The Summation Weekly - August 16, 2023

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BEYOND VAN GOGH THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

The highly anticipated touring exhibition, Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will be making its debut in Pensacola this month. Beyond Van Gogh is a unique art exhibition that allows viewers to insert themselves into Van Gogh’s artwork.

This three-dimensional virtual show is the country’s largest immersive experience, occupying more than 30,000 square feet of space. Beyond Van Gogh travels across the United States to display Van Gogh’s remarkable works in new and spectacular ways. Inside the exhibition, guests will find massive images of Van Gogh’s work swirling on the walls, creating a transporting narrative experience.

Exhibition guests will begin their journey in the Education Room, where they will learn historical and biographical information about Van Gogh and his works. Next, guests will move into the immersive portion of the exhibit, where they will have the opportunity to view more than 300 pieces of his Post-Impressionist work. Guests can expect to see the familiar favorites of Van Gogh, like The Starry Night and Terrace of a Café at Night, as well as Sunflowers.

Not only is Beyond Van Gogh a thrilling visual experience, but sound is a pivotal part of the experience as well. The art is accompanied by music from different genres, styles and time periods,proving that Van Gogh’s art can coexist with music from any time period. The music adds an additional layer to the immersive exhibition.

Beyond Van Gogh combines the timeless artwork of the well-known artist with the extraordinary feats of modern technology. Art historian and consultant to the creative team behind the immersive experience, Fanny Curtat, breaks down the exhibition: “This experience is about blending cutting-edge tech -

nology with Van Gogh’s body of work so that the audience can literally set foot into the paintings themselves, be part of them and experience them in a whole new way.”

Even if you have seen Van Gogh’s artwork before, you will still want to experience the immersive exhibition. Beyond Van Gogh is different from viewing Van Gogh’s paintings at a fine arts museum because instead of viewing the art from an outside perspective, guests are invited to step into the frame and take in the art with not just their eyes but their other senses as well. The scale of the experience is so large it changes the perspectives, as if the viewer is participating in the scenes rather than just spectating.

“Nothing will ever replace the magic of an original Van Gogh hanging on a museum wall, there’s an aura to it that’s just unmistakable,” Curtat said. “But there’s something so phenomenal about being able to walk into one! The scale of the project alone makes it a very different experience, it changes not only the point of view, but it also allows the audience to see the details of the brushstrokes, the way he puts colors side by side without truly blending them, etc. You also take it in with your whole body: you can follow the light and the brushstrokes. Children get to run around, dance and twirl as they wish! The whole thing feels alive and dynamic.”

Even if you’re extremely familiar with Van Gogh’s art, you are guaranteed to take away something new from the immersive experience. Not only will guests get a fresh perspective on Van Gogh’s work, but the experience offers a peek into another side of Van Gogh himself. There are many things to anticipate with Beyond Van Gogh, and Curtat explains that she is most looking forward to the guests getting to see another side of the famous artist that is not often discussed.

“I’m excited for people to see that

there is much more to Van Gogh than the ear-cutting incident,” she explained. “He tends to be remembered for the darkness in his life but you don’t see this darkness when you look at his work: it’s rather about finding ways out of it. It’s about light, the power of color, the healing quality of nature, the therapeutic power of art, etc., and I’m excited for people to experience that.”

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience was produced by Paquin Entertainment Group from Winnipeg, and created by Normal Studio based in Montreal, and it is sure to be an experience that you won’t forget.

“The response to this experience has been amazing and reactions to it have been incredibly varied,” Curtat said. “I’ve seen people cry while others smile the whole time, some people prefer to sit and take it all in while others move, dance and twirl. As a whole, it’s been phenomenal.”

The immersive experience is family friendly, and everyone is encouraged to go. “This show is truly for everyone: whether you know a lot about Van Gogh or a little,” Curtat explained. “If you’re already familiar with his work, then it’s great. It’s about the fantasy of being inside the work you know and love. If you don’t know anything about him, it’s such a great instruction and a fantastic way of discovering his work.”

There will be a large gift shop on site for guests wanting to bring a piece of the experience back home with them. The exhibition will be available for viewing August 5 through September 9 at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, inside building 6. Tickets for this immersive art experience are now on sale starting at $28.99 and can be purchased online at vangoghpensacola.com.

Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience has sold almost five million tickets globally. For tickets and complete exhibit details, visit vangoghpensacola.com. ■

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UWF CENTER FOR CYBERSECURITY-LED CYBERSKILLS2WORK PROGRAM AWARDED $2.5 MILLION EXPANSION GRANT, HIGHLIGHTED IN WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL

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The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity received a $2.5 million grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program at the National Security Agency to expand the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development program, CyberSkills2Work. UWF leads a coalition of 10 NCAE-C designated institutions to address the critical national shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals in the U.S.

CyberSkills2Work focuses on recruiting, preparing and placing transitioning military and first responders into cybersecurity work roles in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, defense industrial base and energy sectors. The cybersecurity workforce shortage tops 663,000 nationwide according to CyberSeek, a comprehensive cybersecurity workforce analytics website. Industry, government and nonprofit partners have worked closely with the coalition to align the program with critical needs and prepare students for cybersecurity roles.

“The CyberSkills2Work program and team had significant success and impact in its first phase - training over 1,700 veterans and first responders for cybersecurity jobs and helping employers across the country fill critical jobs,” said Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, associate vice president for the UWF Center for Cybersecurity. “We have developed a truly transformative and scalable program that focuses on employability through competencies, skills and industry certifications. We look forward to expanding the program and welcome all employers interested in joining the National Employers Network and gaining access to skilled cybersecurity professionals.”

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director recently released the firstever National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy, which seeks to transform cyber education. The strategy advocates for more robust skills-based cyber career pathways and more extensive collaboration between employers, educators, government and other key stakeholders to meet both urgent and long-term workforce needs.

