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DISMANTLING RACISM
February 17, 2021
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THRO U G H ED U CAT I O N by Fiama Mastrangelo The summer of 2020 marked a social justice awakening for many. Worldwide protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement sprang up in response to many African Americans who were murdered by police, especially the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Advocates turned to social media platforms to expose police brutality and explain systemic racism to those who chose to listen. But after a year of BLM peacefuls protests, spread of #ShopBlack and frequent discussions about systematic racism. Many wondered “What is the silver bullet to racism? How do we end it for the next generation?” If you were to ask local historians, they would say education is the key.
Roger Williams University Nashville, Tenn. Normal Class, 1899. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
used by domestic terrorism groups to deny freemen their constitutionally protected rights. The exhibit includes accounts of how presidents used their positions to uphold racist doctrines and promote falsified “Lost Cause” narratives. The presentation of these moments in national history flow seamlessly from one poster to the next. Systemic practices are broken down into digestible narratives for visitors of all educational backgrounds. The history is painful and soaked in blood, but it presents a very necessary reminder of why the status quo must always be questioned. Franscine Mathis, a paralegal, local politician and member of the AAHSP, emphasized the relevance of identifying forms of systemic racism present in today’s climate. Mathis identified the legal practice of direct file as an especially oppressive practice. “Prison is no place for a child to be raised,” Mathis began. “We need people who understand the process of direct file to [hold] these state attorneys’ offices accountable. How did you direct file this child? What made you feel like they need to be direct filed? Did you follow these steps and guidelines? Did you go to these schools and talk to their teachers or counselors? Why did they do this?” Florida is one of only a few states that allows prosecutors to charge minors as adults without the approval of a judge. This practice of direct file enhances the school to prison pipeline
“As a nation we have not conposter presentation detailing centrated enough on teachthe African-American experiing a complete history of the ence when Jim Crow laws were country… There seems to be in effect. Dr. Howard curated a lack of understanding as to the exhibit for its debut in Penhow we got here—this mosacola and tripled the content ment in history. If Africanfrom the original exhibit. The American history was taught exhibit now begins in the year along with American history, 1619 and follows the evoluI think we would have a more tion of racism in America from educated citienslavement zenry, and more to Jim Crow people would to voter supunderstand the pression and dynamics of this then mass incountry called carceration. America,” Dr. Black CitiCheryl Howard, zenship in the the president and Age of Jim co-founder of Crow is unAfrican Ameriapologeticalcan Heritage ly accurate Society of Penin detailing Dr. Cheryl Howard, the sacola (AAHSP), president and co-founder of the Africansaid. “Because we Af rican American Heritage American exSociety of Pensacola have not included perience in African American history in a country with a history of with the rest of the history— violence against them. This subjugating it basically to the exhibit was carefully curated month of February for Black to illustrate relevant examples History Month. Overall, there of history repeating itself in tois an incomplete understandday’s seemingly unprecedented ing. I think this exhibit [Black political climate. As visitors Citizenship in the Age of Jim walk through the exhibit, they Crow] is very timely; it’s probare presented with stories of ably the most complete coverchildren being separated from age of the African-American their families through stateexperience, exhibit-wise, that sanctioned practices. The rise we have seen in a while [in of the Ku Klux Klan is docuPensacola], and it has been mented and supplemented with very well received.” methods of voter suppression The recent exhibit Black CitConvicts leased to harvest timber. State Archives of Florida. ca. 1910. izenship in the Age of Jim Crow was brought to the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center in collaboration with the AAHSP. Voices of Pensacola is one of the many branches of Historic Pensacola and UWF’s Historic Trust. This multicultural center presents the heritage of Pensacola through the lenses of the diverse cultural groups that shaped the city into what it is today. The exhibit originated from the New York Historical Society as an eight-
Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow follows the evolution of racism from 1619 to today.
that puts black minors into the prison system where they will not receive sufficient education, psychological services or familial support appropriate for their developmental stages. Mathis asserts that practices such as direct file support what the exhibit calls the “New Jim Crow.” Unpaid prison labor, mass incarceration and police brutality are new strains of the same disease that has been running rampant in the United States’ criminal justice system since its inception.
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If AfricanAmerican history were taught along with American history… more people would understand the dynamics of this country called America.” The exhibit manages to accurately portray the stakes of repeating history while simultaneously lifting up black
heroes. Harriet Tubman is celebrated for her bravery while Martin Luther King Jr. is revered for his leadership in tumultuous periods of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Howard indicated that the exhibit is still evolving during its stay at the Voices of Pensacola. The current exhibit ends with the names of black citizens who have died from police brutality, but Dr. Howard wants the exhibit to end on a more uplifting note. “The last one will be a very uplifting final [poster],” Dr. Howard explained. “The one that is here now is very good also because I think it does remind us that black lives do matter—and we remember the catalyst for this awakening that we have had by asking [visitors] to remember these people. But I think that it is also important to show that despite the odds, what we have been able to accomplish.” Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow will be featured throughout the month of February at the Voices of Pensacola. Admission for this exhibit is free.
