carefully at the world around them and to discover beauty in unusual places. Murals are available for anyone who wants to enjoy them and can reinvigorate

neighborhoods and communities, bringing color and joy to places and things that might otherwise go unnoticed. She has focused on crisp line work and bright complementary colors to make her work pop.

Caroline Holland

Caroline Holland started painting full-time in 2018 and has since completed over 800 commissioned paintings ranging from large-scale murals to cranial helmets for babies, pet portraits, human portraits and landscapes. She met her business partner, Tianna Kuwica, in 2021 and the pair joined forces to start Off The Walls Murals, focusing on murals that have a deep impact and spark meaningful conversation.

Tianna Kuwica

Tianna Kuwica used her background in graphic design to find her passion for creating bright and bold illustrations and hand lettering. A couple of years ago she found an even bigger passion for turning those illustrations into murals. In 2021, she met Caroline Holland and they teamed up to form Off The Walls Murals. They both had a dream to create murals that make a difference in the community and bring awareness to important issues.

Devin Bonner

Devin Bonner is a native of Pensacola, and he currently works as a graphic designer for EW Bullock Associates where he designs, creates and presents creative visual solutions for the agency’s clients. In addition to his board work with Pensacola Muralists, he also serves as VicePresident of the American Advertising Federation and as the Public Relations Chair of the Artel Gallery. In his free time, Bonner works as an assistant professor for the metalworking and fabrication department of Pensacola State College’s engineering program, where he teaches laser operation, bead rolling and illustrator techniques.

Amber Panetti Davis

Amber Panetti Davis is an illustrator and portrait artist from Pensacola. Davis grew up in the panhandle and earned her bachelor’s degree in studio art from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She studied renaissance art in Florence, Italy and completed a focused study of art history and computer art. In her free time, Davis enjoys reading and dancing as well as traveling and hiking with her family. She hopes to share her art with the community through murals, portraits and classes. ■

Daniela De Castro Patrick Quintanilla Tianna Kuwica Devin Bonner Caroline Holland
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TWO ECFR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS HONORED DURING MILITARY RECOGNITION DAY

Two Escambia County Fire Rescue volunteer firefighters were recognized during the 2023 Pensacola Navy League Military Recognition Day.

Petty Officer Michael Rosa, USN, and Staff Sergeant Cheyann Smith, USAF, were honored during the ceremony. Outside of their military duties, both serve as volunteer firefighters for ECFR: Petty Officer Rosa serves out of ECFR Station #11 and Staff Sergeant Smith out of ECFR Station #2.

During the ceremony, Petty Officer Rosa received the 2023 Volunteer Service Medal with a certificate of recognition signed by President Joe Biden. As a member of the U.S. Navy, Petty Officer Rosa serves as the project lead for a Combat Support Team, leading 26 sailors covering 10 lines of effort. He also is a Target Analysis Report Subject Matter Expert. Petty Officer Rosa has dedicated over 500 hours of service to Escambia County, responding to several fire rescue calls as well as performing EMS-related services.

Staff Sergeant Smith was recognized as the 2023 Margaret Flowers Award recipient. She serves as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Commander’s Support Section. A natural fundraiser, she completely overhauled the command booster club to hold 15 separate events which funded her squadron’s holiday party and provided financial support for a squadron mate that lost their spouse. While off-duty, Staff Sergeant

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2023 SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Smith has responded to over 80 fire rescue calls for ECFR. In addition, she was named the 2023 Florida Mother of the Year by the American Mothers Organization.

“Taking the time and being willing to go out of your way to help others without being told to in itself is awesome,” said Assistant District Chief Yoshimi Core. “’Service Beyond Self’ is a term heard in the military and in Public Safety. It is a trait of behaviors clearly evident by two of Escambia County’s firefighters. Both Escambia County representatives are also in the military and they share the ‘esprit de corps’ in serving their country and their neighborhood. We can all take pride in having members with these positive traits.”

Escambia County Fire Rescue proudly operates as a combination fire service, utilizing the talents and diversities of volunteer and career firefighting personnel. Career personnel operate in 14 stations throughout the county. 13 stations work a 24/48-hour shift, and two stations work Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteer firefighters operate out of numerous stations throughout Escambia County. Escambia County Fire Rescue also provides other emergency services such as hazardous materials response, special operations and ALS non-transport. To learn more about how to join Escambia County Fire Rescue, follow Escambia County Fire Rescue on Facebook.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPENS FOR HURRICANE SALLY INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROJECTS

During the Feb. 16 Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board discussed proposed infrastructure repair projects in Escambia County as part of the Rebuild Florida Infrastructure Repair Program. Led by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Office of Long-Term Resiliency, the program is designed to fund infrastructure restoration and hardening projects in communities impacted by Hurricane Sally.

The board has selected five projects to prioritize as part of the program. The projects include:

• Energy-efficient Escambia County Transit Center and solar-powered bus shelters with ADA upgrades

• Upgrades to the Pensacola Bay Center

• Indoor multi-use facility at Ashton Brosnaham Park

• Beach Haven stormwater and septic-tosewer project

ON YOUR FEET - THE STORY OF GLORIA ESTEFAN

ON YOUR FEET!, the exhilarating original musical based on the extraordinary life of 26-time Grammy Award-winning husbandand-wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, features a book by Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Alexander Dinelaris and a score made up of some of the most loved and iconic songs of the past quartercentury including “Rhythm is Gonna Get

O’RILEY’S GROG MARCH 2023

O’Riley’s Irish Pub’s annual Grog March is back in support of Manna Food Pantries. Attendees are invited to show up in their best St. Patrick’s day outfit and help feed the hungry in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. General admission is free with a donation of 2 non-perishable food items or cash

2023 SUN BELT DRIBBLE DRIVE

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Dribble Drive is scheduled for Saturday, March 4 beginning at 1 pm at the Pensacola Bay Center. Children ages 3-12 are welcome to join in on the fun and dribble their basketball around the venue grounds and into the

• 11 stormwater projects in Escambia County Escambia County values citizen and stakeholder engagement and will provide a reasonable opportunity of at least 30 days for citizen comment and ongoing citizen access to information about the use of these grant funds. During the development of the grant applications, the county will consult with disaster-affected citizens, stakeholders, local government, public housing authorities and other affected parties in the surrounding geographic area. The public comment period for these projects is open from Thursday, Feb. 16 until Monday, March 20. All public comments can be emailed to sallyrecoverygrant@myescambia.com.

For more information about these projects and other proposed Rebuild Florida programs, visit MyEscambia.com/sallyrecoverygrant.

