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RESTORING THE BAL ANCE THE PENSACOLA EAST BAY OYSTER HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT by Heidi Travis

In the last 200 years, the world has lost 85 percent of its oyster reefs. Oyster reefs play a critical role in the overall health of our marine ecosystems. They provide homes for many marine species, improve water quality through filtration and help counteract the negative effects of rising sea levels. As a result, oyster reef restoration projects are gaining momentum. The Nature Conservancy in Florida (TNC) and its partners are bringing this fight to our shores. The Pensacola East Bay Oyster Habitat Restoration Project is set to bring 33 new oyster reefs to a 6.5 mile stretch of the Santa Rosa County shoreline. The reef installation, located approximately 200-500 feet off the eastern shores of East and Blackwater Bays, is funded by a $15 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund through a criminal settlement from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This project aligns with the newly instated Oyster Fisheries and Habitat Management Plan by the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program. It’s an ambitious project which promises to re-establish oyster populations and marine diversity to our shores. We spoke to Anne Birch, Florida Marine Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Florida to find out more about the project. How long will construction take? Construction is anticipated to take approximately one year. What makes this location ideal for this project? Historically, numerous oyster reefs have existed throughout the bay

system. The project location still has the right conditions suitable for oyster reefs to survive and thrive. These include average salinity (not too salty or too fresh for any length of time), bottom sediment that is sandy (not mucky where reefs could sink) and sufficient oxygen levels in the water. Why is limestone a particularly good material for oyster reefs? What is missing from the bay system are stable substrates that oyster larvae need in order to settle, grow and form a reef. Oyster shells are composed of calcium carbonate and oysters prefer to settle on other oysters. Limestone rock is also made of calcium carbonate and provides a more stable structure for larvae to settle on. It won’t get moved or displaced by waves or get covered by sediment like a layer of shell might. There was a two-year monitoring period before the project could proceed. What sort of data was being recorded and gathered during that time and how did it direct your plan of action? We monitored pre-restoration to get a baseline of what is in the project site before the reefs were constructed. The monitoring for both pre- and post-reef construction follows the guidelines established

 Scan this QR code to keep up to date on the project by following its progress through drone footage and photos of the reef construction over the next year.

by restoration scientists and practitioners from the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Standard data collection includes live oyster density, oyster size and frequency of distribution, salinity and dissolved oxygen. We also monitored for the number and diversity of other invertebrates, crustaceans, fish, birds, and if seagrass is present. This helped us understand how the reefs might impact the presence (or absence) of these living organisms. The pre-restoration monitoring data showed that no oyster reefs, very little seagrass and a limited number and diversity of other animals were using the project area. Oysters are critical to the health and welfare of our marine ecosystems. Which species in particular benefit from the reefs and what importance does this kind of interdependence have on the overall health and sustainability of our local natural environment? Oysters and the reef habitat they form provide numerous benefits that we value, as a fishery and for the ecosystem services they provide us, free of charge. This includes the value of oysters as a habitat for other species, commercial fish value, nitrogen removal, enhanced seagrass and shoreline protection with an estimated annual value of these ecosystem services of more than $8,000 per acre. Oyster reefs are a “fish making” habitat, meaning they provide excellent structure with their nooks and crannies that is needed by recreationally and commercially important fish and shellfish species as shelter during juvenile phases and as nursery and feeding habitat for species such as blue crab, stone crab, sheepshead, flounder, redfish and sea trout. Wading birds and shorebirds also feed on oysters and the crab, shrimp and fish within the reefs. One adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day.