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FACE COVERINGS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IS A FEDERAL MANDATE ECAT (Escambia County Area Transit) would like to remind residents that face masks are required to ride public transportation. Free face masks have been provided since June 1 and will continue to be available. Face masks have also been required to ride ECAT since Dec. 21. On Jan. 21, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order requiring mask wearing on all modes of public transportation including intercity buses and trains. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order which requires people to wear masks while on all public transportation and conveyances (trains, airplanes, ferries, etc.) and at transportation hubs. On Jan. 31, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a security directive to implement President Biden’s Executive Order and support enforcement of the CDC’s Order with an effective start date on Feb. 2, 2021. Read the detailed information on the President’s Order and the CDC’s Order, including definitions and instructions on wearing masks. “Although ECAT will have face masks available, riders are urged to plan
ahead and bring their own face coverings before boarding any public transit,” said ECAT Mass Transit Director Tonya Ellis. “We would like to thank our ridership for following these federal orders, making the ride enjoyable and safe for our customers and operators.” According to these orders, operators must use best efforts to ensure that any person on the conveyance wears a mask when boarding, disembarking, and for the duration of travel or while entering or on the premises of the transportation hub. Depending on the circumstances, operators must take the following actions: • Board/allow entry only people who wear masks; • Instruct people that wearing a mask on the conveyance/premises is a requirement of federal law and that not complying with the requirement is a violation of federal law; • Monitor the conveyance/premises for any person who is not wearing a mask and seek compliance from such a person; • At the earliest safe opportunity, disembark/remove from premises any person who refuses to comply; and
SBA HURRICANE SALLY ECONOMIC INJURY APPLICATION DEADLINES The Hurricane Sally disaster declaration covers Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties in Florida, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Please note the links to the SBA press releases below and the deadlines for the economic injury applications. If you are unsure which deadline applies to your small business or private nonprofit, please contact the SBA. AL 16674 - SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Businesses and Residents of Alabama Affected by Hurricane Sally
The disaster declaration covers Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties in Alabama, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans
SECTION OF SPRING STREET TO TEMPORARILY DETOUR TRAFFIC FEB. 12—SPRING STREET STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT A section of Spring Street between Wright Street and Gregory Street will temporarily detour traffic beginning Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 a.m. as part of the ongoing construction of the Spring Street Stormwater Infrastructure Improvement Project. Construction is expected to take approximately four days to complete, weather permitting. Traffic will be detoured around the work area during construction. Work will be completed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily, but northbound traffic within this section of Spring Street will be detoured around the work area 24 hours a day for safety purposes. This stormwater improvement project will repair and rehabilitate the stormwater manhole located at the south of the intersections of Spring Street and Gregory Street. The existing stormwater manhole is several decades old and is in significant disrepair with several leaks. The City of Pensacola awarded a contract to Vortex Companies of Houston, Texas for completion of the Spring Street Stormwater Infrastructure Improvement Project. A city construction inspector will be monitoring the contractor and project progress daily. During construction, the contractor will be required to implement all necessary safety precautions onsite. For questions about this project, please contact City of Pensacola Public
from the SBA. Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe and Washington in Alabama; Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa in Florida; and George, Greene and Jackson in Mississippi. The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage was Nov. 19, 2020. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 21, 2021. FL 16685 - SBA Adds Counties in Florida for Private Nonprofits Affected by Hurricane Sally
PNPs located in the Florida counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jef-
Works and Facilities at 850-435-1645. Smart, Solar Lighting Improvements Added to Legion Field The City of Pensacola has completed new smart lighting improvements at Legion Field, with 34 fully solar fixtures that also feature smart technology for maximum efficiency. These improved lighting fixtures require no power hookup or light bulb maintenance, and they can operate for three days without any new sunlight recharging the solar panels. Through built-in smart technology, the lights have the ability to react to park usage, automatically boosting to a 100% brightness setting when joggers or walkers approach. For added efficiency, the lights will work at 70% brightness during those off-hours when not in high demand, The light produced by these fixtures will be a warm 3,500 Kelvin temperature, which is well within compliance and comfort for nearby residents while also enhancing safety at the public park. This light system was programmed with safety measures in mind, fully illuminating the walking path as well as the new playground and splash pad features of the park. “We’re excited to bring this technology to Legion Field to increase the hours the walking path is available and to improve the overall walkability of the neighborhood,” City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Director Brian Cooper said. This project was made possible by a partnership between the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department and SESCO Lighting of Pensacola. The contractor being used for this project is J. Miller Construction.
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The following categories of people are exempt from the requirement to wear a mask:
• While eating, drinking, or taking medication for brief periods of time; • While communicating, for brief periods of time, with a person who is hearing impaired when the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication; • If unconscious (for reasons other than sleeping), incapacitated, unable to be awakened, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance; or • When necessary to temporarily remove the mask to verify one’s identity such as during transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening or when asked to do so by the ticket or gate agent or any law enforcement official.
• A child under the age of 2 years; • A person with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, for reasons related to the disability; • A person for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to workplace health, safety, or job duty as determined by the relevant workplace safety guidelines or federal regulations. If a passenger meets one of the above requirements that prevents mask wearing, please notify the bus operator. Social distancing will still be encouraged on all ECAT vehicles. ECAT operators will also continue to wear masks. All ECAT employees are subject to temperature checks when they arrive to work as a precaution. ECAT continues to implement safety measures and increased bus and facility cleanings to ensure the safety of the passengers and employees. Please call ECAT Customer Service at 850-595-3228 if you need assistance with a specific route or have additional questions. Updated information is also available at www.goECAT.com. Like ECAT on Facebook.
ferson, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington are eligible to apply. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges. The filing deadline to submit applications for physical property damage was Nov. 23, 2020. The deadline to submit economic injury applications is June 23, 2021.
Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington in Florida; and Baldwin, Covington, Escambia and Geneva in Alabama. The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage was Dec. 1, 2020. The deadline to return economic injury applications is July 2, 2021.
FL 16688 - SBA’s Disaster Loans Are Helping Businesses and Residents, Now top $11 Million in Florida for Hurricane Sally Damage
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People are not required to wear a mask under the following circumstances:
The disaster declaration covers Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties in Florida, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.
Apply online at DisasterLoan.sba.gov. For more information and downloadable paper loan applications, click here: sba. gov/disaster. Applicants may also call the Customer Service Center to apply at 1-800-659-2955, open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
CITY OF PENSACOLA EXTENDS COVID-19 EVENT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH MARCH 11 The City of Pensacola is extending the previously implemented COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines for city-permitted events through Thursday, March 11. The restrictions were initially set to expire Feb. 28. The restrictions are as follows:
• The City of Pensacola will not issue new event permits for events at outdoor city venues. This will remain in effect through March 11 and will be re-evaluated at that time based on current COVID-19 conditions. • Events that have already been issued a permit or events currently in the permitting process between now and March 11, located at outdoor city venues, will be allowed with the following restrictions: °° No more than 100 in attendance °° Must show control of crowd congestion and follow CDC guidelines, including wearing face coverings and practicing social distancing (remain at least 6 feet from others who don’t live with you) °° Outdoor markets are allowed to continue above the 100-person cap, but must show control of crowd congestion and follow CDC guidelines, including wearing face coverings and practicing social distancing (remain at least 6 feet from others who don’t live with you) • Indoor events at City of Pensacola venues are limited to 25% capacity
or less, with COVID-19 protocols in place, including wearing face coverings and practicing social distancing. Indoor events also require Mayoral approval. This will remain in effect until March 11. These restrictions only apply to City of Pensacola-permitted events at city venues and do not apply to private events. The city will work with event organizers to reschedule events as needed. Residents are encouraged to follow CDC recommendations to help slow the spread of COVID-19, including: • Wear a mask to protect yourself and others and stop the spread of COVID-19. • Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from others who don’t live with you. • Avoid crowds. The more people you are in contact with, the more likely you are to be exposed to COVID-19. • Stay home if you are sick, except to get medical care. The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County COVID-19 Call Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-866-779-6121, or you can email your questions to COVID-19@flhealth.gov Visit floridahealth.gov for the most up-to-date resource for information and guidance regarding COVID-19 in Florida.
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FLORIDA TOURISM NUMBERS LOWEST SINCE 2010 JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE --- COVID-19 ended a decade of record-setting tourism numbers in Florida, with the industry seeing a 34 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to the prior year. The state tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida posted preliminary figures from the fourth quarter and for the full year late Monday, showing 86.714 million visitors to the state during 2020. That was the lowest annual total since 2010. Visit Florida President and CEO Dana Young said an estimated 20.625 million travelers in the fourth quarter “exceeded our expectations.” Still, the visitor count for the year might be reduced as figures are refined. “Please note that due to the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it has had on data used to produce visitor estimates, the numbers provided below are likely to face larger-than-normal revisions as new data become available,” the agency said in a note posted online with the tourism estimates. Specifically, Visit Florida believes an estimated 3.236 million overseas visitors calculated by the state Revenue Estimating Conference for 2020 is about 400,000 too high. But Young remained optimistic as the state continues to slowly expand marketing efforts across the nation. “Many of Florida’s top origin markets were under stricter travel restrictions in
Q4 than the previous quarter, but thanks to our advertising in the Southeast, visitation from those states remains strong,” Young said in a statement. “Visit Florida’s marketing has been integral to Florida’s economic recovery and will continue to propel our tourism industry forward in 2021.” The state attracted a record 131.42 million tourists in 2019, the culmination of year-to-year growth since 2009 when Florida had 80.879 million visitors. The hospitality and leisure industries handled 82.315 million visitors in 2010 and 87.307 million in 2011. Since 2015, the state had drawn more than 100 million visitors a year. The new estimates were released Monday as the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee advanced a proposal (SB 778) that would eliminate a potential Oct. 1, 2023, repeal date for Visit Florida and permit the agency to carry forward unused money from budget year to budget year. “No one is going to argue that tourism is not the largest industry in the state of Florida. We live by it or we will die by it,” said committee Chairman Ed Hooper, a Clearwater Republican who is sponsoring the bill. “And whatever we can do to encourage not only the 22 million of us that travel intrastate, but 131 million who hopefully will come back and visit what we have to offer and spend their dollars here, cannot be overlooked. And we will not recover economically until that piece of that economy returns to near normalcy or normalcy.”