The strategy highlights the UWF-led CyberSkills2Work Program as a model to establish public-private partnerships and

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facilitate greater participation by veterans in the cyber workforce in support of Pillar 3: Expand and Enhance America’s Cyber Workforce.

The UWF Center for Cybersecurity and coalition will expand the CyberSkills2Work program to prepare more than 1,520 newly credentialed cybersecurity professionals over two years, a 247% increase from the two-year total number of trainees in the first grant.

Additional new objectives for the expanded CyberSkills2Work program include:

• More flexible upskilling and reskilling training pathways

Expanded on-ramps and off-ramps for entry-level through advanced cybersecurity jobs

• 22 additional training pathways that prepare for 16 cybersecurity work roles and 17 core industry certifications

• An expanded National Employers Network and website to connect learners with cybersecurity employers and job opportunities

An expanded focus on all critical infrastructure sectors

• Training workshops for NCAE-C institutions to help them launch similar workforce programs

Over the past three years, the UWF-led coalition has developed 28 training pathways that prepare for 15 cybersecurity work roles and eight industry certifications. The program trained over 1,700 transitioning military, first responders and veterans for cybersecurity careers in critical infrastructure sectors over the past three years.

Current and new coalition institutions include the University of West Florida, Augusta University, Columbus State University, Dakota State University, Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso, Florida International University, Metropolitan State University, San Antonio College, University of Houston, Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

For more information about the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, visit uwf.edu/cyber. For more information about the CyberSkills2Work program, visit cyberskills2work.org.

SCAM ALERT: FRAUDULENT PHONE CALLS POSING AS ANIMAL WELFARE STAFF

The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare has received reports of fraudulent phone calls to the public from persons claiming to represent Animal Welfare staff. These calls are being targeted to citizens with lost pets, claiming their pet has been brought to the shelter and asking for $1,500 to be sent via Venmo in order to retrieve the pet. These calls are not legitimate and are not associated with Escambia County and the Department of Animal Welfare.

The persons calling have “spoofed” the animal shelter’s phone number, causing the caller ID to show the shelter’s phone number. Animal Welfare staff will never ask for

funds to be sent via Venmo. Redemption fees will be calculated at the time of redemption.

If your pet is missing, please check 24petconnect.com under your zip code and the “Escambia County Florida Animal Services” location. Please visit the shelter in person to identify your missing pet. The shelter is located at 200 W. Fairfield Drive and is open Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Anyone who has received a scam call should report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Visit reportfraud.ftc.gov to report scams or fraud to the FTC online.

SUPERREEF MODULES DEPLOYED IN COUNTY ARTIFICIAL REEF

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Escambia County Marine Resources is pleased to announce that 12 new SuperReef modules were deployed earlier this week as part of the Escambia County Artificial Reef Construction Project. The first 36 reefs were deployed earlier this year, and an additional 34 artificial reefs will be deployed in the coming weeks. Their locations will be available on MyEscambia.com.

This recent deployment is part of the third phase of artificial reef construction funded by a $1.5 million Natural Resources Damages Assessment allocation from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This third phase will create 70 new artificial reefs in the Eilene Beard Artificial Reef Site, located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 10 nautical miles southeast of Pensacola Pass. Water depths in the nine-square-mile artificial reef site range

from 80-100 feet. Six total deployments are required to deploy the 70 reefs.

The 70 new artificial reefs will provide essential habitat for marine life and fishing and diving opportunities for visitors and residents of northwest Florida. Walter Marine in Orange Beach, Ala., constructed the reef modules.

“Fishing and diving on our county reefs play a large part in our local economy, bringing in millions of dollars and supporting thousands of jobs,” said Marine Resources Division Manager Robert Turpin. “We’re thrilled to deploy these reefs and provide another recreational outlet for the public.”

For more information, the public may contact Robert Turpin, Marine Resources Division Manager, at 850-554-5869 or rkturpin@myescambia.com.

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking Escambia County residents interested in volunteering to be considered for an appointment to the Escambia County Merit System Protection Board. Two vacancies are available for the MSPB: one vacancy will be filled immediately following appointment by the Escambia County BCC; the second vacancy will be filled effective Oct. 1, 2023. Residents who wish to apply are asked to submit a resume and letter indicating their desire to serve by the close of business on Aug. 18, 2023. Residents are asked to specify which vacancy they would like to be considered for in their letter.

Resumes should be submitted via email to boardapply@myescambia.com or mailed to:

Jose Gochez, Program Manager

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Please be aware that resumes submitted to a BCC agenda for consideration will become part of the official minutes and are subject to public records requests.

Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)

This board was established by the Board of County Commissioners through adoption of Escambia County Ordinance No. 2005-38, enacted on August 18, 2005. Upon the legislative sunset of the Escambia County Civil Service Board, effective October 1, 2005, the MSPB was created to provide a fair and equitable mechanism for the expeditious review of appeals and grievances of the classified employees of the county before a non-partisan deliberative body. County Ordinance 2005-38 provides the means for a classified, permanent employee under the jurisdiction of the MSPB to appeal disciplinary actions, and that these employees may file an appeal or grievance for perceived violations of the ordinance or the rules. Presently, the classified employees under the jurisdiction of the Board of County Commissioners, the Sheriff’s Office, the Supervisor of Elections and the Santa Rosa Island Authority are covered under the MSPB.

The MSPB is composed of five volunteer members, each selected by the Board of County Commissioners. Each member serves

a two-year term. MSPB meetings are typically held once per month but may occasionally meet a second time, if needed. Meetings are normally held on the second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. On months in which a hearing occurs, the hearing is held at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the BCC meeting room at the conclusion of the business portion of MSPB meeting.

Qualifications of Board Members

No person shall be appointed to the MSPB as a member who:

1. Has not been a resident of Escambia County for two or more years preceding the appointment to the MSPB.

2. Is holding an elective or appointive office in federal, state, county or municipal government, provided that prior appointment as a member of the MSPB shall not disqualify a person from being reappointed.