Applications are now open for the Escambia County Summer Youth Employment Program. Applications are accepted beginning Friday, Feb. 17, until Friday, March 10 at 3 p.m. Online applications are available at MyEscambia.com/youthemployment. Physical applications will not be available. Incomplete applications or applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

The program is open to Escambia County youth ages 16-24 interested in an opportunity to receive paid work experience this summer. Qualified youth who are accepted into ECSYEP will be able to work up to 30 hours a week, with positions available in various county departments along with the Escambia County School District, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector’s Office and Supervisor of Elections Office. Participants will also receive job readiness training prior to job placement as well as post-employment briefings.

Last summer, over 150 youth participated in the program, working in county departments including Public Works, Public Safety, Escambia County Area Transit, West Florida Public Libraries and more. Read more about their experience here.

Limited positions are available. Requirements for the program are as follows:

• Must submit complete application packet by prescribed deadline.

• Must be a resident of Escambia County, Fla. at the time of application and for the duration of program participation.

• Must complete up-front job readiness preparatory training classes.

• Must complete post-employment debriefing sessions.

• Must not have any felony convictions.

• If enrolled in school, must submit enrollment verification.

• Must be between the age of 16 years old and 24 years old at the time of enrollment.

• Must show proof of identify (State issued Driver’s License or State ID Card).

• Must show proof of address.

• Must meet hiring criteria of the temporary employment agency.

• Must submit completed application with all supporting required documentation to be considered

• Must attend the end of the Summer Youth Program Award Ceremony. For additional information, please call Neighborhood and Human Services at 850-595-3123 or 850-595-3130.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEBUTS “A MINUTE WITH EM” WEEKLY SEGMENT

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Escambia County

Emergency Management debuted the first episode of “A Minute with EM,” a minute-long segment dedicated to discussing a variety of topics that impact public safety. Emergency Management will publish new episodes on a weekly basis.

Each week, a representative from ECEM will discuss an emergency managementrelated topic that is relevant to the current trend of that week. For example, if Escambia County is expecting a severe weather event, the next “A Minute with EM” would likely discuss that weather forecast and ways residents can prepare.

“We hope that ‘A Minute with EM’ will help the public understand what Emergency Management is, and how to prepare for and recover from any disaster that impacts our community,” said Emergency Manager Travis Tompkins. “Research has shown that most people under 35 get their news from social media. These videos will be posted weekly to our social media platforms in the hopes that more people will get our message about weather awareness and preparedness.”

NIGHT ON THE TRACKS

You,” “Conga” and “Get On Your Feet.” Having begun in Chicago in the summer of 2015, ON YOUR FEET! made its Broadway bow that November, played for two years, and received seven Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, three Drama League Award nominations, and a Tony Award® nomination for Best Choreography. Now the show will be held at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre for two nights, March 7 and 8 at 7:30 pm each night. For tickets and more information, visit pensacolasaenger. com.

to Manna. This admission includes a 22oz mug and more swag. T-Shirt Tier admission comes at a $10 ticket price and a donation of 2 non-perishable food items or cash to Manna. The $10 fee gets you a commemorative t-shirt. Registration starts at O’Riley’s (321 S. Palafox Street) at 4 pm. Tickets can be found on eventbrite.com. For more information, visit orileyspub.com

Bay Center where games will be taking place. Each participant will receive a t-shirt, basketball and two tickets to the March 4th men’s quarterfinal games, all free. Registration will be closed once 500 participants have been reached. The Pensacola Bay Center is located at 201 East Gregory Street. To register or learn more, visit sunbeltsports.org/dribbledrive.

Night on the Tracks is a multi-venue arts and music event that is newer to the Pensacola event scene. The second installation of the event will take place on March 4 beginning at 5 pm. There will be three live music performances and two art exhibits as part of the event across seven different venues

Topics on “A Minute with EM” could include:

• Weekly weather forecasts

• Hurricane/disaster preparedness

• How to set up emergency alert notifications on your phone

• Weather activity in the Tropics

• Cold and Hot weather safety

• How-to videos when preparing your home for weather-related events

• How to report storm-related damages

• “Know Your Zone”

• The Escambia County Disaster Guide

• Evacuations routes

Each episode of “A Minute with EM” will be published on the ECEM social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

More information on what to do before, during and after a storm is available online at MyEscambia.com/BeReady. Citizens can also follow @BeReadyEscambia on Twitter and like Escambia County Emergency Management on Facebook for the latest news and updates on emergencies impacting our community.

in Old East Hill. These venue include Doc’s Hop Shop, Waterboyz, End Of The Line Cafe, 309 Punk Project, The Handlebar, Pensacola MESS Hall, and From the Ground Up. In addition to the live performances and art, there will also be shopping and food. Join Pensacola’s art community in a fun Night on the Tracks! For more information, visit facebook. com/events/615254090428180.

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VOUCHER EXPANSION BACKED IN SENATE

RYAN

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TALLAHASSEE — The Senate began moving forward Tuesday with a proposal that would make every Florida student eligible for state-backed vouchers that could be used for private-school tuition and various other expenses, while opponents argued the measure would harm traditional public schools.

The Senate Education PreK-12 Committee voted 9-3 along party lines to approve the measure (SB 202). The bill would nix current eligibility requirements for vouchers such as limits on household income.

Under the bill, families could qualify to receive vouchers if “the student is a resident of this state and is eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school in this state.”

Democrats questioned the elimination of income-eligibility rules.

Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, asked whether a family earning $500,000 a year would be eligible for vouchers.

“Well, the short answer is yes. Because we’re not funding parents, we’re funding students. That’s what this bill is,” said committee Chairman Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican who is sponsoring the measure.

In addition to expanding voucher eligibility, the proposal would essentially create what are known as education savings accounts, or ESA’s. The flexible-spending accounts could be used for purchases such as tutoring services, instructional materials and contracted services provided by public schools.

The measure also would allow families of home-schooled students to receive vouchers, with a limit of 10,000 home-schooled recipients next school year. That number would increase by 20,000 in each subsequent year.

Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, supported the measure Tuesday but questioned whether families of home-schooled students should be allowed to receive the same voucher funding as students whose families would use the money for private-school tuition.

“I think that the potential for abuse rises significantly with the dollar amount and keeping a child at home,” Grall said.

Grall also suggested changes that she said would address concerns related to “being accountable to the taxpayer” and to parents. Grall proposed that information

about participating private schools could be posted online. Such information could include whether the schools are accredited, whether they serve students with particular disabilities and the curriculums used by the schools.

Responding to Grall’s comments, Simon told The News Service of Florida after the meeting that he is open to potential changes.