SENATE EYES LIMITING STATE DOLLARS FOR ORGANIZATION SALARIES NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF A Senate committee Tuesday approved a bill that would limit state dollars that could go to salaries at two types of organizations that play key roles in the child-welfare and mentalhealth systems. The limit on money for salaries is included in a broader bill (SB 92), approved by the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee, that deals with issues at the Department of Children and Families. The limit would apply to employees of community-based care lead organizations and managing entities.
STATE GRANTS EXTRA TIME FOR STANDARDIZED TESTS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Amid a debate about whether students should be required to take standardized tests in person as COVID-19 continues to spread, the state Department of Education is giving an additional two weeks for the Florida Standards Assessments and a statewide science test to be administered. In an emergency order signed Monday, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran pointed to “disproportionate numbers of educationally disadvantaged students learning off-campus or not attending school at all,” potentially widening achievement gaps. The testing required by state and federal law “is now more critical than ever so that educators and parents can measure progress and determine what additional services and supports are needed to ensure that each student is given the services and supports they need to succeed in life,” Corcoran’s order says. Florida Department of Education chief of staff Alex Kelly told the Senate Select Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Response on Monday that the extra time for the tests is “an effort to give districts and schools the ability to provide assessments in a socially distant way, so they can have fewer students in a room.” Under Corcoran’s order, district
Community-based care lead agencies contract with the department to manage foster care and other child-welfare services, while managing entities contract to help direct mental-health and substance-abuse services. Under the bill, employees would not be able to receive state-funded salaries that would exceed the amount made by the secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Bill sponsor Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, said that amount now is $148,000. Bean said, however, the bill would allow employees to be paid more if the additional funding came from other sources. school superintendents “may request additional scheduling flexibility” from the education department. “The department will use best efforts to respond to all such requests within five days,” the emergency order says. Florida cancelled K-12 statewide assessments during the 2019-2020 school year because of the coronavirus pandemic. During Monday’s committee meeting, senators asked Kelly whether the state will meet a federal requirement that 95 percent of Florida students in grades 3-8 sit for math and English-language arts exams. “I know in Leon County there are still a number of parents who do not feel comfortable sending their kids for the assessment. So, is there concern about not making that 95 percent?” asked Sen. Loranne Ausley, DTallahassee. “It certainly is a concern, and it’s a question we’re fielding from school districts every day, too,” Kelly responded. The state assessments that have been given a time extension are subject tests in English-language arts and reading, writing, math and science, which are administered to students in grades 3-10. Corcoran’s emergency order also gives school districts “flexibility for administering tests on nights and weekends,” a spokesman for the education department told The News Service of Florida in an email Monday. The lengthened testing window will also delay reporting of assessment results, according to Corcoran’s order.
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Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-North Miami Beach, questioned the state spending on the agency, noting with a “scarcity of dollars” it doesn’t make “good fiscal sense” to allow an agency to roll over unused dollars. “I’m a fan of the idea of Visit Florida, but I think we can get a Super Bowl winning quarterback, probably for free, to make a lot of good pitches for the state of Florida as opposed to paying some people,” Pizzo said. “I need to see the real accounting and forensics on this.” During the 2020 legislative session, House leaders repeated a push to end Visit Florida, questioning the effectiveness of spending for statewide marketing. A compromise was reached with the Senate and Gov. Ron DeSantis as the pandemic took hold to extend Visit Florida’s operations for three years. The agency also received $50 million in state funding, the same amount DeSantis has requested for next fiscal year. The House version of Hooper’s bill (HB 675) has not been assigned to committees. Pizzo’s comments echoed, in part, opposition to the Senate bill by Americans for Prosperity-Florida Policy Director Phillip Suderman. “The role of government is not to act as an ad agency, and it should instead focus on the core function of government that society needs to operate. Visit Florida is not one of those vital roles, “Suderman said. “The goal for government is even more important now as our nation and our state looks to move forward from the economic effects of COVID-19.”
In backing the legislation, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association General Counsel Samantha Padgett said Visit Florida can plan long-term if it doesn’t have to “fight for their life every single year.” Hooper noted that in 2018, Amy Baker, coordinator of the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research, warned that tourism-related revenue losses posed the greatest potential risk to Florida’s economic outlook. “I think she still stands by that prediction,” Hooper said. Last month, Baker advised lawmakers that despite improved tax-revenue numbers in December, big-spending foreign tourists aren’t expected to flock soon to Florida and that it may not be until 2024 before normalcy returns to the hospitality and leisure industries, which have suffered the most from the pandemic. Before the pandemic, the state estimated 1.6 million jobs were supported by tourism. Last week, the U.S. Travel Association reported four in 10 jobs lost nationally over the past year were in the leisure and hospitality industries. According to the Visit Florida numbers, the state drew an estimated 20.62 million visitors in the fourth quarter of 2020, down 33.1 percent from the prior year. The pandemic had cut tourism by 60.3 percent in the second quarter of 2020 and 32.7 percent in the third quarter. The 82.19 million travelers from other parts of the nation for 2020 was a 29.7 percent reduction from 2019. The 1.286 million Canadian visitors in 2020 represented a 64.5 percent year-to-year drop.
