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UWF TAKING THE LEAD IN AI TECHNOLOGY

In February, graduate computer science students Tobias Jacob, Raffaele Galliera and Muddasar Ali placed third in the prestigious AI Tracks at Sea Challenge. The students won $35,000 for the department. by Gina Castro | photos courtesy of UWF As companies search for ways to power customer engagement and consumers continue to gravitate toward personalized services, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology increasingly dominates industries. In 2015, only 10 percent of organizations reported using AI technology. By 2019, the number of businesses utilizing AI technology grew by 270 percent. Fortune Business Insights estimates the global AI market will reach $267 billion by 2027. This growth in AI, in turn, has made knowledge and research in AI and machine learning essential. The University of West Florida partnered with the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition to offer a Ph.D. program in Intelligent Systems and Robotics, which is the first and only program in Florida. The program, which is one of few in the nation, launched fall 2019 and focuses on developing technologies that combine human and machine elements. The Inaugural Program Director Dr. Brent Venable explained some topics students are working on. Some students in the robotics side are involved in developing exoskeletons to be more adaptive and flexible. Other students in the program are enhancing intelligence systems ability to filter out and recognize important information. “Our students are immediately integrated in research projects. They have a somewhat lighter course load,” Dr. Venable said. “Most of the courses are personalized and designed to fit well with their research topic and to support the development of their research.” UWF’s Department of Computer Science also studies AI. The undergraduate program offers a track in intelligence systems where students can take a course in AI and big

data analytics. The department also offers a master’s degree in computer science and cybersecurity. The master’s in computer science program allows students to customize a specialization in a topic such as AI machine learning. “AI is a hot topic nowadays. There is a lot of interest from the industry. The people who have skills in AI, machine learning or image processing definitely provide an edge,” Dr. Thomas Reichherzer, chair of the Department of Computer Science, said. “So some sectors in the industry, even big data analytics, require skills in AI or would like to have those skills.” In February, graduate computer science students Tobias Jacob, Raffaele Galliera and Muddasar Ali placed third in the prestigious AI Tracks at Sea Challenge. The students won $35,000 for the department. They participated in the com-

petition as members of UWF’s AI and Data Analytics (AIDA) Research Group. Dr. Reichherzer, sponsored the group. Dr. Sikha Bagui, a professor in computer science, served as the faculty advisor for the group. A machine learning intern at Novetta Solutions LLC and UWF computer science major, Zach Mueller, mentored the students. “We’re very grateful that they made third place. This is a really big deal because this is a national competition,” Dr. Reichherzer said. Students from the Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics placed fifth in the competition—winning $20,000 for the department. The ArgoTracks team consisted of Bhavyansh Mishra, a doctoral student from the department, and mechanical engineering majors Brendon Ortolano and Luke Fina. The Intelligent Systems and Robotics assistant professor, Dr. Hakki Erhan Sevil served as the group’s sponsor and faculty advisor. The students were also mentored by UWF alumnus Carson Wilber, who is research associate at Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. The AI Tracks at Sea Challenge was hosted by Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and the Naval Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Coordina-

tion Office. Thirty-two teams of students from Ivy League colleges, private and public universities competed for the $200,000-prize challenge. The challenge was to create a software solution that would automatically generate tracks of maritime vessel traffic from cameras. The $200,000 was divided among the five teams who were able to find full working solutions. Dr. Reichherzer explained that opportunities with competitions and student organizations benefit the students. “We have cybersecurity competitions, AI competitions and programming competitions that [students] participate in. Competitions really help the students gain additional skills,” Dr. Reichherzer said. “The socializing aspect helps them, too. They get to network with others and people that go through the same program.” Since AI is gradually being integrated into a variety of industries from healthcare to marketing to financial markets, students with skills in AI have numerous career opportunities. Dr. Venable explained that her students are very appealing to companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon because of their cutting edge research. Dr. Reichherzer explained that there are local career opportunities for students, too. “We do have some jobs here

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in the area. Navy Federal Credit Union offers internships and co ops for our students. They hire quite a few students from us. So that’s one huge employer,” Dr. Reichherzer. “There is, of course, the military bases. The government in our area hires students in computer science and cybersecurity. We have quite a few smaller businesses, too.” Dr. Venable expanded on the number of opportunities in Pensacola, especially in the healthcare industry. “In the Pensacola area, there are so many industries cyber defense related like Lockheed Martin and Boeing that would be excellent avenues for our students,” Dr. Venable continued. “But let’s not forget healthcare. Healthcare is a huge opportunity now. Students that have expertise in designing recommender systems or personalization tools that can extract and elicit preferences and special features automatically, or the students that work on exoskeletons for rehabilitation. Pensacola is growing more and more into a high tech health care hub.” For more information on UWF’s Department of Computer Science, visit uwf.edu/ computerscience. For more information on UWF’s Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, visit uwf.edu/isr.

