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H A L LOWE E N’ S N OT Q UIT E DEAD PEN SACON H OSTS FIR S T E VER H AL L OWEENFEST by Gina Castro
There are three telltale signs that spooky season has arrived. Number one, suddenly all products from coffee creamer to deodorant are available in pumpkin spice. Two, Hobby Lobby starts playing strictly Christmas music (what’s that about?). And three, you really start to think that Hogwarts letter might come in the mail. Whether you are aware of these signs or not, Halloween is just a few weeks away. For a while there, many people thought that Halloween would be another event canceled by COVID-19. Fortunately, Pensacon had other plans. Whether you are aware of these signs or not, Halloween is just a few weeks away. For a while there, many people thought that Halloween would be another event canceled by COVID-19. Fortunately, Pensacon had other plans. Pensacon is throwing a spooktacular event: Pensacon HalloweenFest. This outdoor, convention-style event is sure to send chills down your spine this Halloween. “We wanted to host a fun, free and most importantly, safe event that hopefully can bring a little joy to everyone this Halloween,” Mike Ensley, founder and CEO of Pensacon, said. “We appreciate the support of our fans, and this is just another way of giv-
ing back to our community.” HalloweenFest is a combination of Pensacon and an arts festival. It will feature 30 vendors selling a variety of nerdy wares, panels and food trucks. There will also be live performances from the Emerald Coast Honors Orchestra, Nik Flagstar, Three Bean Soup and more. This wouldn’t be a Pensacon event without celebrity guests in attendance. Among the celebrity guests scheduled to appear is actor Corin Nemec, known for his roles in Stargate SG-1, The Stand and Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. HalloweenFest guests will have the opportunity to mingle with the celebrities. Photos and signatures are available for a fee. Many parents and children worried that trick or treating would be cancelled this year, but Pensacon has a plan for that, too. “We all look forward to Halloween every year, and
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with so many events throughout this year being canceled by COVID, we wanted to provide something fun for families to do that we believe can be executed with the utmost in safety,” Julio Diaz, Pensacon Marketing and Media Director, explained. “So many people are wondering whether they can even take their kids trick or treating, so we’re offering a safe trick or treating opportunity along with a variety of other fun.” Children, who are in costumes, will receive a free Halloween bag and are encouraged to trick-or-treat with the vendors set up across the plaza. Kids will have an opportunity to win prizes during the children costume contest. So knock ‘em dead! As for adults, Pensacon wants you to come in your store-bought costume or cosplay best, too. Adults can also compete for prizes in the adult costume contest for a nominal fee. Pensacon is aware of just how frightful this celebration can be, especially with the added factor of COVID-19.
Although Pensacon can’t both their noses and mouths. promise you’ll be safe from If anyone is spotted without HalloweenFest’s horrors, they proper face covering, they do promise to take COVID-19 will be asked to cover up or safety regulations seriously. leave the grounds. Masks will be required at all HalloweenFest will take times in the place at the Museum Plaza, So many spacious Muassociated venseum Plaza, people ues and activilocated at are wondering ties. Vendors the corner will be spaced Church whether they of out across the Tarracan even take and plaza to engona streets in their kids trick downtown Pencourage social d i s t a n c i n g . or treating, so sacola. There A plethora of we’re offering will be a deshand sanitizing ignated area a safe trick stations will be for seating and or treating made available unmasked eatopportunity at the event. ing, but only along with Attendees are guests who are encouraged to actively eating a variety of stay with their are allowed to other fun.” groups and be in that area maintain six without wearfeet of distance from other ing masks. HalloweenFest is groups. Oct. 31 from 10 am to 6 pm. “We know that with the coFor more information about operation of our attendees, this event, go to Pensacon. we can have an event that will com. be even safer than a run to Pensacon is already hard the grocery store,” Diaz said. at work on planning their an“Being outdoors is obviously nual convention, which is set a help, but we will follow all for Feb. 26–28, 2021. This directives to keep everyone event will feature similar COsafe and healthy, and more VID-19 precautions to Haldetails on these policies can loweenFest, and it’ll be even be found on our Facebook bigger than last year’s. page and on pensacon.com. “Our footprint will be exWe are expecting to have panding significantly this many of the same policies in year, so expect new venues, place for Pensacon in Februnew parties and even more to ary, as well, so this will be a see and do,” Diaz said. “We good opportunity for people work on the show year-round to learn what to expect.” to bring Pensacola the most Diaz also confirmed that fun possible, and we’re all attendees will not be alreally excited about what we lowed on grounds without the are planning for 2021.” proper face mask covering Happy Halloween!