BY THE NUMBERS – CORONAVIRUS — MONDAY EDITION NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF TALLAHASSEE — State health-care agencies on Monday released numbers about the coronavirus in Florida. Here are some takeaways: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
1,830,988 – Total number of cases since the pandemic started. 3,615 – Increase in cases from a Sunday count. 28,934 – Deaths of Florida residents. 155 – Increase in Florida resident deaths from a Sunday count. 500 – Deaths of non-Florida residents. 4 – Increase in non-Florida resident deaths from a Sunday count. 10,113 – Deaths of residents and staff members of long-term care facilities. 28 – Increase in long-term care deaths from a Sunday count. 2,387,350 – People vaccinated through Sunday. 1,284,052 – People who had received first doses. 1,103,298 – People who had received vaccination series. 4,676 – People hospitalized with “primary” diagnoses of COVID-19. 3 – Increase in people hospitalized from a Sunday count. 22.7 – Percentage of available hospital beds statewide. 21.7 – Percentage of available adult intensive-care unit beds statewide.
Sources – Florida Department of Health and Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
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LONG TERM CARE COVID-19 DEATHS TOP 10,000
JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE --- Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began tossing people out of work, a circuit judge is again poised to consider a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from major problems in Florida’s unemployment compensation system. Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper is scheduled Tuesday to hear arguments about whether he should dismiss the lawsuit filed against the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and Deloitte Consulting, LLP, a contractor that helped put the state’s CONNECT online unemployment system in place in 2013. Cooper in September dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit but gave the plaintiffs an opportunity to file a revised complaint. The case seeks damages and raises several arguments, including that the department and Deloitte were negligent and breached a fiduciary duty. “DEO (the department) breached its fiduciary duty to the hundreds of thousands of Floridians who now await their life-sustaining funds and encounter roadblock after roadblock to payment,” said the revised lawsuit, filed Nov. 16 by plaintiffs’ attorneys Gautier Kitchen and Marie Mattox. “The damages flowing from defendants’ breach multiply daily as people lose homes, cars, savings and dignity.” But in motions to dismiss the case, attorneys for the department and Deloitte said the plaintiffs are repeating arguments that were in the version of the case rejected by Cooper in September. They contend Cooper should also dismiss the latest version for a series of reasons, including the constitutional separation of powers between courts and the executive branch of government; sovereign immunity, which helps shield government agencies from lawsuits; and a lack of a legal basis for showing a fiduciary duty.
JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF TALLAHASSEE — As a legislative debate builds about shielding nursing homes and other health-care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits, new numbers show that Florida has exceeded 10,000 deaths of longterm care facility residents and staff members from COVID-19. With an additional 59 deaths reported Friday, total long-term care deaths reached 10,034—with the vast majority involving residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. State leaders have worried since the early days of the pandemic about the threat of COVID-19 to long-term care residents, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease because of advanced ages and underlying health conditions. As of Friday, long-term care facilities were linked to about 35 percent of the 28,565 deaths of Floridians from COVID-19, according to a report released by the state Department of Health. In all, 28 counties have had more than 100 long-term care deaths, with Palm Beach County topping the list with 974 deaths and Miami-Dade County next with 964. More broadly, the respiratory disease has had a disproportionate impact on seniors. Since the pandemic started, about 15 percent of the reported COVID-19 cases in the state have involved people ages 65 and older, the Department of Health report shows. But about 83 percent of the deaths have involved people in that age group—a rate that has remained consistent for months. Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly pointed to the disease’s danger to seniors by prioritizing them for COVID-19 vaccinations. Through Wednesday, about 74 percent of the
“Simply put, the (version of the case filed in November) is substantively indistinguishable from the one the court has already found to be deficient and provides no basis for the court to revisit its prior conclusions,” Deloitte attorneys wrote in a Dec. 7 motion to dismiss the case. The CONNECT system was overwhelmed after the pandemic slammed into the state in March and forced businesses to shut down or dramatically scale back operations. The state scrambled to shore up the system, but many people who lost jobs remained frustrated as they tried to get benefits --- with Gov. Ron DeSantis even describing the system as a “jalopy.” The plaintiffs filed the potential class-action lawsuit in April. Cooper in May rejected a preliminary injunction that plaintiffs sought to force the Department of Economic Opportunity to “fix” the system. Cooper’s Sept. 30 order dismissing the case did not give detailed reasons, saying only that he “grants the motion to dismiss on the grounds argued by the defendants,” while allowing plaintiffs to subsequently file the revised version. During a June hearing, Department of Economic Opportunity attorney Daniel Nordby argued, in part, that the lawsuit should be dismissed because of the constitutional separation of powers. He said decisions by the department “involve a great deal of discretion” that cannot be second-guessed by judges under the separation of powers. As of a Thursday count, the unemployment system had processed more than 5.16 million claims since March 15, with 2.36 million found to be eligible, according to the Department of Economic Opportunity’s website. The system had paid about $22.2 billion in benefits, with the most of that money flowing through the state from the federal government.