3. Held political office in, or was a salaried or hourly employee of Escambia County, during the 12 months preceding appointment to the MSPB.

4. Is a member of the immediate family of a current employee or elected official of Escambia County.

5. Is a current officer of any union representing employees of Escambia County.

6. Is working for any vendor who has a current contractual agreement with any participating appointing authority.

7. Has been convicted of, or has had adjudication withheld of, a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. Qualifications must be maintained throughout the member’s tenure, or the member must resign his position on the MSPB.

Attendance

Any member of the MSPB shall be removed and replaced after being absent from more than three consecutive meetings during any calendar year. The MSPB shall determine whether any member’s absence is unexcused.

Compensation of Board Members

The MSPB members shall serve on a voluntary basis and not be financially compensated for their service.

PUBLIC INVITED TO THE BEULAH MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE AUG. 24

Escambia County District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and staff invite the public to learn about the vision for the Beulah Master Plan Thursday, Aug. 24 from 6-7 p.m. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. The meeting will take place at Beulah Middle School, located at 6001 W. Nine Mile Road. One or more Escambia County Commissioners may be in attendance.

During the open house, staff will showcase a presentation for the Beulah Master Plan and discuss methodology for the plan.

Attendees will be able to participate in a question-and-answer session following the presentation. Sign-in sheets and comment forms will be available at the door.

The Beulah Master Plan is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury under the RESTORE Act program. For more information, please contact Tim Day, Escambia County Natural Resources Management Deputy Director, at 850-595-1144 or trday@ myescambia.com.

HOME-ARP REVISED PLAN OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The Escambia Consortium, consisting of Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, the City of Milton, and the City of Pensacola, announce the availability of the Revised Draft HOME-ARP allocation plan, to be filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development concerning local housing and community development activities and services to be accomplished with the HOMEARP funding awarded to the Consortium. This report details activities to be carried out over the length of the grant.

Copies of the report are available for public review and comment at: Neighborhood Enterprise Division, 221 Palafox Place, Suite 305, Pensacola, FL 32502; (850) 595-0022 or via NED@myescambia.com.

Written comments will be received at the above noted addresses through Sept. 5, 2023. The Escambia Consortium adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to services, programs and other activities.

REGISTRATION OPEN NOW FOR EBONWOOD AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

Join Escambia County Neighborhood and Human Services for “The Youth Connection” after-school program. The program will run Monday-Friday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Ebonwood Community, Center, 3511 W. Scott Street, starting Monday, Aug. 14, until the end of the school year.

“The Youth Connection” after-school program is open to children ages 5-12. Through the program, students will have the opportunity to participate in educational, cultural, sports and community enrichment

programs; to build confidence and selfesteem; to encourage youth to say “NO” to gangs, drugs and violence; and “YES” to hope, learning and life. Programs include homework assistance, project-based activities and fun field activities. Snacks will be provided.

Registration is open now! Contact Leroy Williams, Community Center Manager, at 850-426-1156 or lewilliams@myescambia. com to register. Scholarships are available upon request.

COMMUNITY NEWS

DESANTIS SUSPENDS CENTRAL FLORIDA PROSECUTOR

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, accusing the prosecutor of “neglecting her duty” and being lax on criminal enforcement.

DeSantis’ suspension of Worrell, elected in 2020 as state attorney for Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange and Osceola counties, marks the second time in a year the Republican governor has acted to strip an elected Democratic prosecutor from office.

Speaking to reporters shortly after DeSantis announced her suspension Wednesday, Worrell decried what she called the “loss of democracy” through DeSantis’ action.

“I am your duly elected state attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit, and nothing done by a weak dictator can change that,” Worrell said. Worrell’s suspension came after she drew criticism from police union leaders who said her office should have done more to keep behind bars a man accused of shooting two Orlando police officers on Friday.

“We had a duty to act to protect the public from this dereliction of duty,” DeSantis said during a press conference Wednesday morning announcing the suspension.

Worrell said that she has spoken with her legal team and plans to challenge her suspension. She defended her record as state attorney, and said that two high-ranking employees in her office also were fired as part of the governor’s actions.

“I was elected by the people of the 9th Judicial Circuit to lead this circuit. And yes, to do things unconventionally, to do things differently. But I didn’t hide. … I did exactly what I said I would do, and that is what you want from an elected official,” Worrell said.

The Florida Constitution gives the governor the authority to suspend elected officials. The ultimate decision about removal from office rests with the Florida Senate.

In an executive order issued Wednesday, DeSantis maintained that Worrell’s policies prevent or discourage assistant state attorneys from seeking mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes and drug trafficking offenses.

Worrell’s practices and policies constitute “abuse of prosecutorial discretion” and reflect “a systemic failure to enforce incarcerative penalties called for by Florida law,” the order said.

DeSantis’ order pointed to Florida Department of Corrections’ data, which he said showed that prison admission rates for Worrell’s region between Jan. 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, “are below — often far below — the statewide average across all categories of criminal offenses, except three.”

DeSantis named Andrew Bain, who recently served as an Orange County judge, as acting state attorney. DeSantis in 2020 tapped Bain — a member of the conservative Federalist Society legal group — to serve on the county court.

“I will make this office accountable to the community we serve, and to ensure criminals who poison society, cause mayhem and murder are held accountable under the law,” Bain, who joined DeSantis at Wednesday’s press conference in the Capitol, told reporters.

Florida Democrats quickly blasted DeSantis’ action and accused the governor of using the suspension to try to pump up his presidential campaign.

“The authoritarian tactic of removing duly-elected officials without legal cause is a direct affront to voters and Gov. DeSantis’ removal of the Orlando state attorney is a brazen and petulant act of a flailing presidential candidate whose disregard for democracy and the rule of law is deeply troubling,” U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from South Florida, said in a statement.

Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, also

slammed what she called a “politically motivated action” by DeSantis.