“I think her concerns are very valid, and we’ll sit down and continue to pick apart this bill on ways we can make it better,” Simon said.

Questions about the potential cost of the measure remained Tuesday. The financial impact of the proposed changes has not been determined, Simon told reporters.

While the vast majority of discussion Tuesday centered on vouchers, the bill also would direct the State Board of Education to recommend to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature ways to “reduce regulation on public schools.”

Those recommendations would be due before the 2024 legislative session.

The bill drew support from several parents of students who receive Family Empowerment Scholarship vouchers for students with disabilities. Those scholarships allow families to make a range of purchases similar to education savings accounts.

But some critics expressed concerns about a potential erosion of traditional public schools. Cathy Boehme, a lobbyist who represents the Florida Education Association teachers union, called for “fiscal responsibility.”

“When we fund private-school students who have never been to public school, it will come out of public-school dollars. So, let’s make sure we get the math right on the estimations so that we do no harm to any of our students,” Boehme told senators.

Bill Montford, a Democratic former state senator who is CEO of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, spoke in support of the measure on behalf of the organization. Montford said superintendents “are not afraid of competition.”

“Right now, 85 percent of our parents choose public schools. With this, we think it will increase, quite frankly. It will give us a level playing field,” Montford said.

A similar House measure (HB 1) will be considered Thursday by the PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee.

CREDIT CARD COMPANIES TARGETED ON GUN SALES

JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — Credit-card companies could face fines up to $10,000 per violation for tracking firearm and ammunition sales in Florida, under a measure approved Tuesday by a Senate committee.

The Republican-controlled Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 7-3 along party lines to approve a bill (SB 214) that would target yet-to-be-enacted plans by some credit-card companies to create a separate “merchant category code” for sales at firearm businesses.

Similar four-digit codes are already used to separate purchases and collect data from places such as grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants and bookstores.

Bill sponsor Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, pointed to a Florida prohibition on gun-sale registries and said the bill would prevent data collection.

“In Florida, we take it very seriously to protect consumers’ rights, gun rights and their right to privacy, and I believe that this MCC (merchant category code) would lead to the creation of a registry in essence, potentially having a chilling effect on constitutional rights,” Burgess said. “We’re basically putting teeth behind current law in Florida, which prevents government and private registries.”

In September, Visa joined Mastercard and American Express in announcing plans to categorize gun shop sales. Gun-control advocates say the move would help track suspicious

LAWMAKERS LOOK AGAIN AT CONDO SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

JIM

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee Tuesday backed a proposal that would make changes to a condominium-safety law passed last year after the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside.

The proposal (SB 154), which deals with issues such as inspections and condominium-association financial reserves, came as associations try to carry out the law passed during a May special legislative session — and grapple with increased costs for residents.

During Tuesday’s meeting of the Senate Regulated Industries Committee, Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Miami Gardens Democrat whose district includes Surfside, asked what would be done to “provide relief” to condominium owners who could be forced to pay more because of last year’s law.

“I hear you, and we have heard from folks throughout the state on that issue, on the question of will it be burdensome,” bill sponsor Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, said.

“And I cannot sit here today and tell you that there is not an owner in the state of Florida who won’t see an increase because of this … effort on the part of the Legislature to make sure that folks that live in condos are safe.”

The Regulated Industries Committee voted unanimously to approve the bill, which, for example, would make changes in what are known as “milestone” inspections for condominium buildings three floors or higher.

Under last year’s law, inspections are required for buildings that have been occupied for 30 years — or 25 years if the buildings are within three miles of a coastline. After initial inspections, the buildings have to go through the process every 10 years.

The new bill would ease that somewhat, allowing buildings within three miles of the coastline to be inspected after they have been occupied for 30 years. It would allow local officials to require the inspections after 25 years of occupancy depending on “local circumstances, including environmental

conditions such as proximity to salt water.”

Also, the bill would allow local officials to extend inspection deadlines if building owners have entered into contracts with architects or engineers but the inspections cannot be finished in time.

“We don’t want to have a gotcha,” Bradley said.

A key issue in last year’s law (SB 4-D) dealt with condominium associations having adequate financial reserves to make needed repairs to buildings. In part, the law required what are known as “structural integrity reserve” studies to help determine how much money needs to be set aside.

Part of the focus on the issue stems from some associations in the past not placing enough money in reserves, which now could lead to residents facing hefty costs if buildings need major repairs. The studies are required to take into account a list of structural features of buildings, such as roofs, loadbearing walls and fire-protection systems.

Bradley said the bill includes changes such as removing floors from the list. Also, the bill proposes allowing the studies to “recommend that reserves do not need to be maintained for any item for which an estimate of useful life and an estimate of replacement cost or deferred maintenance expense cannot be determined” — a provision that Bradley said could apply to foundations.

The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved last year’s law after 98 people died in the June 2021 collapse of the Surfside building. While the law was aimed at bolstering the safety of buildings, officials also said the collapse is having ramifications for condominium associations trying to buy property insurance.

Insurance lobbyist Lisa Miller, a former state deputy insurance commissioner, told the Senate committee that insurance companies “are looking at this bill.”

“The companies need to be able to see what’s in them (the buildings),” Miller said. “Before Champlain Towers, they really were insuring them based on the agent’s word or just data that wasn’t transparent.”

PORTS GET CARGO BOOST, SEE CRUISE REBOUND

TALLAHASSEE — Global supply-chain issues last year helped push cargo traffic at Florida’s 16 seaports slightly ahead of prepandemic numbers, while the cruise industry is expected to return to pre-pandemic passenger counts this year.

the U.S.),” Rubin added. “We’re getting more from the Europe side and certainly more is coming through the Suez (Canal) from Asia.”

Rubin said Gov. Ron DeSantis helped highlight Florida’s ports as supply-chain backups drew international attention and as shipping firms sought different ports to unload cargo.

sales tied to potential mass shootings.

Democrats expressed concern the bill could hinder law-enforcement efforts to prevent mass shootings.

“There’s a lot of things that go on in these investigations, and sadly we’re in a crisis across this country,” said Sen. Victor Torres, an Orlando Democrat and former New York City transit police detective. “Every day, every weekend we hear about shootings in our counties, in our state, across the nation. And this state should be more aware as to the purchasing of guns and ammunition.”

The bill, a priority of state Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, says that “creation or maintenance of records of purchases of firearms or ammunition or the tracking of sales made by a retailer of firearms or ammunition by a nongovernmental entity, including a financial institution, without a substantial and historical business need or a requirement imposed by law, may frustrate the right to keep and bear arms and violate the reasonable privacy rights of lawful purchasers of firearms or ammunition.”