people in Florida who had received at least one dose of vaccine were 65 or older. But amid the vaccination efforts, a debate has started in the Legislature about bills that would provide legal protections to health-care providers facing potential lawsuits related to COVID-19. While the bills would apply to hospitals, physicians and other types of providers, nursing homes likely will be a key issue. The Florida Health Care Association, the largest nursing-home group in the state, has been calling for legal protections since early in the pandemic. “Our health care heroes should be celebrated for the life-saving decisions they continue to make to protect our loved ones, not worried about the threat of lawsuits for delivering care during a crisis they did not create,” association Executive Director Emmett Reed said in a prepared statement this month after the Senate released its version of the bill (SB 74). But AARP Florida has blasted the possibility of providing immunity to long-term care facilities. “Let’s be clear: Stripping away the rights of older Floridians and their families is careless and irresponsible,” AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson said in a statement this week. “Long-term care facilities must be accountable when their wrongdoing threatens the health— and lives—of residents and staff. Especially when isolated residents are vulnerable and often unable to advocate for themselves.” The Senate bill cleared its first hurdle Wednesday, getting approval from the Judiciary Committee in a 6-4 vote. The House Health & Human Services Committee will consider the House version (PCB HHS 21-01) next week.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF AUDI J. ANDERSON Deceased. File No. 2019 CP 001136 Division T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Audi J. Anderson deceased, whose date of death was September 23, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Government St. 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 December 23, 2020. Personal Representative: Ross Clayton Evans, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative: Ross Clayton Evans, Esq. Florida Bar Number: 109084 CBxMU PLLC 3775 US 1 South St. Augustine, FL 32086 Telephone: (904) 357-0078 E-Mail: ross@cbxmu.com 2WR2/10-2/17NTC
IN RE: ESTATE OF EUNICE S. BRISCH Deceased. File No. 2021-CP-164 Division “U” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Eunice S. Brisch, deceased, whose date of death was October 26, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502 (Mailing Address: 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 10, 2021. Personal Representative: Linda Ann Brisch Reynolds 3430 Gerbaud Place Pensacola, Florida 32503 Attorney for Personal Representative: Charles L. Hoffman, Jr., Attorney Florida Bar Number: 229768 CARVER DARDEN KORETZKY ET AL 151 West Main Street, Suite 200 Pensacola, FL 32502 Phone: (850) 266-2300 Fax: (850) 266-2301 E-Mail: choffman@carverdarden.com Secondary E-Mail: swift@carverdarden.com 2WR2/10-2/17NTC
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on March 12, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. CT, 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, the following described real and personal property situated in Escambia County, Florida:
IN RE: ESTATE OF CAROLYN I. LECKBAND, Deceased.
The East 95.0’ of Lot 20, Block 112, West King Tract, Escambia County, Florida, according to the Map of the City of Pensacola, copyrighted by Thomas C. Watson in 1903.
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
TOGETHER with all easements, right-ofway(s), 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 or parcel thereof and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenance, reversions and remainders, whatsoever, in any way belonging, relating or appertaining to the Premises or any part thereof. pursuant to the Amended Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, v. DERICK FERGUSON; RAYMOND FERGUSON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND CREDITORS OF SARAH S. FERGUSON and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties; ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; CITY OF PENSACOLA; UNKNOWN OCCUPANT A residing at 1107 North L. St., Pensacola, FL 32501; and UNKNOWN OCCUPANT B residing at 1107 North L. St., Pensacola, FL 32501, Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2020-CA000234. 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: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 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 5th day of February 2021. 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 2WR2/10-2/17NOS
File No. 2020 CP 1490 Division U NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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 10, 2021. Signed on this 8th day of February, 2021. Charles P. Hoskin, Personal Representative Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. of EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Florida Bar No. 364401 30 South Spring Street Post Office Drawer 1271 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1271 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-mail: cph@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com lboular@esclaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative 2WR2/10-2/17NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGE EMMET WALLER, Deceased. File No. 2021-CP-000117 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of George Emmet Waller, deceased, whose date of death was November 17, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2021-CP000117, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL. 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 the Court WITHIN 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 decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of CAROLYN I. LECKBAND, deceased, File Number 2020 CP 1490; by 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; that the decedent’s date of death was September 13, 2020; that the total value of the estate is $39,500.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
Meta Stevenson 3529 Addison Street San Diego, CA 92106
Personal Representative Wendy Gail Waller 5629 Talquin Avenue Pensacola FL 32526
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, 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 10, 2021. Person Giving Notice: Meta Stevenson 3529 Addison Street San Diego, CA 92106 Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. of EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Attorneys for Petitioner Florida Bar No. 364401 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32591-1271 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Electronic Mail: cph@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com Attorney for Petitioner 2WR2/10-2/17NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MARYANN L. RENNER, A/K/A MARYANN LOUISE RENNER, Deceased. File No. 2020 CP 162 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MARYANN L. RENNER, a/k/a MARYANN LOUISE RENNER, deceased, whose date of death was January 1, 2021, 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.
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 FEBRUARY 17, 2021.
Attorney for Personal Representative William A. Bond (FBN: 0013135) Attorney for Personal Representative 719 S. Palafox Street Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 202-8533; (850) 696-1854 (facsimile) wabond@pensacolalaw.com khgodfrey@pensacolalaw.com 2WR2/17-2/24NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN NATHAN HENDRICKS, A/K/A JOHN N. HENDRICKS, Deceased. File No. 2020 CP 000556 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JOHN NATHAN HENDRICKES, a/k/a JOHN N. HENDRICKS, deceased, whose date of death was September 13, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the mailing address which is P.O. Box 472, Milton, Florida 32572, and whose street address 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 February 10, 2021.