“This is absolutely disgusting — State Attorney Monique Worrell is a duly elected official and the only Black woman serving as state attorney in Florida right now. Her removal is a complete slap in the face to Orange and Osceola County residents and another example of Governor DeSantis eroding our local control and democracy,” Eskamani said in a statement.

Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried also attacked DeSantis’ action, calling the suspension “a political hit job” that “threatens our democracy and undermines the will of the people.”

DeSantis’ move Wednesday came just over a year after DeSantis suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren.

Warren filed a federal lawsuit in September challenging his removal from office, and U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in January ruled that the suspension violated the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. Hinkle, however, said he lacked the authority to reinstate the prosecutor. The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Warren’s appeal but has not issued a ruling.

Warren in February also asked the Florida Supreme Court to reinstate him, arguing that the governor “exceeded his powers” in the suspension. The court in June rejected Warren’s attempt to get his job back, ruling that the twice-elected Democrat waited too long to bring the case.

Warren on Wednesday also rebuked DeSantis for suspending Worrell.

“Another illegal and unconstitutional attack on democracy by a small, scared man who is desperate to save his political career,” Warren said in a statement.

But Republicans and law enforcement officials praised the governor’s actions.

Worrell’s suspension “is absolutely imperative for the protection of our citizens,” said Attorney General Ashley Moody, who also flanked DeSantis at Wednesday’s event.

“If she were allowed to continue in this office, her failure would continue to cause needless pain, suffering, and death,” Moody added.

Moody said Worrell has dismissed charges or failed to file cases against defendants at a higher rate than any other prosecutor.

Central Florida law enforcement officials, including Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, also backed the suspension.

DeSantis on Wednesday accused Worrell’s office of mishandling the arrest and detention of Daton Viel, who allegedly shot two police officers on Friday before being killed Saturday morning by an Orlando SWAT team. Viel was arrested in March and charged with sexual battery on a minor, but was released after posting a $125,000 bail bond in April.

The Fraternal Order of Police of Orlando called Worrell “soft on crime” in a social media post Saturday.

Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Worrell said the police union assisted the governor’s office in her removal because, when she ran for office in 2020, she pledged to hold law-enforcement officers accountable for their actions.

“On that I delivered and that is the reason that law enforcement galvanized behind the governor’s undemocratic attack,” Worrell said.

Worrell, standing outside the Orlando County Courthouse, said she will continue running for reelection in 2024.

“I will not be quiet. I will not sit down. This office is just a building. I have been a public servant for my entire career. And I will continue to serve our community. I will continue to stand for democracy. I will continue to protect the rights of the disenfranchised,” she said.

STATE DEP FIGHTS POWER PLANT RULES

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection lashed out at a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, saying it “places the reliability, affordability and capacity of the nation’s energy supply at risk.”

The department late Tuesday released comments that it sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging that the proposed rules be dropped. The comments came amid similar objections from state and national utility-industry groups and the Florida Public Service Commission.

“(It) is clear the EPA has placed an emphasis on transitioning to a ‘net-zero world’ above the electric needs of Americans,” said the Department of Environmental Protection comments, signed by Secretary Shawn Hamilton. “Florida’s superior air quality is a result of ingenuity and smart governance. The proposed rules put states like Florida at greater risk, by attempting to force unproven transitional energy practices ahead of generating the energy capacity necessary to meet the demand of our residents, visitors and businesses.”

But groups such as the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, which works on utility and climate issues in Florida, are backing the proposed rules. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy website called the proposal “critical.”

“These carbon pollution rules are long overdue,” the website said. “Experts have warned for decades about the risk of power plant carbon pollution, yet fossil fuel CEOs and their allies have caused delay after delay of meaningful regulations while our communities pay the price of inaction.”

The EPA released the wide-ranging proposal in May, saying the changes would dramatically reduce carbon emissions over the next two decades while helping protect public health. Tuesday was the deadline for submission of comments to the EPA about the proposal.

The proposal, in part, would set new pollution standards for power plants fueled by natural gas and coal, while taking steps to shift toward cleaner technology such as a type of fuel known as green hydrogen.

Florida receives relatively little electricity generated with coal, but it relies heavily on natural gas. About 70 percent of the state’s power generation in 2021 came from gas, according to a Florida Public Service Commission document.

Among the groups objecting to the proposal are the Florida Municipal Power Agency, an electricity wholesaler for munici-

FIREFIGHTER BENEFITS DENIED IN HEART DISPUTE

Digging into the meaning of “heart disease,” a divided appeals court said Wednesday that a firefighter is not entitled to workers’ compensation insurance benefits after treatment for a type of aneurysm. A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 ruling, overturned a judge of compensation claims’ decision that said John Harlem, a firefighter with the North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District, was entitled to benefits. The issue stemmed, in part, from a state law creating a legal presumption that firefighters’ disabling medical conditions were suffered in the line of duty if they were caused by heart disease. Harlem underwent surgery in 2018 for a thoracic aortic aneurysm, a lifethreatening condition, and sought workers’ compensation benefits for lost wages and medical bills, according to Wednesday’s ruling. The dispute involved whether the aneurysm, which did not require replacement of Harlem’s aortic valve, constituted heart disease, Judge Adam Tanenbaum

CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR HOUSE SPECIAL ELECTIONS

At least four candidates quickly qualified Wednesday to run in special elections for state House seats in Central Florida and MiamiDade County. The special elections were called after former Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Cloud, was named president of South Florida State College and former Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin, a Republican, was named Miami-Dade’s clerk of court and comptroller.

pal utilities, and the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council, which works on energy planning.

Officials with those groups last week pointed, in part, to a potential requirement for use of green hydrogen. If a green hydrogen threshold is not met by 2032, the EPA proposal would require scaling back generation at large gas-fired power plants, they said.

The Department of Environmental Protection also focused on such issues in the comments it submitted Tuesday. It said Florida currently has “no large hydrogen production facilities, hydrogen pipelines or hydrogen storage facilities.”