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EMMANUEL SHEPPARD & CONDON FIRM LOSES PERDIDO KEY LOCATION
PENSACOLA FIRE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATING IN FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCT. 4–10
PENSACOLA, FL (October 5, 2020) – Emmanuel Sheppard and Condon (ESC) must close its Perdido Key office location due to damages sustained from Hurricane Sally. The office, located at 14508 Perdido Key Drive, has been opened since May of 2018. The building, leased by ESC, suffered wind and water damages and is beyond repair. Firm staff who worked out of the Perdido Key office have been relocated to other offices or are working remotely. “We, too, know what it is like to experience the devastation caused by hurricanes and over the years our Firm has been in existence we have experienced many of them. But just like our Gulf Coast community, we’re strong and resilient and we will persevere. Rest assured that one thing that won’t ever change because of a hurricane is our commitment to serving our clients,” said Wes Reeder, ESC Firm President. “Buildings and printers can be replaced, but our ESC family cannot, so we are feeling very fortunate that everyone made it through the storm safely.” Plans to reopen an office in Perdido Key are still under review by the firm’s management team. ESC’s other practice locations in Pensacola, Pace, Miramar Beach and
The Pensacola Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” Fire Prevention Week runs Oct. 4-10. NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years. The campaign works to educate citizens about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. “The most important step you should take before making a meal is to ‘Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen,’” City of Pensacola Fire Marshal Annie Bloxson said. “A cooking fire can grow quickly. I have seen many homes damaged and people injured by fires that could easily have been prevented.” According to NFPA, cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States. Almost half (44%) of reported home fires are started in the kitchen. Two-thirds (66%) of home cooking fires start with the ignition of food or other cooking materials. “We know cooking fires can be prevented,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice-president of outreach and advocacy. “Staying in the kitchen, using a timer, and avoiding distractions such as electronics or TV are steps everyone can take to keep families safe in their homes.” Here are safety tips provided by the Pensacola Fire Department to avoid
Tallahassee are fully operational. With increased business in the Destin area and commuting issues related to Hurricane Sally, several Firm attorneys in our Pensacola office will be working out of our Miramar Beach office to serve clients. “As our business continues to grow along the panhandle, and with the current conditions in our area, we feel the time is right to have additional resources in the Destin area,” said Mike Knowles, ESC Firm Administrator. For more information about how ESC can assist your legal needs regarding Hurricane Sally, visit ESCLaw.com. Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon has been protecting Pensacola for more than 100 years. We have established a proud tradition of integrity and excellence in the legal profession as a fullservice firm. Our experienced team of attorneys provides services to individuals and institutions alike with legal matters ranging from commercial litigation, real estate, and estate planning, to personal injury, employment, social security and domestic law. With a footprint stretching from Pensacola, Pace, Destin, and Tallahassee, we are here to serve and assist you with all your legal matters. For more information please visit esclaw.com or call 850.433.6581.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY RECEIVES FEMA DISASTER DECLARATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE Escambia County has received a FEMA Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance. This declaration will allow those who have been impacted by Hurricane Sally to apply for the Individuals and Households Program. With this announcement, families impacted by Hurricane Sally now have access to critical FEMA programs, including housing assistance, crisis counseling, disaster unemployment assistance, Small Business Administration assistance, disaster legal services and case management. “We are incredibly happy that the people of Pensacola and Escambia County who suffered as a result of Hurricane Sally will now be able to receive assistance to deal with their loss,” Mayor Grover Robinson said. “This was a team effort to achieve this, and I am very grateful for all who worked to make this declaration happen.” When a disaster occurs, this program provides grant money and services to people in the declared area whose property has been damaged or destroyed and whose losses are underinsured or not covered by insurance. To file a claim for assistance, you must first register with FEMA in one of the following ways:
CITY OF PENSACOLA OFFICES REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC MONDAY City of Pensacola offices and facilities that were closed due to COVID-19 will reopen to the public on Monday, Oct. 5, with some restrictions still in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Per city policy and city ordinance no. 1520, face coverings are required to be worn by employees and members of the public inside all city buildings and facilities. Anyone entering a city building or facility may be subject to a temperature check and/or COVID-19 screening questions. The following city buildings and facilities will reopen Monday, Oct. 5:
• City of Pensacola administrative offices • City Hall • Most City of Pensacola community resource centers Exceptions:
• All City of Pensacola parks remain
• Call 1-800-621-3362 (TTY# 1-800462-7585) • Register online at disasterassistance. gov • Download the FEMA app on your mobile device and register using the app. Typically, potential applicants can begin registering within a few hours after a declaration is issued. FEMA will verify eligibility and need before assistance is offered. Details on what is covered by Individual Assistance can be found at: fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance. It is important to understand that by law, FEMA assistance cannot duplicate the assistance you receive from your insurance company, but you may receive assistance for items not covered by insurance. FEMA does not offer assistance for your secondary home. Federal guidelines only allow FEMA to provide housing assistance when your primary residence is impacted by a presidentially-declared disaster. If you received a letter from FEMA that says you’re ineligible for assistance, that’s not the last word. Providing more information may change FEMA’s decision.