In barring the assignment of a merchant category code, the bill would direct the Simpson-led Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to investigate alleged violations and impose fines up to $10,000 for each violation.

The bill is filed for consideration during the legislative session that will start March 7. Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, has filed an identical bill (HB 221) in the House.

The annual Seaport Mission Plan, issued Wednesday by the Florida Ports Council, said the state’s ports handled 112.5 million tons of cargo last year, up 6 percent from 2021 and 0.5 percent higher than in 2019, the last full year before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, the cruise industry in Florida recorded 10.77 million passengers in 2022, 41 percent fewer than in 2019, according to the council report.

Michael Rubin, president and CEO of the ports council, said the cruise industry is trending this year toward the 2019 totals. Florida’s cruise industry handles about 60 percent of all U.S. passenger traffic and plays a vital role in the state’s tourism industry.

“The parking decks are full. I’ve got (Port) Canaveral and (Port) Everglades and (Port) Miami trying to rent out areas off port to park people,” Rubin said. “I think we’ll beat ‘19 this year. People have been sitting at home and going, ‘Hell, I gotta get back out.’”

Rubin, also the administrator of the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council, said the increase in cargo last year stemmed from shipping companies looking to avoid slowdowns at the California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach while carrying cargo from Asia and South America.

“I think the supply-chain crisis and our ability to react to it was probably the number one thing,” Rubin said.

“We’re always trying to peel away those things that are coming over to this side (of

“It used to be that you had a significant deficit on the East Coast versus the West Coast, on consumer products coming in,” Rubin said. “And it’s actually a little bit more on the East Coast of the United States now. And I don’t see that reversing.”

Florida, like the rest of the U.S., is also benefiting from an increase in trade with Mexico.

With Mexico the United States’ top trading partner in terms of value, exports to Mexico were up 30.7 percent from 2020 to 2021, and imports from Mexico grew by 18.3 percent in the same time, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security.

DeSantis last month proposed a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that would provide $150.5 million for ports, up from $135.86 million in the current fiscal year. Lawmakers will consider the proposal during the legislative session that will start March 7.

The newly released ports report listed $2.3 billion in priority projects to expand port capacity.

The projects ranged from $981 million for cruise-terminal developments at Port Miami and $100 million for dredging, turning-basin expansion and other improvements at Port Tampa Bay to $3.5 million for the Maritime High-Performance Center of Excellence Dock Complex at the Port of Pensacola and $505,000 for infrastructure development at the newly designated Port Putnam.

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LEGISLATIVE LEADERS LOOK TO GET ‘ACROSS FINISH LINE’

TALLAHASSEE —House and Senate leaders said Wednesday the goal of the upcoming legislative session is to get priorities of Gov. Ron DeSantis “across the finish line,” such as limiting lawsuits, expanding school choice and preventing “woke” investing.

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner described “unprecedented cooperation” between the governor and leaders of the Republicandominated Legislature as they spoke at the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Legislative Fly-in” at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Conference Center at Florida State University.

“The bills that he is asking us to send through the Legislature are the things that we’ve been talking about for years and haven’t had the courage to do. He has,” Passidomo, R-Naples, said. “We’re going to get his agenda across the finish line.”

Renner said he anticipates a session filled with “big, big issues.” The scheduled 60-day session will start March 7.

“Some you will love. Some you may hate,” Renner, R-Palm Coast, said. “But these are things that I think will move Florida forward and put us in a really great place and make people’s lives better tomorrow than they are today.”

Among the issues that Renner cited were a measure to help shield businesses and insurance companies from costly lawsuits.

City Furniture CEO and owner Keith Koenig — in introducing Renner at the chamber event — called tackling lawsuit abuse “number one on our list.”

House Republicans last week filed a wide-ranging bill (HB 837) to try to curb lawsuits. The bill emerged a day after DeSantis endorsed ideas such as eliminating what are known as “one-way attorney fees” across all lines of insurance. One-way attorney fees require insurers to pay the attorney fees of plaintiffs who successfully file lawsuits.

Lawmakers during a December special session eliminated one-way attorney fees to try to help financially struggling property insurers. But insurance lobbyists also have been calling for eliminating one-way fees in cases involving such things as auto-accident claims.

Renner said the intent of the new legislation will be to eliminate “garbage lawsuits,” a move he said “will lower our costs in auto insurance and property insurance.”

Plaintiffs’ attorneys and outnumbered

Democratic lawmakers likely will fight the proposal, at least in part arguing that limiting lawsuits and legal fees unfairly affects injured people.

The House and Senate also have started moving forward on proposals to make every Florida student eligible for state-backed vouchers that could be used for privateschool tuition and various other educational expenses (HB 1 and SB 202).

“There’s many, many great public schools and great public school teachers out there, but we do want competition,” Renner said. “School choice, which was begun by (former Gov.) Jeb Bush 25 years ago, has made our public schools a lot better. … But that’s not good enough. We still have about half of our students who don’t make it on grade level in reading by the third grade.”

In addition to expanding voucher eligibility, the proposals would essentially create what are known as education savings accounts, or ESA’s. The flexible-spending accounts could be used for purchases such as tutoring services, instructional materials and contracted services provided by public schools.

Lawmakers also are proposing allowing families of home-schooled students to receive vouchers.

Critics of the legislation have expressed concerns about a potential erosion of traditional public schools.

Another DeSantis-backed bill (HB 3) seeks to block government investment decisions involving “environmental, social and governance” standards, known as ESG.

Republican leaders in Florida and other states have targeted ESG for taking into account issues such as climate change, racial inequality and supply-chain labor standards.

“What I take the greatest issue with, it becomes ultimately a hijacking of the democratic process,” Renner said. “Issues that are significant, they belong in the political process, are instead put forward by martini millionaires.”

The bill would require investment decisions by state and local governments to be made “solely on pecuniary factors” while also prohibiting consideration of “social, political or ideological interests” in government contracting.

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, a massive asset-management firm, said in a letter last year to corporate executives that companies using the standards are “performing better than their peers.”

VOUCHER PLAN COSTS SPUR DEBATE

RYAN DAILEY NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — Florida House analysts estimate that a proposal to make all students eligible for taxpayer-funded vouchers would cost $209.6 million next year, while critics say that dramatically underestimates potential costs. The House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday approved a revamped version of the measure (HB 1), which includes a massive expansion of eligibility for vouchers. It would allow any student who is a “resident of this state and is eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school” to qualify.