“The EPA’s determination that hydrogen co-firing is adequately demonstrated for large, frequently used gas turbines does not properly account for the scale and complexity of efforts needed to provide the required quantity of hydrogen to the nation’s power sector,” the department’s comments said. “The EPA’s optimistic projections of a new ‘hydrogen economy’ will force owners to instead limit electrical generation at those facilities to avoid becoming affected EGUs (electric generating units). This will lead to increased costs to ratepayers and threatened system reliability.”

The department also argued that the proposed rules violate a federal law known as the Administrative Procedure Act.

“Specifically, the proposed rules are arbitrary, capricious and go well beyond the bounds of congressionally authorized agency discretion,” the department’s comments said.

“The (Environmental Protection) Agency has failed to demonstrate any authority allowing for the legal underpinnings of this rulemaking and has relied on a haphazard technical analysis in an attempt to justify the agency’s flawed proposals. This is nothing more than another instance of the EPA attempting to usurp congressional authority under the guise of discretion.”

As it released the proposal in May, the EPA said the measures would “require ambitious reductions in carbon pollution based on proven and cost-effective control technologies that can be applied directly to power plants.”

“By proposing new standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, EPA is delivering on its mission to reduce harmful pollution that threatens people’s health and well-being,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a prepared statement. “EPA’s proposal relies on proven, readily available technologies to limit carbon pollution and seizes the momentum already underway in the power sector to move toward a cleaner future.”

wrote in the ruling joined by Judge Thomas Winokur. The ruling went into extensive detail, including showing heart diagrams, and pointed to what it said was the understood meaning of heart disease when the presumption law passed in 1965. “Basically, it is the type of disease affecting and weakening the heart muscle through a degradation of the vessels or the valves, and which was prevalent as (a) major cause of death in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s,” Tanenbaum wrote. “The JCC’s (judge of compensation claims’) determination that Harlem’s aortic aneurysm was ‘heart disease,’ such that the presumption contained in (the law) could apply, conflicts with what that term assuredly meant at the time the statute originally was enacted.” But Judge Susan Kelsey dissented, saying the ruling conflicted with a 2010 precedent from the Tallahassee-based appeals court. Kelsey wrote that the precedent is “inconsistent with the present majority’s reasoning that the inquiry is legal (for judges to make by reading dictionaries — and old ones, at that) rather than medical and that the claimant here is not entitled to the statutory presumption because his condition was arterial rather than involving the chambers of the heart itself.”

A qualifying period began at 8 a.m. Wednesday and will close at noon Thursday. As of early Wednesday afternoon, the state Division of Elections website showed Republicans Erika Booth and Scotty Moore as qualified to run to succeed Hawkins in House District 35 in Orange and Osceola counties. The website also showed Republican Mike Redondo and unaffiliated candidate Frank De La Paz as qualified to run in Miami-Dade’s House District 118. The primary election in District 35 is scheduled Nov. 7, with a general election on Jan. 16. Meanwhile, the primary in District 118, if needed, is scheduled Oct. 3, with the general election on Dec. 5

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FIREFIGHTERS JOIN PBA IN UNION RULES FIGHT

JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE — A statewide firefighters union has joined the Florida Police Benevolent Association in challenging the way a state agency is carrying out a new law that placed additional restrictions on public-employee unions.

The law, approved this spring by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature, included restrictions such as preventing union dues from being deducted from workers’ paychecks. But in a move that drew debate, lawmakers exempted unions representing law-enforcement officers, correctional officers and firefighters from the restrictions.

The Police Benevolent Association, however, filed a challenge in late July to proposed rules issued by the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, which is responsible for carrying out the law.

The proposed rules would apply the restrictions to PBA bargaining units made up of workers such as dispatchers and 911 operators who are not law-enforcement or correctional officers, according to the challenge. The Florida Professional Firefighters joined the case this week, and the Teamsters union, which represents a smaller number of public-safety workers, also intervened.

The case, filed at the state Division of Administrative Hearings, contends the exemptions from the restrictions were intended to apply to all workers represented by public-safety unions — not just lawenforcement officers, correctional officers and firefighters.

“In an apparent disregard for and in contravention of the plain and unambiguous language of the exemptions … the proposed rules impermissibly limit the scope of the exemptions based on the classification of members within individual ‘bargaining units’ rather than applying the exemptions to the employee organization as a whole,” the PBA’s lawyers wrote in the challenge, filed July 27. “Under the proposed rules, the PBA and the members of the individual bargaining units

DISTRICTS GRAPPLE WITH AP COURSE CONFUSION

comprised only of civilians, would not be exempt.”

Administrative Law Judge Robert Cohen has scheduled an Aug. 29 hearing in the case.

The administrative case is one of a series of legal challenges to the law. Teachers unions and other public-employee unions have filed at least three lawsuits in federal and state courts arguing parts of the law are unconstitutional.

In addition to preventing dues from being deducted from workers’ paychecks, the law requires union members to fill out new government-worded membership forms and will require unions to be recertified as bargaining agents if fewer than 60 percent of eligible employees are members.

GOP lawmakers were widely viewed as exempting public-safety unions from the restrictions because organizations such as the PBA and the firefighters union have supported DeSantis and other Republicans politically. Meanwhile, for example, teachers unions have been among DeSantis’ biggest critics.

But the PBA’s concerns about the restrictions applying to members who are not lawenforcement or correctional officers surfaced in June, when the union filed an administrative challenge. The PBA later dropped that case before filing a renewed challenge in late July.

In a motion to intervene, the firefighters union cited non-firefighter members such as dispatchers and emergency-medical technicians and the dues-deduction issue.

“In plain English, the exemption from the prohibition against dues deductions is a right of the union acknowledged by the Legislature when the union has been certified by PERC (the Public Employees Relations Commission) as a bargaining representative of certified firefighters,” the motion said. “It does not say that all of those who are represented must be certified firefighters.”