closed until further notice due to Hurricane Sally. • Bayview Senior Center and Theophalis May Resource Center will remain closed to the public until further notice. For virtual programming offered by Bayview Senior Center, like and follow Bayview Senior Center on Facebook. • Roger Scott Tennis Center hard courts have reopened, but clay courts remain closed. Meeting information:
• Members of the public may attend City Council meetings and other city meetings in person; however, there will be limited seating capacity. • Consistent with CDC guidelines, attendees will be required to sit at least 6 feet apart and to wear face coverings that cover their nose and mouth. • Members of the public may also attend and participate via live stream and/or phone. For more information about how to participate, please refer to each meeting agenda.
URBAN FOREST TEAMS SURVEY DAMAGED TREES IN CITY AND COUNTY PARKS Urban Forest Strike Teams are assessing Hurricane Sally tree damage in public parks throughout the City of Pensacola and Escambia County this week to help with recovery efforts related to tree removal and mitigation. The strike teams, comprised of arborists from the Florida Forest Service, Georgia Forest Service, Cooperative Forestry Assistance and Escambia County, are collecting tree damage data using FEMA’s Public Assistance Policy and Program Guide. The data will be shared with county and city officials to assist with FEMA reimbursement for removal or mitigation of the damaged trees. “One of the things that I try to tell folks about why you need a strike team to come in is once the streets are open, the power’s back on, people start getting back to normal again, they think it’s over – but they forget to look up,” Florida Forest Service Urban Forest Strike Team Leader Stephen Lloyd said. “And you’ll see hangers and things overhead that are still an ongoing risk to public safety. So that’s the reason we come in is to identify those risks and mitigate them.” When surveying damaged trees, the forest strike teams will conduct a total visual assessment of every tree and will also note the tree species, trunk diameter, if the tree has broken or snapped branches, root length if the
cooking fires: • Never leave cooking food unattended. Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling or broiling. If you have to leave, even for a short time, turn off the stove. • If you are simmering, baking, roasting or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking and use a timer to remind you that you’re cooking. • You have to be alert when cooking. You won’t be alert if you are sleepy, have taken medicine or drugs or consumed alcohol that makes you drowsy. • Always keep an oven mitt and pan lid nearby when you are cooking. If a small grease fire starts, slide the lid over the pan to smother the flame. Turn off the burner, and leave the pan covered until it is completely cool. • Have a “kid-free zone” of at least 3 feet around the stove and areas where hot foods or drinks are being prepared or carried. The Pensacola Fire Department will be hosting events differently this year in support of this year’s Fire Prevention Week due to COVID-19. To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in the City of Pensacola, please contact the Pensacola Fire Department at 850-436-5200. For more general information about Fire Prevention Week and cooking fire prevention, visit www.fpw.org.
tree was knocked down, root damage, and whether or not the tree needs to removed. “You’re going to see a lot of salt spray damage, and the thing is, a live oak may look terrible right now, but they cope with storms like this by dropping their leaves, lowering their wind resistance, and that’ll all come back,” Lloyd said. “You’re going to see a lot of trees dropping their limbs, shedding them, and you think they might be dead, but give them a while – look at them next spring and see if they come back.” If tree is assessed and needs to be removed, crews will spray an orange spray paint slash at chest height and also at stump level. If the tree only needs to be pruned, crews will spray a white dot on the tree. Crews also provide information about potential hazards and tree removal needs that are not storm-related. “Everybody that’s doing these assessments are arborists, so we’re looking at total tree condition and risk assessment,” Assistant Strike Team Leader Will Liner said. “Sometimes debris contractors will come through and they’ll see something really obvious, but they might miss a small crack that an arborist would see and go, ‘That’s a major structural issue for the tree.’ So we can make a suggestion that it might not qualify for FEMA assistance, but this tree is really hazardous and needs to be removed.” The crews have surveyed a total of 34 county parks and approximately 100 city parks since Monday, Sept. 28, with 1,043 tree hazards identified. Crews will continue their assessments through Saturday, Oct. 3.