The bill also seeks to allow families to use vouchers for a range of purchases including tuition and fees for tutoring services and fees for various exams. It would establish what are known as education savings accounts in Florida, which also could be used by families of home-schooled students.

Questions about the potential costs have swirled as the bill sailed through House panels ahead of the March 7 start of the annual legislative session.

Citing a House staff analysis, bill sponsor Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, said Thursday that one component of the estimated $209.6 million cost took into account the roughly 300,000 students who attend private schools that participate in state voucher programs.

Tuck said “approximately 50 percent of these students were funded by” voucher programs in the 2021-2022 school year..

“Why did we only consider private schools? Because any current public school student who may elect a choice scholarship due to the expanded eligibility is already funded in the FEFP,” Tuck said, referring to the Florida Education Finance Program, the main pot of money for public schools.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES EYED IN EVACUATIONS

JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — A Republican senator this week suggested that state transportation officials consider limiting the use of electric vehicles during evacuations until more charging stations are set up along major highways.

As the state Department of Transportation is set to move forward this year with distributing federal money to add more charging stations near evacuation routes, Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, raised a concern that electric vehicles could become roadblocks if they run out of power on highways crowded with fleeing residents.

“With a couple of guys behind you, you can’t get out of the car and push it to the side of the road. Traffic backs up. And what might look like a two-hour trip, might turn into an eight-hour trip once you’re on the road,” Martin said Thursday during a discussion on charging stations at the Senate Select Committee on Resiliency.

“My concern is there’s not an infrastructure currently available in the state of Florida for the amount of EV’s that might be used to evacuate, on evacuation routes, during a time of emergency,” Martin added.

Trey Tillander, executive director of transportation technologies at the Florida Department of Transportation, said he’d bring the topic up with agencies including the Florida Highway Patrol. But the department’s preference, he said, is to find ways to help electric-vehicle owners, similar to owners of gas-powered vehicles, during evacuations.

“Some of the things we’re looking into … is portable EV chargers,” Tillander said. “So, if an electrical vehicle runs out of charge, there are technologies. We have our Road Rangers. We have our emergency assistance vehicles that we deploy during a hurricane evacuation that have gas. … We need to provide that same level of service to electric vehicles.”

Tillander also said the Division of Emergency Management directs people to plan ahead for disasters, including offering suggestions to be “fully charged” before hitting the road and to set temporary relocation destinations that are tens of miles away rather than hundreds of miles.

The state didn’t have any significant issues during last year’s Hurricane Ian evacuation, as electric vehicles make up just over

RENNER BACKS DESANTIS ON DEFAMATION LAW

“Therefore, switching over to be a scholarship (recipient) has no fiscal impact,” Tuck said.

But the House’s cost estimate is far lower than a projection released by the Florida Policy Institute, a non-profit group that opposes the voucher expansion. The group published a report this month that said the bill could cost the state about $4 billion in the initial year and pointed to issues such as the potential elimination of current familyincome caps to receive vouchers.

The report cited factors such as vouchers for “current public school students once the family income cap is lifted,” and vouchers that would go to “current private school students newly eligible for vouchers.”

Norin Dollard, who works with the Florida Policy Institute, told the House panel that she “stands by this estimate.”

Changes to the bill approved Thursday included doubling the number of homeschooled students who could receive vouchers.

The revamped measure would allow 20,000 home-schooled students to receive vouchers next school year. That number would grow by 40,000 students in each subsequent school year until July 2027.

An earlier version of the proposal would have allowed 10,000 home-schooled students to participate in the first year, and would have increased that number by 20,000 in each subsequent year.

The House measure will need approval from the Education & Employment Committee before it can go to the full House after the start of the session. House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, has made the issue one of his priorities.

A similar Senate bill (SB 202) got initial approval from the Education PreK-12 Committee this week.

House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, said Friday he supports Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call to revisit a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has helped protect media companies from defamation lawsuits. The 1964 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case known as New York Times Co. v. Sullivan held that the First Amendment limits public officials’ ability to sue for defamation. DeSantis said this month he thinks the case should be revisited,

IAN FLOOD CLAIM PAYMENTS TOP $2.2B

Nearly five months after Hurricane Ian hit Florida, the National Flood Insurance Program has paid about $2.29 billion in claims from the Category 4 storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tues-

1 percent of the vehicles in Florida.

Sen. Tina Polsky, a Boca Raton Democrat who owns an electric vehicle, questioned Martin’s suggestion.

“I don’t think you can ban an electric vehicle from evacuating because that may be the only car someone has,” Polsky said.

The department is expected to receive $198 million in federal money over the next five years that will be distributed in grants for government and businesses to operate EV charging stations. “We have met with Wawa. We’ve met with a lot of those companies,” Tillander said. “Those convenience stores, gas stations, retailers, they’re one component. They have the land and amenities, which is why they’re interested.”

Guidelines are still being set for the grants, which are expected to be advertised this summer with agreements in place by the end of the year, Tillander said.

The federal program requires stations to be 50 miles apart and open to all passenger electric vehicles. For an initial round of grants, stations must be within one mile of the interstate system, and consideration must be given to proposals for rural and underserved communities.

Sen. Tom Wright, R-New Smyrna Beach, said the committee should table talk about electric cars until it becomes a greater need.

“I certainly wasn’t around when the gasoline engine was first created. But I don’t know that the federal government or the state governments did anything to put out gas stations,” Wright said. “When I drive around our state, it looks like every corner there’s a new gas station being built. So, I’m thinking they know something that we’re not talking about because I can’t imagine they’re building them anticipating tearing them down in 10 or 15 years.”

The number of electric vehicles registered in Florida increased 87 percent from September 2021 to December 2022. But the 203,094 electric vehicles in December 2022 were just a small part of the more than 19 million registered vehicles in the state. Based on plans by manufacturers, Tillander said the share of electric vehicles is expected to increase to between 10 percent and 35 percent of vehicles by 2040.

a position that Renner echoed Friday during a news conference at the Capitol. “I think the governor’s right. It’s time to test that law, you know the New York Times v. Sullivan,” Renner, an attorney, said. “And if a reporter is hiding behind an anonymous source that may not be a real person, may not be a real source, and putting out what we’ve come to know as fake news, then there needs to be some liability for that.” Renner’s comments also came three days after Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, filed a potentially far-reaching bill (HB 991) that would make changes in state defamation laws.

day. Ian made landfall Sept. 28 in Southwest Florida and continued causing flooding as it crossed the state. Residents who have mortgages on properties in designated flood zones are required to have flood insurance, which is mostly purchased through the federal program. But most Floridians don’t have flood insurance, exacerbating problems from Ian. Residential property-insurance policies cover wind damage, but not flood damage.