The challenge accuses the agency of what is known in administrative law as an “invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority.”

TALLAHASSEE — School district leaders across the state are taking a patchwork of approaches to a college-credit psychology course, as many high-school students head back to class this week amid a dustup between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the College Board.

Confusion over the College Board’s Advanced Placement psychology course is rooted in a controversial Florida law and a state regulation that restrict instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.

The state Department of Education reportedly told school superintendents in a conference call that schools were not allowed to teach a unit in the psychology course dealing with “gender and sexual orientation,” which led the College Board last week to issue a statement saying the state restrictions would prohibit teaching the course.

But after news reports that the course couldn’t be taught in Florida, state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz fired back at the College Board. In a memo Friday, Diaz told superintendents that the course could be taught “in its entirety in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate.”

Nevertheless, uncertainty has continued as classes prepare to begin Thursday in many districts. The issue poses a potential minefield for teachers trying to prepare students for college, follow course curriculums and obey state laws and regulations.

A number of districts have dropped the psychology course and replaced it with other college-credit classes. Some are moving ahead with the AP course, which 28,000 Florida students took last year, according to the College Board. And other districts are struggling to decide what to do.

In Broward County, for example, classes resume on Aug. 21. As of Tuesday evening, district officials remained on the fence about the course.

“The district is continuing to evaluate its course offerings to ensure compliance with state laws while also meeting the needs of our students,” John J. Sullivan, the Broward district’s chief communications and legislative affairs director, said in an email Tuesday.

related concepts and says it would constitute discrimination if students are subjected to instruction that “espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates or compels” them to believe the concepts.

Part of the AP psychology course “does talk about bias and discriminatory behavior,” Roush said.

“So that’s another piece we need to be cognizant of and careful about how we administer that content,” he added.

Roush also warned that students might not get college credit for courses that aren’t credentialed or recognized by the College Board or post-secondary institutions, “depending on how this plays out.”

“None of us (superintendents) have gone looking to be placed in the middle of this,” he said. “This feels like a political fight more than anything else.”

After Diaz released his memo Friday, the College Board said it “represents revised guidance” on the course.

“We hope now that Florida teachers will be able to teach the full course, including content on gender and sexual orientation, without fear of punishment in the upcoming school year,” the College Board said in a statement.

Diaz’s memo, however, might have increased confusion over the course. The Florida Education Association teachers union and the Florida PTA this week pressed the commissioner to clarify the state’s stance.

“While we are grateful for your letter of August 4, indicating that this popular collegelevel course can be taught ‘in its entirety,’ we believe that the subsequent condition, ‘age and developmentally appropriate,’ is so ambiguous and prone to subjective interpretation that further clarification is needed,” Florida PTA president Carolyn Nelson-Goedert wrote to Diaz on Monday.

The Florida Education Association asked Diaz to “clearly and unambiguously state that nothing in the AP psychology course violates” Florida law or rules.

“Districts, parents, students and teachers need to know AP psychology can be offered in Florida’s public schools in its entirety without any modifications, just as it has for decades, and be in compliance with the law,” FEA President Andrew Spar wrote to the commissioner.

An appeals court Wednesday said an investor and the owner of a management company should be shielded from a negligence and wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from injuries suffered by a nursing-home resident. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that a Palm Beach County circuit judge should have dismissed from the lawsuit Fund I Investments Limited Partnership and Forrest Preston, owner of Life Care Centers of America, a nursing-home management company. The case was filed last year by the estate of Natalie Romanoff, alleging she suffered injuries because of negligence at Lakeside Health Center. Wednesday’s ruling does not detail the nature of the injuries. Fund I Investments and Preston went to the appeals court after a circuit judge refused to dismiss

INJUNCTION SOUGHT AGAINST IMMIGRATION LAW

After filing a constitutional challenge last month, attorneys for migrants and advocates Tuesday asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against a new Florida law that makes it a felony to transport into the state people who enter the country illegally. The motion, filed in South Florida, contends that federal law governs issues about transporting migrants, trumping the state law. “(The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals) has squarely held that Congress has preempted the entire field of migrant transport — that states cannot enact any laws in this field,” the attorneys wrote. “That alone establishes that (the disputed section of state law) is preempted and must be enjoined. (The section) is also preempted because it prevents immigrants from entering Florida, and because it creates a new immigration classification that does not exist in federal law. Clear precedent establishes that both are impermissible.” The trans-

them from the case, which was filed against several defendants. The lawsuit alleged that Fund I Investments owned a 95 percent interest in Consolidated Resources, a firm that held the license for the nursing home. The lawsuit also alleged that Preston was the sole owner of Life Care Centers. The appeals court said Fund I Investments and Preston are shielded by a law that limits defendants in nursing-home negligence cases to licensees, management or consulting companies, licensees’ managing employees and caregivers. “The complaint here showed that petitioners (Fund I Investments and Preston) were neither the licensee nor the management company but were apparently owners of the licensee and the management company, respectively,” said the ruling written by Judge Martha Warner and joined by Chief Judge Mark Klingensmith and Judge Ed Artau. The ruling added that “the complaint did not include any specific allegations regarding actions or omissions by Fund I or Preston that would qualify them as licensees, or managing or consulting companies under the statute.”

portation prohibition was part of a broader law (SB 1718) that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature passed this spring targeting illegal immigration. The law also includes changes such as requiring businesses with more than 25 employees to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of workers. Attorneys for the Farmworker Association of Florida and individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit last month challenging the constitutionality of the transportation prohibition. A preliminary injunction, if granted, could put the prohibition on hold while the case plays out. “(The section of the law) is inflicting enormous harm on plaintiffs and countless other Florida residents,” the attorneys wrote in a legal memorandum that accompanied Tuesday’s motion. “It prohibits transporting people for any purpose, no matter how mundane or essential to daily life. As a result, some plaintiffs are now separated from their loved ones in other states. Others are threatened with being unable to feed their families or are being kept from their religious ministry. Florida has no valid basis to impose this kind of suffering on its residents.” The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Roy Altman.