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GROWTH OF TELEHEALTH RAISES NEW QUESTIONS CHRISTINE SEXTON NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Increased use of telehealth has been described as a silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing patients who have been staying home to see their doctors via technology. But members of the Florida Board of Medicine are grappling with whether it can be used by physicians for other purposes. The board late last week shot down a proposed change to rules that would have allowed physicians to use telehealth, also known as telemedicine, as a way to directly supervise electrologists who work for them. And on another telehealth-related issue, the board rejected a request from a South Florida physician who wanted a declaratory statement that would have authorized emergency medical technicians to administer medications for home health patients. The EMTs, normally used in emergency medical situations, would be dispatched to sites while physicians would use remote methods to examine and treat the patients, said Jose E. Garcia, who requested approval from the board and is affiliated with American Care, Inc. The board considered the changes as
the use of telehealth in the state of Florida has increased. For example, Florida Medicaid providers, once reticent to use telehealth, turned to the technology to care for patients as COVID-19 swept the state. Medicaid director Beth Kidder said as of June 30, 15,945 Medicaid providers offered telehealth services, up from 657 at the end of 2019. Also, 192,038 Medicaid patients received telehealth services as of June 30, up from 23,616 at the end of 2019. “This is the future of medicine in the state of Florida,” Board of Medicine General Counsel Ed Telechea said at the Board of Medicine meeting where the issues were discussed. “You’re going to see a lot of this telemedicine stuff going on.” Garcia said he wanted the EMT arrangement approved so he could treat patients who are in rural areas and don’t want to leave their houses. Garcia said the first responders would be performing basic tasks such as offering flu shots and administering electrocardiography. But Board of Medicine members unanimously rejected the request, worried that the services could be outside of the scope of care that EMTs are legally allowed to provide. The panel, which oversees physi-
cians across the state, was more torn on whether to change rules to allow physicians to use telehealth to directly supervise electrologists. Attorney Larry Gonzalez, who represents the Electrolysis Society of Florida and the Electrolysis Association of Florida, told the board that electrologists have a “stellar record of performing laser hair removal without harming patients” and that the proposed change would update a rule that had been in effect prior to 2019, when the Legislature authorized telehealth. Board of Medicine member Kevin Cairns, a Fort Lauderdale physician, supported the proposed change and asked whether there was any data that showed how the current regulations work. “My big issue in all my experience in going into different offices I’ve never once seen a physician in an office where laser hair removal is performed actually interact with an electrologist,” he said. “I just think we are not being really realistic on what’s currently being done right now.” Current law requires that electrologists be directly supervised by physicians. The regulations require that the physicians have training in hair removal
and be located on the same premises as the electrologists. But Board of Medicine Chairman Zachariah Zachariah noted that the rules don’t include any restrictions on the size of buildings and encouraged the board to support the change, despite opposition from groups like the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery and the Florida Medical Association. “I know some of the associations don’t like it, but the reality is the world has changed,” Zachariah, a Fort Lauderdale physician, said. Tampa physician Hector Vila, the vice chairman for the Board of Medicine, argued that the change the board was considering would transcend electrologist licensure and touch on all facets of medicine where physicians are directed to supervise. “We are treading on very thin ice here,” said Vila, who is an anesthesiologist. “Whatever you do here will create a precedent and redefine direct supervision.” Ultimately, the board rejected the proposed electrologist rule change by a 7-5 vote.