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Legals

Notice of Foreclosure Sale by Clerk of Circuit Court IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, v.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND CREDITORS OF EUNICE BARFIELD and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties; ANGELA KELLEY; CHARLES TAYLOR; ESCAMBIA COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida; and CITY OF PENSACOLA, a municipality chartered in the State of Florida, Defendants.

Case No.: 2022 CA 001312

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on March 14, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. CST, via online bid at www.escambia. realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder pursuant to the Amended Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above styled action, the following described real and personal property situated in Escambia County, Florida:

LOTS 21 AND 22, BLOCK 34, OF WEST KING

TRACT, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA, PUBLISHED BY THOMAS C. WATSON IN 1884.

TOGETHER with all easements, rights-of-way, strips and gores of land, vaults, streets, ways, alleys and passages, sewer rights, water rights and powers, minerals, flowers, shrubs, trees, and other emblements now or hereafter located on the land or under or above the same or any part of parcel thereof and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances, reversions and remainders, whatsoever, in any way belonging, relating or appertaining to the Premises or any or hereafter acquired.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with the Clerk of the Court no later than the date that the Clerk reports the funds as unclaimed.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.

Please contact:

Court Administration, ADA Liaison

Escambia County

190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor

Pensacola, FL 32502

Phone (850) 595-4400 Fax (850) 595-0360

ADA.Escambia@flcourts1.gov

at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 13th day of February 2023.

/s/ Megan F. Fry

MEGAN F. FRY Florida Bar No. 0058608

Clark Partington 125 East Intendencia St. (32502)

P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340

Primary email: mfry@clarkpartington.com

Secondary emails:

ldunlap@clarkpartington.com

tcourtney@clarkpartington.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

2WR2/22-3/1NOS

Notice to Creditors

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: Estate of JANET KAY EAGAN, Deceased.

Case No. 2023-CP-252

Division “U”

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of JANET KAY EAGAN, (also known as JANET BISHOP EAGAN) deceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was January 28, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorneys are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3)

MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3)

MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED

TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is March 1, 2023.

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

RHETT J. WILLIAMS Florida Bar No.: 1019567

CLARK PARTINGTON 125 East Intendencia Street Pensacola, FL 32502

P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010

Telephone: (850) 434-9200

Fax: (850) 208-7100

E-mail: rwilliams@clarkpartington.com

Attorneys for Petitioner

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

KIMBERLY AGRICOLA

305 S. Sunset Blvd. Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561

2WR3/1-3/8NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: The Estate of JUSTIN STOKES, CASE NO: 2023-CP-001965

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Administration of the Estate of JUSTIN STOKES, deceased, File Number 2023-CP001965, whose date of death was August 16, 2022, and whose social security number is XXX-XX-9935, is pending in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit, in and for Escambia County, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s Attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claim with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED

TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 1, 2023.

John P. Washington, II John P. Washington, II, Esquire Attorney for Personal Representative 1014 N. Adams St. Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Tel: (850) 222-7895 Florida Bar No. 067910

Email: johnw@wash2law.com

Yolanda Pugh Yolanda Pugh Personal Representative 1210 Linwood Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32304

2WR3/1-3/8NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF HAROLD COALE BROWNELL, Deceased.

File No.: 22000497CPMX Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of HAROLD COALE BROWNELL, deceased, whose date of death was April 26, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is: 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 1st, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

JOHN P. KUDER Florida Bar No. 119443 Sellers Skievaski Kuder & Smith LLP 331 E. Romana Street Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 434-3111 kuder.j@pensacolalawgroup.com bleiler.s@pensacolalawgroup.com

Personal Representative:

ELIZABETH ANN WILSON 4035 Bedevere Drive Pensacola, FL 32514 2WR3/1-3/8NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: The Estate of Ray Allen Dupree II Deceased

Case No.: 2023 CP 000264

Division:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of Ray Allen Dupree II, deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32501. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED

THAT:

All persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is on March 1, 2023

ARTICE L. McGRAW, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 112267

ArticeLMcGraw@articelmcgraw.com 820 North Twelfth Avenue Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 438-4036

Personal

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF Bonnie A. Goldfarb Deceased. File No. 2023-CP-7 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

A trust administration for the estate of Bonnie A. Goldfarb, deceased, whose date of death was October 17, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the trustee and the trustee’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 1, 2023.

Attorney for Trustee: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No.: 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102

Trustee: Cynthia G. Cortes 2WR3/1-3/8NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF SANDRA DIANE JONES, A/K/A SANDRA D. JONES, Deceased. File No. 2023 CP 000164

Division: “U”

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate Of SANDRA DIANE JONES, A/K/A SANDRA D. JONES, deceased, died on January 4, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Clerk of Circuit Court, Probate Division, 190 W Government St., Pensacola, FL 32502, and whose mailing address is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, FL 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is February 22, 2023.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES C BRADFORD Deceased.

File No.: 2023 CP 230 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Charles C Bradford, whose date of death was January 16, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32501. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED

TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 1, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Jason R. Mosley

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No.: 386650 4655 Woodbine Road Pace, FL 32571

Telephone: (850) 696-1196 jmosley@mosleyestatelaw.com

Personal Representative: Heather Dickin 2WR3/1-3/8NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF KENT ANTHONY BROUSSARD Deceased.

File No. 2023 CP 000052

Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of KENT ANTHONY BROUSSARD, deceased, whose date of death was October 3, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED

TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is: February 22, 2023.

Signed on this 9th day of February, 2023.

Charles P. Hoskin, Esq.

EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON

Florida Bar No. 364401 30 South Spring Street

Pensacola, FL 32502

Telephone: (850) 433-6581

Email: cph@esclaw.com

jcw@esclaw.com

mcrooke@esclaw.com

Attorney for Personal Representative

Sonya Broussard, Personal Representative 1295 Edmund Park Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30306 2WR2/22-3/1NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DELLA ELIZABETH JOHNSON Deceased.

File No. 2019 CP 000865 Division

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of DELLA ELIZABETH JOHNSON, deceased, whose date of death was January 6, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 22, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: ROBERT ALLEN Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 826774 P.O. BOX 1270 PENSACOLA, FL 32591 Telephone: (850) 438.6800 Fax: (850) 438.7009 E-Mail: robert@robcallen.com: ALTERNATE ESERVICERCA@ROBERTCALLEN.COM

Secondary E-Mail:

Personal Representative: JOSEPH JOHNSON Personal Representative

2WR2/22-3/1NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF TERRY GLENN BARCLAY (also known as “T. GLENN BARCLAY” and also known as “TERRY G. BARCLAY”), Deceased.