Personal Representative: CODY NATHAN HENDRICKS 2607 Bob White Circle Navarre, Florida 32566
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.
Attorney for Personal Representative: D. Keith Kilpatrick, Esquire KILPATRICK & NEWLIN, P.A. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 628131 9218 Navarre Parkway Navarre, Florida 32566 Telephone: (850) 939-7722 Fax: (850) 936-9955 E-mail: keith@kilpatricklawfirm.com
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.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
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 10, 2021.
IN RE: ESTATE OF BROOKE BRODERICK BLANCHARD a/k/a BROOKE BRODERICK Deceased.
Personal Representative: Sandra Edith Keenan 5565 Bradley Street Pensacola, Florida 32526
File No. 2020-CP-420 Division
Attorney for Personal Representative: Amy G. Piedmont Florida Bar Number: 1022243 LITVAK BEASLEY WILSON & BALL, LLP 40 S. Palafox Place, Suite 300 Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 432-9818 Fax: (850) 432-9830 E-Mail: amy@lawpensacola.com Secondary E-Mail: cristy@lawpensacola.com
NOTICE OF ACTION (formal notice by publication)
TO: Bob Legacy a/k/a Robert W. Legacy P.O. Box 84 Baker, FL Jeremy Kruse 190 Peaden Bridge Road Baker, FL
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Administration and Petition to Determine Homestead have been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner’s attorney, whose name and address are: Kerry Anne Schultz, Esq. SCHULTZ LAW GROUP, P.L.L.C. 2779 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 E-Mail: kaschultz@schultzlawgrp.com on or before February 11, 2021, and to file the original of the written defenses with the clerk of this court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice. Signed on this 22nd day of January, 2021. DONALD C. SPENCER As Clerk of the Court Santa Rosa County By: Hilda Volturo As Deputy Clerk First publication on February 3, 2021. 4WR2/3-2/24NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT ALLEY LOWELL, Deceased. File No. 2020 CP 000456 Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Robert Alley Lowell, deceased, whose date of death was 5/19/2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2020 CP 00456, the address of which is 6865 Caroline St., Milton, FL 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 WITHIN 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 decedent’s estate 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 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 FEBRUARY 17, 2021. Personal Representative Trista J. Lowell 778 Mullins Rd. Eclectic, AL 36024 Attorney for Personal Representative Belinda B. de Kozan Florida Bar No. 846902 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E. Zaragoza St. Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 202-8519 (850) 438-8860 FAX bbdekozan@demariadekozanwhite.com dlmclin@demariadekozanwhite.com 2WR2/17-2/24NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF HERMAN KENNETH KEENAN Deceased. File No. 2021 CP 000180 Division “T” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Herman Kenneth Keenan, deceased, whose date of death was January 7, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF TERESA ANN TOMEI-KLAMAN, Deceased. CASE NO. 2020 CP 000464 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Teresa Ann Tomei-Klaman, deceased, whose date of death was September 24, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Santa Rosa Clerk of the Circuit Court, Probate Department, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. 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 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 February 17, 2021. Personal Representative Cheryl M. Miller 7434 Palmetto Lane Navarre, FL 32566 Attorney for Personal Representative Jennifer J Burton Florida Bar No. 113700 151 Mary Esther Blvd., STE 502A Mary Esther, FL 32569 Telephone: 850-362-0278 2WR2/17-2/24NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CHARLES OTIS PUGH, II, Deceased. Case No.: 2020 CP 001346 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Charles Otis Pugh, II, deceased, whose date of death was August 18, 2020, 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 the 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 first date of publication of this notice is February 17, 2021. Tamesha L. Pugh 225 Lakeland Court Pensacola, Florida 32514 Personal Representative
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PUBLIC NOTICES Nancy Lynn Carty Hartjen FL. Bar No. 0050461 7475 Chase Street Navarre, FL 32566 (850) 939-2032 nancy.hartjen@hartjenlaw.com Attorney for the Personal Representative 2WR2/17-2/24NTC
Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA JAMES P. LICHAROWICZ, BARROS Plaintiffs, vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, OR DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF PETER R. GINDL, SR., and BEVERLY SUE GINDL, OR ANY PARTY THAT MAY CLAIM BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST THEM. Defendants. CASE NO.: 2020 CA 1805 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, OR DEVISEES OF THE ESTATE OF PETER R. GINDL, SR., and BEVERLY SUE GINDL AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE CONCERNED AND ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THEM ANY RIGHT, INTEREST, CLAIM OR DEMAND IN AND TO THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY: PARCEL I: Commence at the Northwest Corner of Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida; thence South 00 degrees 07’ 16” East along the West line of Section 23 for 353.60 feet to the Southerly Right-of-Way line of Barrineau Park Road (Escambia County Road #196, 100’ R/W); thence South 81°58’48” East along said Southerly Right-of-Way line for 163.57 feet; thence South 00°25’18” East for 1207.34 feet; thence North 89°18’18” West for 168.28 feet; thence South 00°07’16” East for 1632.95 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 00°07’16” East for 530.00 feet; thence South 89°18’18” East for 213.75 feet; thence North 00°07’16” West for 493.04 feet; thence North 89 degrees 52’44” East for 106.27 feet to a point on a circular curve being concave northeasterly and having a radius of 50.00 feet (tangent bearing North 53°15’10”West), said curve being the right-of-way line of a 60 foot wide private road; thence Northwesterly along the arc of said curve and said right-ofway line for 46.37 feet (Delta = 53°07’54”, Chord = 44.72 feet, Chord Bearing = North 26°40’55” West); thence South 89°52’44” West for 300.