DESANTIS SAYS CLOSING SCHOOLS IN SPRING A MISTAKE
FDLE STILL REVIEWING INVESTIGATION REQUEST INTO BLOOMBERG
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that closing school campuses in the spring as the coronavirus pandemic took hold might have been one of the nation’s biggest “public health mistakes.” And, while appearing on the Drew Steele radio show, DeSantis equated people fighting the return of students to classrooms as the “flat earthers of our day.” Florida shut down school and college campuses in March, with students shifted to online learning. DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran have pushed heavily to reopen classrooms for the new school year. “In March we may not have had all the information, but in hindsight, knowing what we know now, the closure of schools was one of the biggest public health mistakes in modern American history,” DeSantis said. “And I think even Europe has said we shouldn’t have closed up.” In the interview with the conservative talk-show host, DeSantis said that as the virus surged in Florida in July, he fought against people who didn’t want to reopen schools because he expected the outbreak to abate and because children “are not vectors” for spreading the coronavirus. “So, now
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF State law enforcement officials continue to review Attorney General Ashley Moody’s request to investigate former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for helping Florida felons pay outstanding legal costs so they could register to vote in November. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement review is the first step toward a potential investigation that Moody, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, requested on Sept. 23 into Bloomberg raising at least $16 million for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. Bloomberg has vowed to pump more than $100 million into Florida to assist Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential bid, and Moody contends the assistance to the coalition could be a violation of laws against offering incentives to people or groups in exchange for voting in a particular manner. “Every case is unique, but in general, we look at documents and information to determine if the complaint is within the purview of FDLE and if it is actionable by FDLE,” Gretl Plessinger, an FDLE spokeswoman, said in an email Monday. “It’s not an investigation at this point, but it could be-
we’re at the point where the people who advocate school closures are really the flat earthers of our day,” DeSantis said. “They’re not doing it based on data. They’re not doing it based on evidence. They’re doing it based on either politics or emotion. And so, the harm of school closures, I think, is really considerable.” In August, the Florida Education Association argued in court that a July order by Corcoran to reopen schools would force teachers to “needlessly expose themselves to a deadly and contagious virus based solely on a blanket and arbitrary decision that schools must reopen for in-person instruction or lose their funding.” More than one million students have returned to classrooms across the state, DeSantis said. Schools in Miami-Dade County begin staggered reopenings on Monday, with Broward County schools restarting in-person instruction on Oct. 9. “I’m a big supporter of homeschooling for those who want to do it. But you know, we’ve got a lot of blue-collar families and working mothers who have to go to work,” DeSantis said. “They just don’t have the luxury of being able to do that. Taking away face-to-face instruction means their kids fall behind tremendously.”
come one. It just depends on what the agents find.” Plessinger said there is no timeline on the investigation. Monday marked the final day Floridians could register to vote in the November election. Moody made a similar request for an investigation to the Tampa office of the FBI. WFSU Radio in Tallahassee reported Monday the FBI declined to comment if an investigation had been opened. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, a Republican like DeSantis and Moody, on Sept. 23 also asked the Florida Elections Commission to determine if Bloomberg’s contribution to the coalition was trying to illegally influence the outcome of the election. The commission deems investigations confidential and on Monday couldn’t confirm if a probe had started. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition has collected more than $20 million for a “Fines and Fees” fund established in response to a state law and a recent court ruling requiring felons to pay “legal financial obligations” — fees, fines, costs and restitution — to be eligible to vote. Democrats have labeled the investigation requests political theater.