CASE NO.: 2023-CP-000138

DIVISION: E

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Terry Glenn Barclay (also known as “T. Glenn Barclay” and also known as “Terry G. Barclay”), deceased, whose date of death was December 26, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The name and address of the personal representative and of the personal representative’s attorneys are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is March 1,, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Robert L. Jones, III, Esquire Florida Bar No. 0027978 Beggs & Lane, RLLP 501 Commendencia Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 Telephone: (850) 432-2451 Fax: (850) 469-3331

Primary email: rlj@beggslane.com

Secondary email: amc@beggslane.com

Personal Representative: Jackie Ard-Barclay 18 Via DeLuna #605 Pensacola Beach, FL 32561 2WR3/1-3/8NTC

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Representative Cecily N Dupree
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James
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611 New
Pensacola,
Telephone:
Fax: (850) 361-4112 E-Mail: jimburnsfllaw@gmail.com
Representative: /s/ Ryan Jones RYAN JONES 4 Bertram Street Pensacola, FL 32503 2WR2/22-3/1NTC
Attorney for Personal Representative:
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M. Burns, Esq.
Representative
Number: 193526
Warrington Road, Suite 2
Florida 32506
(850) 457-6002
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NOTICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF EDNA RUTH CARR

Deceased.

File No. 2023-CP-000086

Division Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of EDNA

RUTH CARR, deceased, whose date of death was October 6, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for SANTA ROSA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS

AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 1, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Sean J. Seely

Attorney

Florida Bar Number: 106678

Lynchard & Seely, PLLC

1901 Andorra St. Navarre, FL 32566

Telephone: (850) 936-9385

Fax: (850) 936-9578

E-Mail: eservice@seely-law.com

Personal Representative:

Lou Jara 5188 Catalina Street Pace, Florida 32571

2WR3/1-3/8NTC

Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE MARRIAGE OF:

HEATHER DAWN HAWKINS, Petitioner

And RICHARD COURTNEY HAWKINS, Respondent Case No.: 2023 DR 000250 Div.: “L”

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION

TO: Richard Hawkins 210 Dijon Drive Lafayette, LA 70506

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for

Dissolution of Marriage, including claims for dissolution of marriage, has been filed against you. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on Joel M. Cohen Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 2172 West 9 Mile Road, #154, Pensacola, Florida 32534, on or before March 13, 2023, and file the original with the clerk of this court at M.C. Blanchard Judicial Center, 190 Governmental Center Pensacola, Florida 32502, either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law

Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information.

Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

4WR2/8-3/1NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

DISCOVER BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

VIVIAN N. PEACOCK, UNKNOWN

HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES OF VIVIAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED; MARGARET

STEPHENS, AS KNOWN HEIR OF VIVAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED; DONALD PEACOCK, AS KNOWN

HEIR OF VIVAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED; JOHN PEACOCK, AS KNOWN HEIR OF VIVAN N.

PEACOCK, DECEASED; SHANE

RICHARD STEPHENS, AS KNOWN

HEIR OF VIVAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED; COLBY LEE STEPHENS, AS KNOWN HEIR OF VIVAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED; MARGARET STEPHENS, AS

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF VIVIAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 17-2020-CA-000273

Division E

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF VIVIAN N. PEACOCK, DECEASED

CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN

SHANE RICHARD STEPHENS, AS KNOWN

HEIR OF VIVIAN N. PEACOCK. DECEASED

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS

401 CORNWALL CIRCLE

PENSACOLA. FL 32514

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SHANE RICHARD

STEPHENS

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 401 CORNWALL CIRCLE PENSACOLA, FL 32514

You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida:

LOT 50, BLOCK B. CARLISLE UNIT NO.

2. ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK

9, PAGE(S) 85, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY. FLORIDA.

commonly known as 7710 DARTMOOR DR, PENSACOLA. FL 32514 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Ryan Sutton of Kass Shuler, P.A., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before March 27, 2023, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated: February, 2023.

CLERK OF THE COURT Honorable Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County 190 Governmental Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

By: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk 2WR2/22-3/1NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

MARTIN H. THOMPSON, III. and DAVID B. THOMPSON, as Trustees of the Thompson Education Trust; Plaintiff, v.

ROBERT BARTHOLEMEW, WILLIAM BARTHOLEMEW, EUGENE BARTHOLEMEW, CAROLYN STREETER, DAVID BARTHOLEMEW, JAMES BARTHOLEMEW, MARION JIMENEZ, AND ELIZABETH BARTHOLEMEW-LETT;

Defendants.

Case No.: 2022 CA 001806

Division: F

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO DEFENDANTS:

ROBERT BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him; AND

WILLIAM BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him; AND

EUGENE BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him.

DAVID BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him.

JAMES BARTHOLEMEW, if living, or if dead, his unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him.

MARION JIMENEZ, if living, or if dead, his or her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him or her.

ELIZABETH BARTHOLEMEW-LETT, if living, or if dead, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed in the above-entitled Court by Martin H. Thompson, III and David B. Thompson, as Trustees of the Thompson Education Trust, against the above-referenced

Defendants in an action to quiet title to certain real property situated in Escambia County, Florida, pursuant to Fla. Stat. §95.16, said real property being generally located at 706 N. 10th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32501, and more fully described as:

A one-half (1/2) undivided interest in and to the following described property: That part of Lots 7, 8, 9, 17 and 18, Block 38 of the 19th Arpent Tract, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of said Block, thence South 78°45′ West on the South line of said Block, 208.2 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 10° and 35′ West 105.7 feet; thence South 78°45′ West, parallel with the South line of said Block, 60 feet; thence South 10°35′ East, 105.7 feet to a point on the South line of said Block; thence North 78°45′ East on the South line of said Block, 60 feet to point of beginning, all as shown by survey of C.E.

Overman, C.E., dated October 13, 1941, recorded in Deed Book 285, Page 367, Public Records of Escambia County, Florida.

You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses, if any, to said Complaint with the Clerk of the said Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiffs or the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Matthew C. Hoffman, Esq. of Carven, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, 151 West Main Street, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, no later than thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint.