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. All lying and being in Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida, and containing 2.70 acres, more or less. Subject to a Gulf Power Company easement. RESTRICTIONS: All lots shall be used solely for family, residential purposes and shall not be used for commercial, trade or business purposes of any kind or character. No animal, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be kept, bred, or maintained on any lot for any commercial purposes. No goats or swine may be maintained on lot at anytime. The foregoing shall not, however, preclude the keeping of the household pets, domesticated animals or a few cows or horses, providing same do not constitute or become a nuisance to the neighborhood. PARCEL II: Commence at the Northwest Corner of Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida; thence South 00 degrees 07’ 16” East along the West line of Section 23 for 353.60 feet to the Southerly Right-of-Way line of Barrineau Park Road (Escambia County Road #196, 100’ R/W); thence South 81°58’48” East along said Southerly Right-of-Way line for 163.57 feet; thence South 00°25’18” East for 1207.34 feet; thence North 89°18’18” West for 168.28 feet; thence South 00°07’16” East for 1117.48 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence Continue South 00°07’16” East for 515.47 feet; thence North 89 degrees 52’44” East for 300.00 feet to a point on a circular curve being concave easterly and having a radius of 50.00 feet (tangent bearing = North 00°07’16”West), said curve being the right-of-way line of a culde-sac of 60 foot wide private road; thence Northwesterly along the arc of said curve and said right-of-way line for 71.92 feet (Delta = 82°24’48”, Chord = 65.88 feet, Chord Bearing = North 41°05’08” East); thence North 00°41’42” East for 460.97; thence North 89°18’18” West for 350.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. All lying and being situate in Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida; containing 4.04 acres, more or less. Subject to a Gulf Power Company easement. RESTRICTIONS: All lots shall be used solely for family, residential purposes and shall not be used for commercial, trade or business purposes of any kind or character. No animal, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be kept, bred, or maintained on any lot for any commercial purposes. No goats or swine may be maintained on lot at anytime. The foregoing shall not, however, preclude the keeping of the household pets, domesticated animals or a few cows or horses, providing same do not constitute or become a nuisance to the neighborhood. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title, action for declaratory judgment and reformation action to the said wet slip has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Douglas D. Tidwell, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 811 N. Spring Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before MARCH 1, 2021 , and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on petitioners’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED this 20 day of JANUARY 2021 PAM CHILDERS CLERK & COMPTROLLER CLERK OF COURT By: Beth Phelps As Deputy Clerk BOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com Tidwell & Associates, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 - Phone 4WR1/27-2/17NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA TONYA GIVENS, Plaintiff, v. OSSIE HOWARD GIVENS; LEON HAROLD GIVENS; THOMAS ELIJAH GIVENS; SUSAN ANN WINTERS; and CARL EVANS MILSTEAD, Defendants. CASE NO.: 2020 CA 1171 NOTICE OF ACTION To: OSSIE HOWARD GIVENS, Defendant: Subject property: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 31 WEST, WHERE THE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MUSCOGEE ROAD; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 173.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT TO BE DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUING NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 100.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES A DISTANCE OF 836.54 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 18; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SAID SOUTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 336.96 FEET; THENCE NORTH AT AN INTERIOR ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 00 MINUTES TO THE LEFT, A DISTANCE OF 752.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALL LYING IN THE COUNTY OF ESCAMBIA, THE STATE OF FLORIDA. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action on to Quiet Title for Adverse Possession on the above-described real property has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Benjamin Alexander, Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is 811 N. Spring Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before MARCH 15, 2021 , and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on petitioners’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated this 2nd day of February, 2021. PAM CHILDERS CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER ESCAMBIA COUNTY By: Beth Phelps As Deputy Clerk BENJAMIN L. ALEXANDER, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Tidwell & Associates, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 -- Phone 4WR2/10-3/3NOA
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A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on February 5, 2021, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court on or before March 17, 2021, and send a copy to the undersigned attorney: Vanessa Moore, Esquire 222 W. Main Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 435-1618 Florida Bar #0963224
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WILLIAM RUSSELL JACKSON, Petitioner/Husband, and BRANDI LAROSE JACKSON, Respondent/Wife, Case No. 2020 DR 001384 Division:
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DESCRIBED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pensacola Police Department has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property. The Pensacola Police Department seized the property in Escambia County, Florida on January 13, 2021, and is holding it.
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HUSBAND’S AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: Brandi Larose Jackson 6871 Cedar Lake Drive Pensacola, Florida YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are requir9d to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Petitioner/Husband, William Russell Jackson, by and through his undersigned attorney, Stephen T. Holman, Esquire, whose address is 1940 St. Mary Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32501, on or before February 17, 2021, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32501, 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.
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Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: $5,800.00 U.S. Currency Claimants: Sean Bradsher Seized by: Pensacola Police Department Case No.: 2021 CA 000269 Division: N NOTICE OF ACTION TO: SEAN BRADSHER AND ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN
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