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REGULATORS REJECT BID TO HALT ELECTRICITY DISCONNECTIONS
‘REALLY SIGNIFICANT’ HURRICANE LOOMS IN GULF
TALLAHASSEE — State regulators on Tuesday turned down a proposal aimed at temporarily halting electricity disconnections for residents struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Public Service Commission sided with utilities, which argued they have made widespread efforts, such as using payment plans, to help avoid shutting off customers’ power. The proposal, filed last month by the League of United Latin American Citizens of Florida and two utility customers, sought an emergency rulemaking process that would have led to halting many disconnections for at least 90 days. Commissioner Donald Polmann said regulators are not suggesting that electricity should be cut off and pointed to programs that utilities have in place. “We are not saying disconnections are an appropriate thing to do,” Polmann said. But Bradley Marshall, an attorney with the Earthjustice legal organization who argued on behalf of the proposal, issued a statement blasting the decision. “So many people in Florida are hurting right now. It’s sad that hard-working families are getting their power cut off in the middle of a pandemic. It is heartless and it’s wrong,” said Marshall, who represented the League of United Latin American Citizens of Florida and the two utility customers. Florida Power & Light, Gulf Power, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. — along with the Public Service Commission’s staff — opposed the proposal. Utilities suspended disconnections after the pandemic began in the spring but recently have moved forward with plans to turn off electricity for non-payment of bills. Utility officials have described disconnections as a last resort and said, in part, the proposal could lead to longer-term problems because customers would still be responsible for unpaid amounts after a moratorium ended. Jeff Wahlen, an attorney for Tampa Electric, said past-due balances could
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Warnings to storm-battered Northwest Florida residents increased Tuesday morning as Hurricane Delta grew into a major storm system and its wide forecast path put potential landfall this weekend anywhere between eastern Texas and Pensacola. Gov. Ron DeSantis advised residents to keep an eye on the system, while expressing hope the system’s track remains west of the state. “It’s been moving further west. And so, if that track holds, then you’d probably see modest impacts in places like Pensacola. But, as we saw just a few weeks ago with (Hurricane) Sally, there was wobbles to the east,” DeSantis said while in The Villages for a news conference on coronavirus testing. “And so, just keep an eye on it. Listen to your folks on the local level and heed instructions. We think it’s going to be a really significant hurricane. But it looks like it’s even tracking west of New Orleans. But we’ll see, I think, in the next 24 hours.” Hurricane Sally, which made landfall last month in Alabama, caused heavy flooding and other damage in the western Panhandle. With Hurricane Delta looming, the Florida
grow to a point where they would be “unmanageable” for customers. John Burnett, an attorney for FPL and Gulf, which are both owned by NextEra Energy, said the proposal “does not paint a true and accurate picture” of the efforts made by utilities to prevent electricity shutoffs. Along with setting up payment plans, for example, utilities said they try to direct customers to programs that provide financial assistance. Also, they said many customers don’t seek help when they fall behind on payments. It is not clear how many customers face the possibility of disconnections because of not paying bills during the pandemic, but Marshall said it is likely hundreds of thousands of people. In July, the Public Service Commission held a workshop on the issue and heard that nearly 600,000 electric customers were behind on payments. The proposal would have set up criteria designed to make sure a halt in disconnections would only apply to people who are struggling financially because of the pandemic. Other people still could have been subject to disconnections for not paying bills. During Tuesday’s meeting, representatives of several groups joined Marshall in urging the commission to approve the proposal. “Floridians need more time to get back on their feet,” said Shakhea Hinton, campaigns coordinator for the group Organize Florida. But Public Service Commission Chairman Gary Clark said the regulatory panel has been “closely watching” the effects of the pandemic on utility customers. “Under the commission’s supervision, utilities have been taking steps to limit the hardships borne by customers, through payment plans, deferral arrangements, relief funding, and other options,” Clark said in a statement issued after the vote. “As a result, the rule amendments requested are not necessary. It is very important for customers that are behind on bills to contact their utility to make arrangements.”
PANHANDLE RESIDENTS ADVISED TO PREPARE FOR STORM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Residents in Florida’s western Panhandle were advised Monday to prepare disaster kits, less than three weeks after being inundated by the rains and storm surge of Hurricane Sally. “Although Tropical Storm #Delta’s path is still uncertain, residents in Northwest Florida should begin preparing their disaster supply kits,” the state Division of Emergency Management tweeted Monday afternoon. “Make sure kits have enough supplies to last at least 7 days and follow local news outlets for weather updates.” Delta, named Monday by the National Hurricane Center, had in its five-day forecast cone the western Panhandle, which sustained heavy flooding because of Hurricane Sally. “Regardless of the exact path, storm surge, wind and heavy rainfall is possible in Northwest Florida at the end of this week,” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office warned in an email known as
WATER WAR ARGUMENTS TO BE HELD ‘IN DUE COURSE’ NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday indicated it will hear oral arguments in the long-running water battle between Florida and Georgia but did not specify when. The court issued an order that said the dispute is “set for oral argument in due course.” The case involves divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system,
its Daily Digest. Tropical storm-force winds could affect the state from the Alabama border to east of Tallahassee starting Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center’s afternoon forecast. The forecast earlier had the system reaching the state Thursday. Delta on Monday afternoon had 70 mph sustained winds and was about 160 miles south-southwest of Negril, Jamaica, and southeast of Tropical Storm Gamma, which was in the Gulf of Mexico north of the Yucatan Peninsula. The hurricane center said in an afternoon discussion that Delta was in a “very conducive environment for strengthening.” Gamma is expected to make landfall over the northwestern Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday and further weaken Wednesday, the hurricane center said. However, Gamma could affect the path of Delta, which is the 25th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season.
which stretches from northern Georgia to Apalachicola Bay in Franklin County. Florida contends that Georgia uses too much water from the system, in part damaging a critical Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery. Florida is seeking an order that could lead to more water flowing south, but Georgia disputes that its water use has caused damage in Florida. A special master appointed by the Supreme Court sided with Georgia in December, but justices will have final say. Florida filed the lawsuit in 2013, though the two states have fought for decades about water in the river system.