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ESCAMBIA COUNTY HOLDS RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY was a joint venture of Whitesell Green and dear to my heart because every step Escambia County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Escambia County Correctional Facility located at 3080 N. Pace Blvd. on Monday, March 29 at 1 p.m. Speakers included County Administrator Janice Gilley, Chairman and District 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender, District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May, Vice-Chairman and District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, District 5 County Commissioner Steven Barry, Chaplain William Leggett, Chaplain Reginald Benjamin, Escambia County Corrections Chief Rich Powell and Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons. Chairman and District 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender said, “We are very proud of this state-of-the-art facility that is leading the future of corrections. It’s very important that we’re taking a step to help those that are in our custody and try to make sure that they come out a better person than they came in. I say we’re also leading the way. We’re showing by example having pervious services for our asphalt. This is as much of a drainage project as it is a corrections project. Trying to help the drainage in this area, containing flooding so that we don’t have to deal with the same issues that we saw in 2014. We are very excited that we are able to address all these with just one project.” The 840-bed capacity Escambia County Correctional Facility replaces the Central Booking and Detention facil-

ity that was destroyed in 2014. The site is comprised of approximately 14 acres of commercial property and vacant land adjacent to the existing County Correctional Facility. The new facility and the existing facility are connected by a corridor. The facility is 304,067 square feet and is expected to obtain LEED Silver Certification. The cost for this project is estimated at $142 million. District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May said, “I often say that this is not a construction project of a jail, and that’s a misconception if anyone were to perceive that. Our overall goal is to make sure that we don’t increase the numbers, but that we reduce the numbers. This day, we are not looking at a jail, but we want to be very grateful that we have project that hopefully transforms the west side and transforms the lives of children with a new anticipated community center and the new anticipated business community. We could not have done this without our administrators and without our communities. Thank you for coming out. We look forward to working with each and every one of you, and again we want to thank our chaplain, our staff, current and former commissioners and all of our elected officials for staying with us and having the bandwidth and commitment to see our community change. Again, thank you and God Bless each and every one of you.” The design-build entity that was chosen for the design and construction

FDOT: UPDATE ON THE PENSACOLA BAY BRIDGE RECOVERY EFFORTS Upon additional analysis of pier 70, and to safely re-open the bridge, other repair work is required, resulting in a delay in the bridge re-opening to the week of May 31, 2021. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is regularly reviewing the contractor’s schedule of the entire Pensacola Bay Bridge Project with the anticipated completion date for all improvements currently scheduled for January 2022. During repair efforts on the trophy pieces at pier 70, repair crews identified additional damage that warranted replacing the interior trophy piece at pier 70. The trophy piece’s replacement at pier 70 is critical since the demolition, pile driving, trophy installation, beam placement and deck pouring will be required. The full replacement of the trophy piece will uphold FDOT’s commitment to provide the safe and efficient reconnection of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola communities and deliver a bridge with a 75-year design life. Multiple crews

are working around the clock to complete repair projects critical to the opening of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. Motorists should continue to use all available detour routes, which include the Garcon Point Bridge and State Road 87. At this time, tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge are suspended through Friday, April 9, 2021. Commuters can also use the Escambia County Area Transit’s (ECAT) temporary bus route travel between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze free of charge. Details on the detour routes, including graphics, FAQs, and regular updates can be found online at fdot.gov/ PensacolaBay. Members of the public wishing to receive these updates can choose to subscribe by providing their email address on this website as well. For more information visit the Florida Department of Transportation District Three on the web at www.nwflroads.com. You may also follow FDOT on Instagram @myfdot_nwfl, on Twitter @myfdot_nwfl or on Facebook at MyFDOTNWFL.