Considering that 85 percent of the world’s oyster reefs have been lost, how can we safeguard this reef and prevent the new installation from befalling the same fate? We’ve designed the reefs with the best possible science and engineering to achieve our success. There is always a chance that restoration will not succeed, it’s the nature of nature and a risk we are willing to take to restore this important habitat and our estuaries. We can’t control the environmental conditions. But we can control the human related factors that are partial causes of decline. The project is in the Pensacola Bay system where the community has made significant progress on improving the water quality conditions of the bay. With the establishment of the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program there is now even more effort focused on improving and maintaining the health of the bay system, with restoring and maintaining oyster habitat as an integral piece of the effort. We are inspired by the community’s commitment to taking actions that help ensure the estuary they call home is healthy today and for future generations. How long after the reef is installed can we begin to see the effects of the reef project? Based on our experience with oyster restoration, we may start to see oyster settlement on the reefs within the first year after construction and start to have noticeable growth within 18-24 months. Variables such as weather conditions can affect how much and how fast the reefs will start to have live oysters on them.

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What can the general public do to protect our oyster reefs? There are so many actions a person can take. Here are a few that will not only help oysters but the overall health of their estuary and the wellbeing of their community: • Be like an oyster. They are impressive critters—small animals that quietly go about their business and with many of them together their ‘work’ adds up to great things. So, like an oyster, what you do doesn’t have to be big or complicated. Simple actions can add up to big results. Involve your family and friends to make an even bigger impact. • Keep pollutants and plastics out of the bay, storm drains and waterways entering the bay. • Help prevent excess nutrients from entering your estuary. You can do this by following your local county fertilizer ordinance, if there is one (e.g., Escambia County). If there isn’t an ordinance where you live, then take individual action to reduce the use of lawn fertilizer during the rainy season (summer months) to prevent excess nutrients from entering the bay system. Your action can have an effect on the water quality whether you live right on the water or miles away. • Voice your opinion to your local elected officials letting them know you care about the estuary and support restoration of oysters and other habitats and species and improving water quality. This can be as simple as a phone call, letter, or email to let them know your thoughts.

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AARP AWARDS 2021 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT TO BIKE PENSACOLA PROPOSED FOUR-MILE-LONG CONTIGUOUS CROSS-TOWN BIKE BOULEVARD WILL CONNECT THE COMMUNITY Bike Pensacola has been named a recipient of a 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grant, one of eight grantees selected in Florida. The grant will support the Gonzalez Street Shareway Project in a one-day test of a shared corridor that will help connect people and neighborhoods across Pensacola by demonstrating a safe roadway where residents can walk, run, bike, and visit neighbors. AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson said, “We are excited to support Bike Pensacola as they test these improvements in their community, which will encourage promising ideas and jumpstart long-term change. Our goal at AARP Florida is to support local efforts to build great places for people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities.” Bike Pensacola will host a one-day, six-hour demonstration project of the proposed Gonzalez Street Shareway, a complete street shared among all users but with features to particularly encourage cyclists and pedestrians. Bike Pensacola identified this corridor as one of the only ones that is contiguous across town, due to the interruption of the Interstate 110 that was pushed through the heart of the city in the early 1970s and has divided neighborhoods.

The corridor features relatively low vehicle speeds and traffic counts with right conditions conducive to biking. The Shareway begins at the Brownsville Community Center, a new facility that is a hub of community activity, and the Shareway ends in the East Hill neighborhood at the City’s Bayview Community Center. Within a few blocks of the strategic route are dozens of schools, businesses, restaurants, churches, public and senior housing establishments. This route will connect two sides of town and bring together culturally diverse communities that all want safer road conditions. For the event, temporary traffic calming and beautification features will be installed. At each community center, Bike Pensacola and community volunteers will have information about the proposed Shareway and how they can help to support it. This project will ultimately require funding commitments from the City of Pensacola and Escambia County. The demonstration event will feature music, activities and fun along the route at parks and businesses. The AARP Community Challenge Grant award will be used to hire police to staff busy road crossings, to complete a state road crossing permit that requires an engineer to certify, and for a traffic services company to install signage and safety features at major road crossings. Across the nation, a total of $3.2