Division of Emergency Management advised Northwest Florida residents to have disaster supply kids stocked. “#Delta continues to strengthen & is now a Category 4 hurricane,” the division said in a tweet Tuesday morning. “Northwest Florida remains in the cone & storm impacts are possible in the area as early as Friday night.” The National Hurricane Center said Delta, the 25th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, was about 320 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, traveling west-northwest at 16 mph with 130 mph sustained winds, a Category 4 system. The system may slow a little after making landfall in Mexico and then facie cooler shelf waters near the northern Gulf coast. “Delta is still expected to be a dangerous hurricane when it nears the northern Gulf coast,” the hurricane center said. Also, the center pointed to an “increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds, especially along the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi, beginning on Friday.” Tropical storm-force winds are expected as far east as Tallahassee under the current track.
JUSTICES REJECT APPEAL ON RAIL SYSTEM BONDS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an appeal by Indian River County challenging federal approval of tax-exempt bonds for the Brightline passenger-rail system. Justices, as is common, did not explain the reasons for declining to hear the case. Indian River County wanted justices to review a ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which upheld a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve what are known as “private activity bonds.” The dispute centered
REGULATORS BACK FPL PLAN TO SPEED UP REFUNDS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a plan by Florida Power & Light to speed up refunds of deposits for tens of thousands of customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. FPL announced the plan last month as part of steps that also included providing bill credits of up to $200 to some residential and small-business customers. FPL said in its filing that
MAIL-IN BALLOTS CAST APPROACH 600,000 NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF More than 571,000 Floridians have already cast ballots for the November election, as Monday marked the final day residents could register to vote. As of Monday morning, 571,718 vote-bymail ballots had been cast, with 306,037 from Democrats and 157,924 from Republicans. Another 101,164 had been cast by voters without party affiliation and 6,593 had come from voters registered with minor parties. Another 4.78 million ballots were mailed out but had not been returned, with more than 2.1 million going to Democrats and more than 1.5 million going to Republicans.
on financing for the Brightline system’s second phase, stretching from West Palm Beach to Orlando. The first phase went from Miami to West Palm Beach. Brightline received approval for $600 million in tax-exempt bonds for the first phase and $2.1 billion for the second phase, according to a brief Indian River County filed at the Supreme Court. But Indian River County, which has fought the rail system, argued that Brightline did not meet legal requirements for the financing of the second phase. A federal district court and the appeals court, however, sided with the Department of Transportation.
the move to speed up refunds of deposits would return $9 million to $11 million to 50,000 to 60,000 residential customers. Ordinarily, deposits are refunded after 23 months to customers with good payment records. The plan is a one-time move that will shorten the period to 12 months. “This one-time accelerated refund of cash deposits to residential customers who qualify will help customers and families who, although they have been able to pay their electric bills promptly, may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic nonetheless,” the company said in its Sept. 11 filing.
Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley said the number of people voting by mail this year has dramatically increased, given uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Earley will start tabulating vote-by-mail ballots this week, and he thinks election officials should be able to keep up with the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots. “There is an increased volume of vote-by-mail,” he said. “There will probably be more ballots than normal that need to be tabulated the last few days of the week after Election Day. But I feel very confident that we’ll be able to get that done here in Florida.” Heading into the August primary elections, of the 13.89 million registered voters in Florida, nearly 5.17 million listed themselves as Democrats and almost 4.83 million as Republicans. Another 3.62 million registered with no party affiliation.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN JOAS Deceased. File No. 2020-CP-001116 Division U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Christopher Stephen Joas, deceased, whose date of death was July 7, 2020, 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, 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 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 September 23, 2020. Personal Representative: Ernest Otto Joas 6439 S. Pontiac Court Centennial, Colorado 80111-4622 Attorney for Personal Representative: Mark A. Bednar, P.A. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 397733 11 East Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 435-1025 Fax: (850) 434-7844 E-Mail: mab@markbednarlaw.com 2WR9/23-9/30NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF UNA ANDERSON LEE a/k/a UNA A. LEE Deceased. File No.: 2020CP001232 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of UNA ANDERSON LEE a/k/a UNA A. LEE deceased, whose date of death was July 4, 2020, 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.