GULF COAST KID’S HOUSE (GCKH) AND THE STUDER FAMILY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT ASCENSION SACRED HEART PARTNER FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. GCKH and The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart are combining their efforts to raise awareness on this rising community issue. These two organizations witness too much child abuse and are asking Escambia County to become educated! Currently, Escambia County ranks number four in reported child abuse cases in the state of Florida. GCKH recently launched a training titled, “Know Child Abuse,” the quick online course teaches adults how to recognize, report and reduce child abuse in our community. The team at The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart have completed this training and encourages Escambia County to join the movement. The Studer Family Children Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart is encouraging all guests and community partners

to get involved. “As the region’s only Children’s Hospital, we are uniquely positioned to help bring attention to the problem of child abuse throughout the community we serve,” says Will Condon, President of Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart and newly appointed board member of Gulf Coast Kid’s House. “We are grateful for our partnership with GCKH to help serve our most vulnerable children and expand education and advocacy throughout our community.” Take the free training at www.knowchildabuse.org. Child abuse is everyone’s problem, which means you are a part of the solution. GCKH mission is to end child abuse and heal families through collaborative intervention, family support and prevention education. Learn more by visiting www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org or by calling 850595-5800.

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Inc., Pensacola and Caddell Construction, Montgomery, Alabama with GRW Engineers Inc. DLR Group, Orlando, Florida was awarded the design criteria portion of the project. Escambia County Corrections Chief Rich Powell said, “The best thing that I see is the opportunity not just for the inmate population to be in a better, secure and safer environment. It’s a safe and secure environment for our staff to operate in. The biggest advantage is the size of this building of over 300,000 square feet. It is designed so it’s not tight, and it can be managed better. In the last two and half years in preparation for this building, we have been rewriting policies looking at old policies, restructuring how we conduct business and bringing policies into a modern era. Every area has a medical unit and educational area. Inmates have the essential needs to not come back. We try to introduce skill sets so they make better choices.” The construction project included the following components: site development, entry area, facility administration, staff services and training, Admissions/ Classification/Release (ACR), custody administration, central control, inmate services and programs, housing units and unit management, medical health services, mental health services, commissary, food service, laundry, building support, and corridor connection to existing facility. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said, “What you see here is near

of the way the partners that we chose, that the Board of County Commissioners chose, we had that partnership with one goal in mind - to make it the very best. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will continue in this partnership and I’m proud to be a part of it.” Each housing unit has a day area, recreational yard, triage room and multipurpose room. The multi-purpose room can be utilized for classes and religious services. Inmates can receive medical treatment at housing units. The facility is designed with separate wings to house and provide services for juveniles, keeping juveniles out of normal sight and sound of adult inmates. The facility offers video visitation. County Administrator Janice Gilley said, “We are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony because it’s about hope. Each of us hopes for a better day. Hoping for a better facility for individuals who do need our services and hopefully leave here in a better place than when they came. Hope for our employees to have a better environment in which to work. Hope for our partners to have a better experience. You hope for a better community. You hope for better opportunities for people. We are hopeful this is going to be a game changer in the way we manage these types of services in our community.” Additional details about the new correctional facility can be found at New Correctional Facility (myescambia. com).

PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND UNITED AIRLINES INVITE YOU TO #FLYEASY WITH FOUR NEW DESTINATIONS United Airlines will offer expanded service to Pensacola, Gateway to the Gulf Coast, with four new nonstop destinations beginning in May 2021: Cleveland (CLE), Milwaukee (MKE), Cincinnati (CVG), and Pittsburgh (PIT). The added service will begin May 27, 2021 and continues through September 2021. Flights will be operated by the CRJ-550 – the world’s first 50-seater aircraft with two cabins. The CRJ-550 is equipped with 10 first class seats, 20 economy plus seats, 20 standard economy seats, Wi-Fi, more legroom and enough overhead bin space for every customer to bring a roller bag onboard. “It is wonderful to see United Airlines expanding their service here at PNS with these four new destinations,” Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin said. “With this expansion, the Midwest now has additional nonstop service to the Gulf Coast, opening amazing opportunities for our community and continuing to strengthen our foothold in the nation’s marketplace.” As the airline rebuilds its schedule to meet the increased travel demand, adding in seasonal point-to-point flying is just one of the ways United is finding opportunities to add new and exciting service.