BOARD APPROVES ERIC GILMORE AS ESCAMBIA COUNTY’S PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR Escambia County is pleased to announce Eric Gilmore will be the county’s public safety director. The promotion was included as a recommendation to the Board on Aug. 5, 2021, which passed unanimously. Responsibilities include oversight of daily operations and planning for long-term improvements for Escambia County EMS, Emergency Management, county dispatch and 911 center, the Pensacola Beach Lifeguards, the county medical director, as well as Escambia County Fire Rescue’s combination career and volunteer division. Gilmore has served as interim public safety director since Dec. 26, 2020. He assumed the role of emergency manager on Jan. 7, 2020. Interim County Administrator Wes Moreno said, “Eric has more than proven himself and has brought a sense of stability to public safety, making some great changes. The impact that he has had since he has been in that role has been phenomenal, and I’m excited that he has decided to accept the position on a permanent basis.” Gilmore brings more than 16 years of public safety experience to Escambia County. Most recently, Gilmore served as the regional emergency response advisor at the Florida Department of Health, where he trained and advised fire, law enforcement, and EMS officials on disaster response protocol, tacti-

cal training and the Incident Command System. Gilmore also served as a planner and public health preparedness director for the FDOH from 2004 to 2008, and is currently an Escambia County district fire chief for the McDavid Station. “I’m proud to have stepped up to the challenges this past year that included COVID-19, numerous tropical storms, Hurricane Sally, a train derailment and most recently a single-engine plane crash,” Gilmore said. “I’m looking forward to many more years serving Escambia County residents as public safety director.” Prior to his role with the FDOH and McDavid Fire Station, Gilmore served as an environmental enforcement officer with Escambia County, where he enforced county codes and regulations while conducting detailed field inspections. Gilmore also worked as a safety engineer for International Paper from 2002 to 2004, where he performed safety hazard assessments, oversaw safety strategy progress and helped support standards and process optimization for 860 workers. Gilmore obtained a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the University of West Florida. He is highly skilled in catastrophic emergency response training, disaster response and emergency action planning.

million has been awarded to 244 project grantees this year. Grantees will implement quick-action projects to promote livable communities by improving housing, transportation, public spaces, civic engagement, and connection with family, friends, and neighbors with an emphasis on the needs of the 50-plus. Many of this year’s awards support revitalizing communities adversely impacted by the pandemic and include a focus on diversity, inclusion, and disparities. All projects are expected to be completed by November 10, 2021, and are designed to achieve one or more of the following outcomes: • Create vibrant public places by improving open spaces and parks and activating main streets. • Deliver a range of transportation and mobility options by increasing connectivity, walkability, bikeability, wayfinding, and access a wider range of transportation choices. • Encourage the availability of a range of housing by increasing accessible and affordable housing solutions. • Increase civic engagement by bringing together residents and local leaders to address challenges and facilitate a greater sense of inclusion. • Ensure a focus on diversity and inclusion while improving the built and social environment of a community. • Support local recovery from the

NEXT MAYOR’S NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP SET FOR AUG. 28 The next Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup will be on Saturday, Aug. 28 in a portion of the Cordova Park, Baars Park, Dunwoody Park and Carpenter Creek areas. Please see the cleanup map for details. This event allows City of Pensacola Sanitation customers in the cleanup area to leave eligible items at the curb for pickup. City of Pensacola Sanitation Services will pick up the items free of charge. Sanitation customers in the cleanup area must place items curbside by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Please do not place items at the curb prior to Wednesday, Aug. 25. Please note that items left curbside outside of the cleanup area will not be collected. This month’s cleanup covers a portion of the Cordova Park, Baars Park, Dunwoody Park and Carpenter Creek areas. Please see the cleanup map for details. The cleanup includes bulk items only. Yard waste or garbage will not be collected. Items eligible for removal include:Household appliances and electronicsHousehold junk and debrisFurniture and mattressesCarpetingBarbecue grills (no propane tanks)Bicycles and toysTiresOld paint and paint cansItems

coronavirus pandemic by emphasizing economic development, improvements to public spaces, and transportation services. The full list of grantees can be found at www.aarp.org/communitychallenge. The Community Challenge grant program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become great places to live for people of all ages. View the full list of grantees and their project descriptions at www.aarp.org/ communitychallenge and learn more about AARP’s livable communities work at www.aarp.org/livable. About AARP

AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation’s largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www. aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @ AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.

not eligible for removal include:Building materials (concrete, bricks, blocks, roofing, drywall or more than one cubic yard of lumber)Household or pool chemicalsHerbicides or pesticidesExplosives or ammunitionAuto partsDirt or sodPropane tanksGarbage or yard trashPlease keep tires and paint cans separate from all other debris. Do not place piles under low-hanging lines or near poles, fences or mailboxes. Through the Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup program, all city neighborhoods have a cleanup once a year during the months of January through October. In addition to Sanitation Services collecting items left at the curb, Code Enforcement conducts a sweep of the cleanup area and addresses any code violations. For more information about the Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup Program, visit cityofpensacola.com. As a reminder, Pensacola Sanitation customers can keep up with Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanups and collection schedule changes through the Recycle Coach app. The Recycle Coach app is a free resource, available now to download on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Recycle Coach can also be used via the online web app on the Recycle Coach website or City of Pensacola website. To use Recycle Coach, City of Pensacola Sanitation customers can search “Pensacola” in the app, then select “Pensacola, Florida, USA (City of Pensacola).”

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FEDS CLEAR WAY FOR FLORIDA GAMBLING DEAL DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Delivering a major victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe, President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed to go into effect a 30-year gambling deal that gives the tribe control of sports betting in Florida, setting the stage for litigation over the agreement that could reshape the state’s gambling footprint. The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs allowed a 45-day review period to elapse Thursday without taking any action on the agreement, known as a compact. Under federal law, that means the agreement is “considered to have been approved” but only “to the extent that the compact is consistent with the provisions” of federal law regulating tribal gaming. Under the compact, the Seminoles will serve as the state’s hub for sports betting, with pari-mutuel operators contracting with the tribe. The deal requires the Seminoles to contract with at least three parimutuels within three months after sports betting goes live and does not allow the tribe to launch sports betting until Oct. 15. DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. signed the agreement in April, and the Legislature approved the compact in a special session in May. The “hub-andspoke” sports-betting plan would allow Floridians and visitors anywhere in the state to place sports bets using apps on cell phones, and the Seminoles would host the sports-betting activities through computer servers on tribal lands. The provision — the first of its type in the nation — was viewed by gambling experts as a major test of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, or IGRA, which was enacted before online gambling began. It forced federal regulators to decide whether sports bets made

on mobile phones or other devices off of tribal lands comply with the 1988 law. While the federal law did not contemplate such activities as sports betting or fantasy sports, “evolving technology should not be an impediment to tribes participating in the gaming industry,” Bryan Newland, a deputy assistant secretary for Indian affairs at the federal department, wrote Friday in 12-page letters to DeSantis and Osceola. The “pursuit of mobile gaming is in-line with the public policy considerations of IGRA to promote tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments,” Newland added. “The Department will not read restrictions into IGRA that do not exist. Accordingly, provided that a player is not physically located on another tribe’s Indian lands, a tribe should have the opportunity to engage in this type of gaming pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact,” he also wrote. DeSantis hailed the decision to allow the compact to go into effect. “The final approval of this historic gaming compact is a big deal for the state of Florida,” DeSantis said in a prepared statement. “This mutually beneficial agreement will grow our economy, expand tourism and recreation and provide billions in new revenue to benefit Floridians.” Under the 30-year deal, the Seminoles agreed to pay Florida about $20 billion, including $2.5 billion over the first five years. The amount would dip by $50 million a year if the sports-betting provision doesn’t go into effect, essentially guaranteeing the state an annual minimum payment of $450 million. The deal also gives the Seminoles such perks as offering roulette and craps at tribal casinos. “Today is a great day for the people of Florida, who will benefit not only from