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 September 30, 2020. Personal Representative: Barbara Joan Cook 4628 Dean Drive Pace,. Florida 32577 Attorney for Personal Representative: Virginia C. Ralls Attorney Florida Bar Number: 123910 Chase & Ralls, PLC 101 East Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-3601 Fax: (850) 607-2196 E-Mail: vralls@chaseattorneys.com Secondary E-Mail: vcrassistant@chaseattorrneys.com 2WR9/30-10/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Lenora Faye Keller Deceased. File No. 2020-CP-363 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Lenora Faye Keller, deceased, whose date of death was May 8, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court 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 September 30, 2020. Personal Representative: Alyssa Belmont 7267 Southeast Renada Street Milwaukie, Oregon 97267 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 2WR9/30-10/7NTC
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 WILLIAM JEFF LEVERETT Deceased.
The date of first publication of this notice is September 30, 2020.
File No. 2020 CP 1139 Division T
Personal Representative: Jerry T. Kirkland, CPA P.O. Box 11189 Pensacola, FL 32524 Attorney for Personal Representative: 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 2WR9/30-10/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF BILLY EDWARD COOK Deceased. File No. 2020 CP 0350 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Billy Edward Cook, deceased, whose date of death was July 24, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of William Jeff Leverett, deceased, whose date of death was November 10, 2012, 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 representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
Barbara Leverett Longeway Petitioner Attorney for Personal Representatives: Kramer A. Litvak Florida Bar No. 0965881 Amy G. Piedmont Florida Bar No. 1022243 Attorneys for Petitioners Litvak Beasley Wilson & Ball, LLP 40 South Palafox Place, Suite 300 Pensacola, Florida 32502 Telephone: (850) 432 9818 kramer@lawpensacola.com amy@lawpensacola.com cristy@lawpensacola.com 2WR9/30-10/7NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF TEDERRIA LAMONT PURYEAR, Deceased. CASE NUMBER: 2019-CP-833 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of TEDERRIA LAMONT PURYEAR, deceased, whose date of death was June 1, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 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 the 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 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 date of first publication of this notice is September 23, 2020. Personal Representative: TRAVELL PORTERFIELD P.O. Box 11431 Pensacola, FL 32524 Attorney for Personal Representative: DAN STEWART Florida Bar Number 319392 4519 Hwy. 90, Pace, FL 32571-2043 Telephone: (850) 994-4887; Fax: (850) 994-4541 2WR9/23-9/30NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CECIL CONEY BELL Deceased. File No. 2020-CP-33 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Louis A. Maygarden, III, Esq., as Special Master pursuant to the Order Appointing Special Master [Doc. 20] entered by the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in the above-styled action on August 11, 2020, will on the 16th day of October 2020 at 11:00 a.m. CDT, on the front steps of the Santa Rosa County Courthouse, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in the County of Santa Rosa, State of Florida: Parcel 5: The South half of the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 5, Township 4 North, Range 29 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida.
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pursuant to the above-referenced Order Appointing Special Master and the terms of the Order and Final Judgment of Foreclosure [Doc. 17] entered by the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in a case pending in said court, the style of which is listed above. At the time of the sale, the successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, shall post with the Special Master by certified check a deposit equal to ten percent (10%) of the final bid, with the balance to be paid by certified check to the Special Master within forty-eight (48) hours after the sale. The successful bidder will pay for and affix any documentary stamps or taxes required for recordation of the Special Master’s Deed. 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 Special Master before the Special Master reports the surplus as unclaimed. Please check with the Special Master within ten (10) days after the sale to determine whether there is additional money from the foreclosure sale.
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TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified than an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of CECIL CONEY BELL, deceased, File Number 2020-CP-33; by the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 325700472; that the decedent’s date of death was November 12, 2018; that the total value of the estate is $8,700.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Doris D. Bell 4136 Bell Lane Pace, Florida 32571 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 SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE. 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 September 30, 2020. Person Giving Notice: Doris D. Bell Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Angela J. Jones Attorney for Petitioner 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
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NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
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