Pinellas County, meanwhile, is among the districts that decided to forego the College Board’s course. The county is “transitioning” to a college-credit course offered by Cambridge AICE, the district said on its website. About 1,300 students in the county who were enrolled in the AP course were automatically signed up for the Cambridge AICE course, according to the website.

In contrast, Suwannee County Superintendent of Schools Ted Roush said he has “backed teaching the traditional AP psychology course” but left it up to individual school administrators to decide whether to offer the course, switch to an alternative college-credit course or offer a “regular” psychology class to students.

Roush told The News Service of Florida on Monday that one Suwannee County high school was retaining the College Board course and another hadn’t decided.

Roush sent a memo to parents, students and school administrators noting that the course, if taught, has to align with the state’s standards.

“Failure to do so will result in district and state intervention,” his memo said.

Roush also said the course needs to comply with a separate state law restricting how bias and racial discrimination are taught in schools.

That 2022 law, which DeSantis dubbed the “Stop Wrongs To Our Kids and Employees Act,” or “Stop WOKE Act,” lists a series of race-

The muddle over the course comes as local school officials also deal with issues such as teacher and staff shortages, a statewide universal voucher program approved this year by lawmakers and an oppressive heat wave.

Rebooting the school year after the summer break is always a stressful time for administrators, teachers, students and parents, Florida Association of District School Superintendents CEO Bill Montford told the News Service.

The controversy over the College Board course has exacerbated the situation, said Montford, a former state senator and onetime Leon County schools superintendent.

“It’s a tense time, but it always is. This is always a tough time for school districts,” Montford said.

Dropping the college-credit course altogether could hit teachers in the wallet. Educators get bonuses for students who receive certain grades on course exams.

Montford said his association is assisting school districts that want to keep offering the course to ensure they comply with state standards.

“This is a very, very complicated issue. And there’s a lot at stake here, for the students. For an AP class, there are financial implications, there are educational implications, and so there’s a lot to consider,” Montford said.

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Notice of Sale

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

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING

LLC Plaintiff, vs.

EMILY DAVIS LAWRENCE, AS KNOWN HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF CURTIS L. LAWRENCE, III; CURTIS TAYLOR LAWRENCE, AS KNOWN HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF CURTIS

L. LAWRENCE, III; UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF CURTIS L. LAWRENCE, III , UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF EMILY DAVIS LAWRENCE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CURTIS TAYLOR LAWRENCE; COASTAL BANK AND TRUST, A DIVISION OF SYNOVUS BANK, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/ OWNERS, Defendants.

Case No.17-2022-CA-000100

DivisionN-Civil

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final

Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on May 31, 2023, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Escambia County, Florida described as:

LOT 12, BLOCK 1, WOODCLIFF UNIT

TWO. A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 29 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7 AT PAGE 2 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.

and commonly known as: 4850 WOODCLIFF DR, PENSACOLA, FL 32504; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.escambia. realforeclose.com, on September 20, 2023 at 11:00 A.M..

Any persons 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 before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

Dated this August 3, 2023.

for Plaintiff 2WR8/16-8/23NOS

Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF TODD HAMILTON JOHNSTON, Deceased.

FILE NO: 2023 CP 000353

DIVISION: D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Todd Hamilton Johnston, deceased, whose date of death was May 6, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, FL 32583. 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 August 9, 2023.

Attorney for

creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is August 16, 2023.

/s/ Roy V. Andrews ROY V. ANDREWS

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 228291

LINDSAY & ANDREWS 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200

rva@lal-law.com

Linda Faye Nelson Cox

Personal Representative 11366 Hwy 87 North Milton, FL 32535 2WR8/16-8/23NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MILES R. ELLISON JR., Deceased. Case No. 2022-CP-191

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of MILES R. ELLISON JR., deceased, Case Number 2022-CP-191, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The estate is intestate. The names and addresses of the Personal Representatives 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is August 9, 2023.

/s/ Roy V. Andrews ROY V. ANDREWS Florida Bar No. 228291

LINDSAY & ANDREWS 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 Attorney for Personal Representative

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

IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT W. DURAY, Deceased. Case No. 2023-CP-284

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of ROBERT W. DURAY, deceased, Case No. 2023-CP-284, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The Estate is Testate. 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is August 9, 2023.

/s/ Roy V. Andrews

ROY V. ANDREWS

Attorney for Personal Representatives

Florida Bar No. 228291

LINDSAY & ANDREWS

5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 rva@lal-law.com

Susan Johnson Personal Representative

9987 American Farms Road Milton, FL 32583

2WR8/9-8/16NTC

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

IN RE: ESTATE OF BETTY J. MULLINS, Deceased.

Case No. 2023-CP-424

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of BETTY J. MULLINS, deceased, Case No. 2023-CP-424, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The estate is testate. 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is August 16, 2023.

/s/ Roy V. Andrews ROY V. ANDREWS Attorney for Petitioners Florida Bar No. 228291 LINDSAY & ANDREWS

5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 rva@lal-law.com

Michael Scott Mullins, Petitioner

4637 Woodville Road Milton, FL 32583

Kathy Michelle Mullins, Petitioner 913 Kenny Drive Pensacola, FL 32504

2WR8/16-8/23NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM ALEXANDER TIMMONS, Deceased. Case No. 2023-CP-399

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of WILLIAM ALEXANDER TIMMONS, deceased, Case No. 2023-CP-399, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The Estate is Testate. 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of first publication of this Notice is August 16, 2023.

/s/ Roy V. Andrews ROY V. ANDREWS Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 228291 LINDSAY & ANDREWS 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 rva@lal-law.com Anna Alexandra Timmons Personal Representative 4003 Gordon Wells Drive Milton, FL 32583 2WR8/16-8/23NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF HELTON PITTMAN Deceased.