This notice shall be published once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Escambia County, Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Escambia County, Florida, this 6th day of February, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS

As Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Action, along with the First Amended Complaint, Designation of Email Address, Civil Cover Sheet, and Amended Order to Plaintiff Regarding Required Reporting was served upon:

ROBERT BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 306 W. Government Street Pensacola, Florida 32502

WILLIAM BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 19986 Mitchell Street Detroit, MI 43234

EUGENE BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 4375 Richton Street Detroit, MI 48204

DAVID BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 2250 Yonka Street Detroit, MI 43234

JAMES BARTHOLEMEW, if alive, and if dead, his unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him 327 E. 52nd Street Long Beach, CA 90805

MARION JIMENEZ, if alive, and if dead, his or her unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against him or her

2225 Otis Drive, Apt. B Alameda, CA 94501

ELIZABETH BARTHOLEMEW-LETT, if alive, and if dead, her unknown heirs devisees, grantees, judgment creditors of and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against her

1916 E. Scott Street

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

THE WARRINGTON BANK, a Florida banking corporation, successor by merger with BANK OF THE SOUTH, a Florida banking corporation, Plaintiff.

v.

WITNESS my hand an the seal of this Court, on this the 8th day of February, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Court

By: Beth Phelps

Deputy Clerk

4WR2/15-3/8NOA

VIRGINIA GRACE FOSTER, Defendant.

Case No.: 2023 CA 000011

Division: N-CIVIL NOTICE OF ACTION

TO VIRGINIA GRACE FOSTER:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed in the above-entitled Court by The Warrington Bank, a Florida banking corporation, successor by merger with Bank of the South, a Florida banking corporation, against the above-referenced Defendant in the above-styled action seeking to foreclose a mortgage on real property in Escambia County, Florida and to enforce collection of the indebtedness due under a promissory note, as more fully set forth in the Complaint filed in the above-styled action.

You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses, if any, to said Complaint with the Clerk of the said Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiffs or the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Matthew C. Hoffman, Esq. of Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, 151 West Main Street, Suite 200, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, no later than thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint.

This notice shall be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Escambia County, Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Escambia County, Florida, this 16 day of February, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing, Notice of Action, together with a copy of the Complaint, has been furnished to:

VIRGINIA GRACE FOSTER 913 23rd Avenue S Seattle, WA 98144

VIRGINIA GRACE FOSTER c/o 1106 E. Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32503 by regular U.S. Mail on this 16 day of February, 2023.

PAM CHILDERS as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PLAN B GROUP OF FLORIDA LLC a Florida limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS E. JACKSON, (DECEASED), AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS E. JACKSON; AND SARA A. JACKSON (WHO IS NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE) AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF SARA A. JACKSON, Case No.: 2022 CA 002280 NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: SARA A. JACKSON OR BENEFICIARIES OF THE ESTATE OF SARA A. JACKSON, YOU

Pensacola, FL 32501

on this 6th day of February, 2023 by U.S. Mail.

PAM CHILDERS, as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida

4WR2/15-3/8NOA

demanded in the Complaint.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TH EFIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

$3,114 (THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN DOLLARS) IN U.S. CURRENCY

CASE NO.: 2022 CA 000897 JUDGE DUNCAN

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: AMONTE RAMAL CRAIG, RESIDENCE ADDRESS UNKNOWN, and ALL PARTIES

HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN $3,114 IN U.S. CURRENCY.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act has been filed by BOB JOHNSON, Sheriff of Santa Rosa County, on November 18, 2022 in Santa Rosa County, Florida, and you are required to serve a copy of your answer asserting any affirmative defenses with the Clerk of this Court and Petitioner’s attorney, JENNIFER ROGERS, ESQ., at SANTA ROSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 5755 East Milton Road, Milton, FL 32583, on or before March 17, 2023; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

DATED: FEBRUARY 3, 2023

SANTA ROSA COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS 4025 Avalon Boulevard Milton, FL 32583

By: Brenda Lambrisky As Deputy Clerk 4WR2/15-3/8NOA

Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION

IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: One (1) 2013 Chevrolet Silverado VIN: 1GC1KYE84DF204850

CASE NO: 2023 CA 000019

DIVISION: A (civil)

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: CHRISTOPHER JAMES GREGORY, CENTRAL CREDIT UNION OF FLORIDA, AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office seized the property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on January 7, 2023 and is holding it.

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on February 8, 2023, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before March 14, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

Jennifer Rogers Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office 5755 East Milton Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 983-1100 FL Bar #109296

2WR2/22-3/1NOF

Notice of Action for Termination of Parental Rights/Adoption

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 2022-DR-1965

Division:

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF ELIZABETH JULIET BAILEY AND ISABELLA ANNEMARIE BAILEY Adoptees

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR ADOPTION BY RELATIVE

TO:MELISSA DARLENE BENDER (a/k/a

Melissa Darlene Bailey & Melissa Darlene Jones)

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 678 E. Chestnut Avenue, C, Crestview, Florida 32539

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Adoption by Relative has been filed against you and that you are required to serve

PUBLIC
HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action seeking to quiet title on the following described property in Escambia County, Florida, to-wit: LT 18 BLK 79 BECH HAVEN PLAT DB 46 P 54/35 T 2S R 30/31 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Address: 721 Winton Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32507. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Plaintiff’s attorney, Louis E. Harper III of Harper Law, P.A., whose address is 2107 Airport Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32504, on or before March 20, 2023, and file the original with this Clerk of the above-named court before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief
ARE
Property
a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Steven C. Warrick, whose address is 6867 Oak Street, Milton, FL 32570, on or before March 30, 2023, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Santa Rosa County Courthouse, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The minor children are identified as follows: Elizabeth Juliet Bailey February 14, 2012 Milton, Florida Isabella Annemarie Bailey March 10, 2011 Fort Walton Beach, Florida Physical Description of Respondent: Age: 29 Race: White Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Blue Approximate Height: 5’7” Approximate Weight: 130lbs Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office. Dated: 2 February 2023 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Hannah Rutherford Deputy Clerk 4WR2/8-3/1NOA Need a Lawyer? With over 50 participating local attorneys experienced in many different areas of law, we can help you find an attorney to handle your case. Your call is free. When you meet with your lawyer, there will be a small fee of $40.00 for the first half-hour consultation. Fees for additional services after the first half-hour are arranged between you and your lawyer. We do not have attorneys who accept pro bono or contingency cases. 850.434.8135 ESRBA@ESRBA.COM ESRBA.COM CHECK OUT OUR LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE TODAY! Lawyer Referral Service is a public service provided by the EscambiaSanta Rosa Bar Association Get Answers to Legal Questions FOR LEGAL NOTICE RATES AND ADVERTISING IN THE SUMMATION WEEKLY CALL DARIEN HARDY 433-1166 EXT. 25 LEGALS THE SUMMATION Weekly March 1, 2023 ◆ 7
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