EMERALD COAST REVIEW SEEKS REGIONAL WRITER, ARTIST SUBMISSIONS The West Florida Literary Federation (WFLF)’s Emerald Coast Review (ECR) Board is now accepting submissions from regional writers and artists to publish in the Emerald Coast Review 21st anthology. The Review Board is collecting quality fiction, nonfiction, poetry, contemporary, emerging, and experi-

“Throughout the pandemic, United has been strategic and thoughtful in adding flights to destinations that our customers want to visit,” said Ankit Gupta, Vice President of Domestic Network Planning and Scheduling at United Airlines. “With many customers now beginning to plan summer vacations in places where they can enjoy time outside, we look forward to offering new service to key cities in the Midwest and Northeast.” With this announcement, by June 2021, Pensacola International Airport will offer nonstop service to 28 destinations through eight airlines. United Airlines currently provides nonstop flights to Denver, Dulles, Houston and Chicago. “Pensacola International Airport continues to be a strong economic driver for the City of Pensacola and the entire region, and I expect that success to continue to build as we move forward,” Mayor Grover Robinson said. “I’m excited to see these new nonstop flights from United Airlines, providing additional opportunities for travelers to connect with our beautiful city.” For more information about Pensacola International Airport and flight schedules, visit flypensacola.com. mental works along with the best of art, graphic design and photography. Residents from the following counties are encouraged to submit: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa and Bay (Florida); Mobile, Escambia and Baldwin (Alabama). To view guidelines and submit work, visit wflf.org/ecr. Submissions close April 30, 2021. Accepted submissions will be announced and writers will be notified that their piece(s) will be published in the ECR in Fall 2021.

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GOP LAWMAKERS TAKE AIM AT BALLOT INITIATIVES DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE --- Over the past decade, Florida voters approved changes to the state Constitution that legalized medical marijuana, restored felons’ voting rights and directed more money to land and water conservation. But a pair of proposals approved Monday by a House committee would make it harder for organizations to get future constitutional amendments on the ballot --- and to pass them. The proposals, approved by the House Public Integrity and Elections Committee, are the latest attempts in years of efforts by Republican lawmakers to clamp down on the ballot initiative process. One of the measures (HB 699) approved Monday would impose a $3,000 cap on campaign contributions to political committees sponsoring proposed constitutional amendments. The cap would be lifted after the secretary of state certifies that the committees have received a requisite number of petition signatures to put proposed amendments on the ballot. But the petition-gathering process is expensive, and the proposal comes after wealthy people spent millions of dollars in recent years to support proposed constitutional amendments that passed despite opposition from Republican state leaders and influential groups such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce. For example, Orlando trial attorney John Morgan contributed more than $6 million to a 2020 ballot initiative to gradually raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and also largely bankrolled a 2016 amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. Voters approved both measures. Glenn Burhans, an attorney who has worked on numerous ballot initiatives, told The News Service of Florida that the proposed contribution caps would “kill the citizens’ initiative process in

the cradle.” “There’s simply no way that anybody can raise the types of funds necessary to mount a multimillion-dollar signaturegathering campaign,” Burhans said. “And the Legislature knows that, and that’s why they want to pass it.” But bill sponsor Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, said the measure would impose the same contribution cap currently in place for statewide candidates. “It eliminates those that have overinfluence and who can influence these ballot initiatives through their dollars,” Payne said. The other proposal (HJR 61) approved by the committee Monday would require two-thirds of voters to approve constitutional amendments, up from the current 60 percent. Sponsor Rick Roth, R-West Palm Beach, has been unable to get lawmakers to approve the proposal in the past, but he told the House committee on Monday that the measure’s time has come. “Constitutional amendments are intended to be permanent, and they are very difficult to repeal. So, amendments should require much broader support to be put in our Constitution,” he said. Critics of the proposal, however, argued that a number of voter-approved measures --- including those placed on the ballot by the Legislature --- would not have passed if the higher threshold had been in effect. “We believe strongly that altering the Florida Constitution should not be a simple process, but we also believe that it shouldn’t be an impossible process,” League of Women Voters of Florida lobbyist Trish Neely told the panel. “Our concern is that you continue to allow a way for the citizens of Florida to voice their concerns… when the legislators seem to be completely out of touch with us.” The Republican-controlled House committee approved both measures in party-line votes. Roth’s measure would

PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH EXEMPTION GOES TO FULL HOUSE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Despite objections from opponents citing Florida’s open-government Sunshine Law, a House panel on Monday approved a proposal that would provide a public-records exemption for information about people applying to become state college and university presidents. The measure (HB 997) would shield from the public “personal identifying information” about applicants. Information would be released about finalists for the positions. The House Education & Employment Committee advanced the measure on a 15-4 vote, positioning the issue to go to the full House. Lawmakers have considered similar bills in recent years but have not passed them. Meetings that would expose identifying information about candidates could be closed to the public under the proposal, but a “complete recording” would have to be made of any portion that is closed. The bill says that many applicants to be-

come college or university president are employed “and could jeopardize their current positions if it were to become known that they were seeking employment elsewhere.” Bill sponsor Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, told the House panel that the measure would help institutions get broad, diverse pools of applicants. “We want those folks who are hungry, ambitious, who want to serve, to have the freedom to apply,” Garrison said. But United Faculty of Florida President Karen Morian argued that the measure wouldn’t have any bearing on attracting better candidates. “Obviously, the best people are not afraid to apply in the sunshine, and they know they will have to do their work in the sunshine,” Morian said. Also, Florida AFL-CIO lobbyists Rich Templin raised concerns about the proposed exemption, calling university presidents “some of the most powerful unelected persons in our state.” A Senate version of the bill (SB 220) has been approved by two committees.

have to be approved by voters in 2022 because it would involve changing the Constitution. But lawmakers could make the changes in Payne’s bill. The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee is slated Tuesday to take up the Senate version (SB 1890) of Payne’s bill. But an analysis of the House bill raised questions about the constitutionality of contribution limits. “Restrictions on an initiative process will only be upheld against a First Amendment challenge if such restrictions ‘protect the integrity and reliability of the initiative process,’” the analysis said. House Minority Co-leader Evan Jenne told reporters Monday that statewide candidates, who are subject to $3,000 limits on contributions to their campaign committees, are different from political committees. “Those limitations are put in place on individual candidates to avoid, essentially, at least the perception that any one candidate has been bought off by some entity or individual that will expect some sort of repayment in the form of policy or government action. That is not what these ballot initiatives are,” Jenne, D-Dania Beach, said. “These are ideas. These are policies. They do not have a conscious mind. So it really doesn’t make a lot of sense, other than to make it more difficult for individuals to get these things on the ballot.” Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said GOP lawmakers’ latest attempts to rein in constitutional amendments are sparked in part because they disagree with proposals approved by voters. “The plain fact of it is that they don’t like these ballot initiatives that have passed,” she said. Florida voters in 2006 approved a proposal that increased the threshold for passing constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60 percent. Lawmakers also made sweeping chang-

SENATE TO TAKE UP PROPERTY INSURANCE REVAMP NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF The Senate on Thursday will take up a potentially far-reaching plan that would make changes in the state’s property-insurance system, including allowing insurers to limit amounts paid for many homeowners’ roof damage. The insurance measure (SB 76), sponsored by Senate Banking and Insurance Chairman Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, is on a list of bills slated for consideration Thursday during a floor session. Supporters of the bill say it is needed to address financial problems in the

es last year to the petition-gathering process to make it harder to put initiatives on the ballot. The 2020 law increased a petitionsignature threshold triggering Florida Supreme Court reviews, required all ballot measures --- including those placed on the ballot by the Legislature --- to have statements about potential impacts on the state budget and allowed county elections supervisors to charge more to verify petition signatures. The Florida Chamber of Commerce, which was the driving force behind the 2006 effort hiking the approval threshold to 60 percent, supports the proposals by Payne and Roth. “The citizens-initiative process should be an escape valve. … These guardrails are appropriate,” Christopher Emmanuel, a lobbyist for Florida Chamber, told the House panel Monday. But the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Sierra Club and the NAACP were among organizations opposing the measures. Morgan also blasted the attempts to make it harder to amend the Constitution. “Here and across the country, state legislators are attempting to dismantle democracy just because they haven’t liked the outcome of recent elections and ballot initiatives. Today we are watching the beginning of the unraveling of our great heritage. From denying water to voters in Georgia to impossible obstacles like this here in Florida,” Morgan said in an email Monday, referring to a controversial Republican-backed voting law in Georgia. “Why not make it 90% to pass? Other than (former President Donald) Trump, Republicans swept elections throughout America last time, yet this is their response. They don’t care about the power resting with the people, they want power for a few. It is all beyond sad.”

property-insurance industry, as many customers face large rate increases and others turn to the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for coverage. In addition to making changes dealing with roof-damage claims, the bill also would place new limits on attorney fees in lawsuits filed by property owners against insurers. Opponents of the bill contend it would lead to higher outof-pocket costs for homeowners who sustain roof damage and could make it harder for them to find legal representation. Among other bills slated for Thursday’s floor session is a measure (SB 148), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, that would allow restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages as part of take-home meals.