File No. 2023-CP-373

Division D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Helton Pittman, deceased, whose date of death was December 30, 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 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 August 9, 2023.

Personal Representative: Robbie Pittman 8740 Hiram Pittman Road Milton, Florida 32570 Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Locklin, Jr. E-mail Addresses: jlocklin@ljslawfirm.com, melissa@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 243167 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, PA 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace,

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 August 16, 2023.

Personal Representative: Deborah Ann Broxson 6562 Clear Creek Road Milton, Florida 32570

Attorney for Personal Representative: Jack Locklin, Jr. E-mail Addresses: jlocklin@ljslawfirm.com, melissa@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 243167 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, PA 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR8/16-8/23NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PIER GEORGE VIDONI Deceased. File No. 2023-CP-377

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of PIER GEORGE VIDONI, deceased, whose date of death was December 14, 2021, 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 personal representatives and the personal representatives’ 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 August 9, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representatives:

Kerry Anne Schultz

Attorney

Florida Bar Number: 563188

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA

for Personal Representative: Daniel P. Saba E-Mail Address: dsaba@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 640141 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 Personal Representative: Benjamin Campbell 5752 Charlene Drive Milton, Florida 32583 2WR8/9-8/16NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF GRIETJE DE HOOP HOLMES, Deceased.

FILE NO: 2023 CP 000400

DIVISION: D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of Grietje De Hoop Holmes, deceased, whose date of death was March 15, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, FL 32583. 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 August 16, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

Charles L. Hoffman, Jr.

Attorney for Personal Representative

Florida Bar Number: 229768 CARVER DARDEN KORETZKY

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Personal Representative: Stephen B. Shell Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 473456 Carver Darden 151 West Main Street, Suite 200 Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 266-2300 Fax: (850) 266-2301 E-Mail: shell@carverdarden.com Secondary E-Mail: duggan@carverdarden.com Personal Representative: Leigh J. Shell 115 Highpoint Drive Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 2WR8/9-8/16NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY MAX COX, Deceased. Case No. 2023-CP-347 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of BILLY MAX COX, deceased, Case Number 2023-CP-347, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The estate is intestate. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DUANE LEONIDAS BROXSON Deceased. File No. 2023-CP-369 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Duane Leonidas Broxson, deceased, whose date of death was September 26, 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 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
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ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Paul Malcom Campbell a.k.a. Paul M. Campbell Deceased. File No. 2022-CP-138 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Paul Malcom Campbell a.k.a. Paul M. Campbell, deceased, whose date of death was January 9, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472. 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 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 August 9, 2023. Attorney
ET AL 151 West Main Street, Suite 200 Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 266-2565 Fax: (850) 266-2301 E-Mail: choffman@carverdarden.com Secondary E-Mail: bass@carverdarden.com Personal Representative: Eveliene Aalderink-Niven P.O. Box 222 Gulf Breeze, FL 32562 2WR8/16-8/23NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DOROTHY DELPHINE ABBOTT (f/k/a DOROTHY DOBBINS ABBOTT), Deceased. File No.: 2023 CP 389 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of DOROTHY DELPHINE ABBOTT (f/k/a DOROTHY DOBBINS ABBOTT), deceased, whose date of death was June 17, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
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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 August 16, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Lauren A. Merritt LAUREN A. MERRITT

Lauren A. Merritt, P.A.

Florida Bar Number: 1017893

111 S. De Villiers Street, Suite B Pensacola, FL 32502

Telephone: (850) 741-2999

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Personal Representative: /s/ John Allen Abbott

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CARMALEE S. LITTERAL a/k/a CARMALEE STEPHENS LITTERAL a/k/a CARMALEE ESTELLE STEPHENS LITTERAL

Deceased.

File No. 2023-CP-001114

Division: “U”

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of CARMALEE S. LITTERAL, deceased, whose date of death was June 25, 2022, and with case number indicated above pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The name and address of the personal representative is set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate of 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 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 August 9, 2023.

H. Frank Winn, Jr.

Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar# 0113430 P O Box 150 322 S. Alcaniz Street Pensacola, FL 32591-0150

Office 850-434-6214

Fax 850-434-6290 h.frankwinn@att.net

PHILIP STEPHEN LITTERAL

Personal Representative 1980 Southwind Circle Pensacola, FL 32506-6058

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF DAVID SCOTT LOVE, III Deceased. File No. 2023 CP 1179 Division U

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of David Scott Love, III,

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

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on June 14, 2023 and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before September 5, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.

If any interest party fails to file a claim as herein directed, judgment will be entered herein against you in due course. Persons not legally served with process may obtain a copy of the Complaint for Forfeiture filed herein from the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court. If no claimants appear, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office will be seeking a final order of forfeiture.

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

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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 August 16, 2023.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Virginia C. Ralls

Attorney Florida Bar Number: 123910 Chase & Ralls, PLC 101 East Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-3601

Fax: (850) 607-2196

E-Mail: vralls@chaseattorneys.com

Secondary E-Mail: vcrassistant@chaseattorneys.com

Personal Representative: Melanie Elizabeth Love 5371 Chatham Avenue Pensacola, Florida 32507

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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:

$25,870 (Twenty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred Seventy Dollars)

In U.S. Currency

CASE NO: 2023 CA 000681

DIVISION: A (civil)

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS

TO: RANDY ADAN CUTINO, GLENDA PALOMINO BARREIRO , 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 May 18, 2023 and is holding it.

A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on June 30, 2023 and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of Court on or before September 5, 2023 and send a copy to the undersigned attorney. If any interest party fails to file a claim as herein directed, judgment will be entered herein against you in due course. Persons not legally served with process may obtain a copy of the Complaint for Forfeiture filed herein from the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court. If no claimants appear, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office will be seeking a final order of forfeiture.

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

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

IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:

$13,700 (Thirteen Thousand, Seven Hundred Dollars) In U.S. Currency

CASE NO: 2023

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