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A $2 toll to Pensacola Beach moved closer to reality recently when the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners heard a proposal by Santa Rosa Island Authority Board Members. SRIA Vice Chairman Tammy Bohannon asked the BOCC to consider the $1 increase to improve transportation on the island, generating an estimated additional $2.5 million. More ... Thursday, January 1, 2009 Polar Bear Plunge at Paradise Bar and Grill - The emerald waters of Santa Rosa Sound are filled with those hardy souls who wade, swim and scurry to the finish line at Paradise Bar And Grill. Heaping bowls of black-eyed peas wait to warm them. Entry fee benefits the Pensacola Beach Chamber. Plunge takes place at 2 p.m. Passport to Santa's Island Grand Prize Drawing at 3 p.m. More ... If you are still sporting the 2008 model of transponder on your car, you may want to stock a few dollar bills in your wallet to make it across the Bob Sikes Bridge to Pensacola Beach. Bridge passes expire Dec. 31 and there will be no January grace period as there has been in years past. Completed renewal applications and payments made prior to Dec. More ... Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Jerry Eubanks announced a program to commemorate the 147th anniversary of the "Bombardment of Fort Barrancas" on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center in Gulf Breeze. The 45-minute auditorium program is free of charge. More ... The 2009 Gulf Islands National Seashore Annual Park Pass is now available for a cost of $25. This pass allows the purchaser unlimited free entrance to the Seashore during the 12-month period following its purchase. Currently entrance fees are only being charged at the Perdido Key Area. The park expects the road between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach, J. More ... Navarre Beach's prevailing winds may soon be giving Gulf Power and the state or Florida some answers it needs to see if wind turbine energy is feasible to cut energy costs in the state. Santa Rosa County is partnering with Gulf Power to place a wind meteorological station at the far east end of Navarre Beach in the new county park to measure wind velocity. More ... A Pensa- cola man is facing a murder charge after a fight on Pensacola Beach Sunday, Dec. 20. The altercation took place in the parking lot at 49 Via de Luna Drive near Paddy O'Leary's Irish Pub and The Islander bar. Ryan Toole, 28, was arrested in connection with the death of Michael Chesney, 32. Toole trained as a cage fighter, witnesses said. More ... |
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