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DEAL REACHED TO LOWER BUSINESS RENT TAX JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE --- Florida businesses would get a second massive benefit as lawmakers move toward requiring out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians, under a deal announced Monday by House and Senate leaders. The House Commerce Committee backed a measure (HB 15) on Monday that would require out-of-state retailers to collect and remit the sales taxes, with the anticipated $1 billion a year in revenue now proposed to go toward replenishing the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund and to subsequently make a major cut in a tax on commercial rent. The commercial rent tax, long a target of business lobbying groups, was added to the House proposal Monday. The Senate last week passed a version (SB 50) that required the additional money to go to the unemployment fund, which has been depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposals in past years to require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes have failed because of concerns that it could be viewed as a tax increase on Florida consumers. However, House Commerce Committee Chairman Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, said the amended bill can be viewed as a $1 billion tax cut. “Since we’re taking the money and we’re offsetting and we’re giving it back in forms of tax cuts, it doesn’t grow government, it’s meant to grow the economy,” Ingoglia said. The prospects for the latest attempt to collect the tax money improved initially because lawmakers at the end of 2020 faced a revenue shortfall stemming from pandemic-related economic woes. Since then, the revenue situation has steadily improved and the state expects to receive an influx of about $10 billion in federal stimulus money. The Senate on Thursday voted 30-10 on its version of the sales-tax proposal (SB 50), which was linked to an earlier agreement between Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls to use the money to replenish the unemployment trust fund. As the House committee voted Monday to advance its version of the bill, Simpson and Sprowls announced the

additional sales-tax money also would bring down the commercial rent tax from 5.5 percent to 2 percent after the unemployment trust fund is replenished. A joint news release from the two leaders said sales tax revenue that would otherwise go into the general fund will instead be used to reduce the rent tax. “In addition to saving Florida businesses from a 700 percent increase in unemployment taxes over the next four years, our revised legislation will now do even more for the small business community --- offer relief from our state’s commercial rent tax,” Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, said in a statement. “Our update gets government out of the way of the entrepreneur, from the car mechanic down the street to your favorite local pizza place owner, and helps ensure that they can stay open for business.” Simpson, R-Trilby, said the amended proposal will “lead to thousands of new high-wage jobs for Floridians.” Economists have estimated that the proposal to require out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes could generate $973.6 million in the upcoming 20212022 fiscal year and $1.08 billion in each following year, according to the House and Senate. Supporters of the change point to a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case known as South Dakota v. Wayfair, a large online retailer. The court ruled against Wayfair, overturning a “physical presence test” and expanding states’ abilities to collect sales taxes from remote retailers. Democrats in Monday’s committee meeting were unable to change the bill to address state unemployment benefits, which at $275 a week are among the lowest in the nation. However, they supported the overall proposal. “This amendment is only supporting small business owners and the amendments that I offered up previously would have supported workers,” said Rep. Angie Nixon, a Jacksonville Democrat who noted she is a small business owner. “I just want to put that on record.” If the revised bill is approved by the full House, it would need to go to the Senate for a final vote.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on April 27, 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: LOT 17, BLOCK 15, WEST HIGHLANDS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 74, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER with all revenues thereof and all rights (including riparian right), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all building and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire, and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixtures now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property. pursuant to the Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Order Resetting Foreclosure Sale and Directing the Clerk to Disburse Third Party Bidder’s Deposit to Plaintiff and Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, v. SEDERICK PORTIS; JERMAIN PORTIS; SHANIKA PORTIS a/k/a SHANIKA JOHNSON; IRIS PORTIS; LAQUITA PORTIS; EBONY PORTIS; TIA PORTIS; JAMEKIA PORTIS; and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND CREDITORS OF VIRGINIA PORTIS, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND CREDITORS OF IRIS PORTIS and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties, Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2019-CA000225. 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 22nd day of March 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 2WR3/31-4/7NOS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CHASEFIELD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not-forprofit corporation, Plaintiff, v. WILLIE J. MCQUEEN, Defendant. CASE NO.: 2020 CA 1635 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that Pam Childers, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, shall sell the following described property situated in Escambia County, Florida: Lot 4, Block C, Chasefield Subdivision, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 19, Pages 3-3A, of the Public Records of Escambia County, Florida. including the structures and improvements located thereon, if any, at a public sale on the 20th day of April, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. (Central Standard Time), or as soon thereafter as the sale may proceed, to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, except as set forth hereinafter, at www.escambia.realforeclose.com, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, and the Final Judgment of Foreclosure After Default entered in a case pending in said court, the style of which is CHASEFIELD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. WILLIE J. MCQUEEN, the case number of which is 2020 CA 1635. In accordance with the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Courthouse not later than seven days prior to the proceeding at (850) 595-4130. 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 WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER THE SALE. Date: March 23, 2021. /s/ John “Jay” A. Fraiser, Jr. John “Jay” A. Fraiser, Jr.

Florida Bar No. 110741 Moorhead Real Estate Law Group 127 Palafox Place, Suite 200 Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 696-1888 (850) 477-0982 (Fax) jfraiser@moorheadlaw.com eservice@moorheadlaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff 2WR3/31-4/7NOS

Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JULIE ANN DAVIS, Deceased. File No. 2021-CP-400 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS (ancillary) The ancillary administration of the estate of JULIE ANN DAVIS, deceased, whose date of death was August 25, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 31, 2021. Personal Representative Mark R. Davis 5 Oak Grove Street Oil City, PA 16301 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kerry Anne Schultz, Esq. Florida Bar No. 563188 Schultz Law Group, P.L.L.C. 2779 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze Florida 32563 Telephone: (850) 754-1600 Fax: (850) 754-1601 Email: KASchultz@schultzlawgrp.com Driftersreef55@gmail.com; Angela@schultzlawgrp.com 2WR3/21-4/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF THEODORE B. WILLIAMS Deceased. Case No.: 2021CP000439 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of THEODORE B. WILLIAMS, deceased, whose date of death was January 18, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, FL 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 31, 2021. Personal Representative: Jerald Alywin Williams a/k/a Jerald Williams 20025 Donovan Drive Seminole, Alabama 36574 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathleen K. DeMaria, Attorney Florida Bar Number: 503789 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com 2WR3/31-4/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT JAMES HARRIMAN Deceased. Case No.: 2021CP000320 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ROBERT

JAMES HARRIMAN, deceased, whose date of death was February 7, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, FL 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

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.

Personal Representative: George Gibson 3180 Wiggins Lane Cantonment, Florida 32533

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.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 31, 2021.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR3/31-4/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

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

IN RE: ESTATE OF MORRIS LEE HAYES, Deceased.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 24, 2021.

File No. 2021 CP 270 Division T

Personal Representative: Bette D. Harriman 100 Siguenza Drive Pensacola Beach, FL 32561 Attorney for Personal Representative:

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:

Kathleen K. DeMaria Florida Bar Number: 503789 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com 2WR3/24-3/31NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PRICKETT CARTER SAUNDERS A/K/A PRICKETT C. SAUNDERS File No. 2021-CP-457 Division “U” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Prickett Carter Saunders a/k/a Prickett C. Saunders, deceased, whose date of death was January 20, 2021, 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 325910333). The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is March 31, 2021. Personal Representative: James H. Saunders, Jr. 2009 Samada Avenue Worthington, Ohio 43085 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 Telephone: (850) 266-2300 Fax: (850) 266-2301 E-Mail: choffman@carverdarden.com Secondary E-Mail: swift@carverdarden.com 2WR3/31-4/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF William Gordon Curran Deceased. File No. 2020-CP-1613 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of William Gordon Curran, deceased, whose date of death was November 20, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street, 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 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.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of MORRIS LEE HAYES, deceased, File Number 2021-CP-270; 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 August 24, 2020, that the total value of the estate is $60,121.48 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND. FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN FREDERICK HUFFORD, Deceased. CASE NO 2021 CP 000358 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JOHN FREDERICK HUFFORD, deceased, File No: 2021-CP-000358, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Center, 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must tile their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE. 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must tile their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS. AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of publication of this Notice is March 31, 2021.

Holly Hayes Lucas 24385 Wilderness Oak, Apt. 8405 San Antonio, TX 78258

MARJORIE GLENN HUFFORD 4151 Westfield Road Pensacola, FL 32503

Morris Hankins Hayes 5116 Western Boulevard, Apt. 513 Jacksonville, NC 28546

T. DAVID MANN FL Bar No. 174737 41 N. Jefferson Street, Ste. 105 P. 0. Box 1191 (32591) Pensacola, Florida 32502 Telephone: (850) 435-7700 Fax: (850) 435-7705 Email: david@davidmannlaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative

Christopher Justice Hayes 4213 Geddes Avenue Ft. Worth, TX 76107 Cindy Leann Hayes 10261 Bellwether Lane Lone Tree, CO 80124

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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 March 31, 2021. Person Giving Notice: Holly Hayes Lucas, Petitioner 24385 Wilderness Oak, Apt. 8405 San Antonio, TX 78258 Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Michelle A. Olliff Fla. Bar No. 1002518 EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD AND CONDON 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Phone: 850-433-6581 Fax: 850-434-7163 molliff@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com 2WR3/31-4/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Joann Jones Deceased. File No. 2020-CP-316 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Joann Jones, deceased, whose date of death was October 31,, 2019, 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 March 24, 2021. Personal Representative: Alana Sparrow 1020 Walton Avenue Bronx, New York 10452 Attorney for Personal Representative: Oscar J. Locklin E-Mail Address: olocklin@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102

Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA TRACY SCOTT ENGLISH, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT M. ENGLISH, II, deceased, and the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees or creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against Robert M. English, II, KRISTY ENGLISH, Defendants. Case No.: 2021 CA 000138 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: ROBERT M. ENGLISH, II, deceased, and the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees or creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against Robert M. English, II YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following real property in Santa Rosa County, Florida: Begin at the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 2 North, Range 29 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida; Thence go North 00 degrees 39 minutes 31 seconds East along the East line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8 a distance of 399.24 feet; Thence go North 89 degrees 27 minutes 36 seconds West a distance of 1633.12 feet; Thence go South 01 degrees 39 minutes 54 seconds East a distance of 399.31 feet to a point on the South line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8; Thence go South 89 degrees 27 minutes 36 seconds East along said South line a distance of 1640.13 feet to the Point of Beginning. Parcel ID#082N29-0000-01405-0000 Commonly known as 7236 Tidwell Road, Pace, Pensacola, FL 32571 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., Esquire, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 212 W Intendencia Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, on or before April 28, 2021, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED this 18th day of March, 2021. SANTA ROSA COUNTY CLERK OF COURT By: Beverly Dowler As Deputy Clerk 2WR3/31-4/7NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA, COUNTY, FLORIDA Frances I. Lambert, Petitioner, and David O. Lambert, Respondent, Case No. 2020 DR 003972 NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: David Odell Lambert, 2076 Bush Street, Pensacola, FL 32534 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Frances

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PUBLIC NOTICES I. Lambert, whose address is 6681 Highway 29 North, Molino, FL 32577, on or before April 19, 2021, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: March 9, 2021 PAM CHILDERS, CLERK AND COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk 4WR3/31-4/21DOM

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Christine Ann Rees, Petitioner

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VS Patrick Kevin Rees, Respondent Case No.: 20002022DRMXAX Division: 16E NOTICE OF ACTION TO: PATRICK KEVIN REES YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition to Domesticate out of State Order has been filed in the above-entitled court by the abovenamed Plaintiff in an action to enforce the Plaintiff’s legal right under her Texas Divorce Decree to force the sale of real property located at Lot 4, Clipper Bay Drive, Block A, Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563.

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You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses to said Petition with the Clerk of the said Court and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, Amelia J. Strom or Sally B. Fox, Esquires of Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, 30 S. Spring Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502, no later than thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice, which first publication date was on the 17th day of March, 2021, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the complaint.

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This notice shall be published once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Santa Rosa County, Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa County, Florida, this 10th day of March, 2021. DONALD C. SPENCER, as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida By: Erin Lippincott DEPUTY CLERK 4WR3/17-4/2NOA

Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute NOTICE OF FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION Happy Hello 850 of Northwest Florida, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, hereby places notice of its intention to register the name “Alpha-Lit Pensacola” as a fictitious name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, effective immediately. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes. Happy Hello 850 of Northwest Florida, LLC 707 East Cervantes Street, Suite B, #199 Pensacola, FL 32501 1WR3/31FIC

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that J&T Sullivan, PLLC, whose Florida registration number is L16000166358, and FEIN is 813880388, desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of “Tiffany A. Sullivan, PLLC” at 4282 Havencrest Drive, Pace, FL, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, and intends to register such name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes. J&T Sullivan, PLLC, a Florida Professional Limited Liability Company By: Tiffany Sullivan, Owner 1WR3/31FIC

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Momentum Maker, LLC, whose Florida registration number is L20000389378, desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of “Royal Nutrition” at 3881 Scott’s Plaza, Jay, FL 32565, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, and intends to register such name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes. Momentum Maker, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company By: Kristen Maudlin, Owner 2WR/31FIC

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