COURT DENIES REQUEST IN CONCEALED WEAPONS CASE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF An appeals court Friday declined to ask the Florida Supreme Court to take up a potentially far-reaching case about concealed-weapons licensing. The 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 12-3 decision, rejected a request from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to take a step known as certifying a “question of great public importance” to the Supreme Court. The request came after the Tallahassee-based appeals court in June ruled that the department, which oversees concealedweapons licensing, improperly denied a license for a Florida resident who said his civil rights were restored after a 1969 conviction in Illinois. The ruling said the department should not have relied only on a check of a federal database known as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of NICS. A check of that system flagged the man’s decades-old felony conviction on a charge of stealing an eight-track tape player, leading to the department denying a license. Judge Susan Kelsey,

however, wrote a dissenting opinion in June that said the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services did not have authority under state law to go beyond a process that involves working with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which has access to the federal database. Kelsey and Judges Scott Makar and Ross Bilbrey dissented from Friday’s decision against certifying the case to the Supreme Court. Makar pointed to potential far-reaching implications of the June ruling. “What’s changed — obviously — is a monumental and destabilizing shift in the long-standing interpretation of Florida’s firearms law as applied to those with felony records: the Department (of Agriculture and Consumer Services) can no longer rely — as it has for decades in safely administering the concealed weapons statute — on the most critical source of criminal justice information available to law enforcement officials at FDLE in reviewing the concealed weapon applications of those with felony records,” Makar wrote Friday.

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a $2.5 billion revenue sharing guarantee over five years, but also from statewide sports betting and new casino games that will roll out this fall and mean more jobs for Floridians and more money invested in this state,” Osceola said. The compact is already the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by two pari-mutuel facilities, and the Biden administration’s tacit approval of the agreement is expected to face additional legal hurdles. Perhaps more-difficult legal issues could center on a 2018 Florida constitutional amendment, known as Amendment 3, which required voter approval of gambling expansions in the state. The constitutional amendment’s backers maintain that sports betting that takes place off tribal lands requires voter authorization. John Sowinski, president of the group No Casinos, said in a prepared statement that the compact “violates multiple federal laws as well as the Florida Constitution.” “Only Florida voters, not politicians in Tallahassee or Washington, have the power to expand gambling in Florida. This issue will have its day in both state and federal courts, where we are confident that this compact will be overturned. We are committed to ensuring that the people of Florida will always have the final say on gambling as required by Florida’s Amendment 3,” Sowinski, whose group was behind the amendment, said Friday. The compact’s supporters, however, contend that sports betting would not require a referendum because bets would be run through computer servers on tribal property. While the Biden administration allowed the sports betting provision to move forward, Newland flagged other parts of the deal, including the tribe’s revenue-sharing agreement with the state. “The department is concerned with

BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATE GETS GREEN LIGHT NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF License plates honoring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight team are ready to hit Florida roads. With 3,704 tags pre-sold, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Monday that new Blue Angels plates, benefiting the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, have been delivered to tax collectors and license-plate agencies statewide. The tag was the second to become road ready under a 2020 law that established new sales and design requirements for specialty plates, joining the Coastal Conservation Association Florida’s “Conserve Florida’s Fisheries” plate, which completed the hurdles in early June. The 2020 law set a cap of 150 specialty plates, up from 123 on the road at the time. But it also increased from 1,000 to 3,000 the number of plates that need to be pre-sold. Plates, most carrying $25 user fees, will have to maintain the 3,000-plate sales threshold starting July 1, 2022, or face being discontinued if they are below the new benchmark for 12 consecu-

CONGRESSMEN SEEK ‘ENDANGERED’ STATUS FOR MANATEES NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF With Florida seeing a record number of manatee deaths this year, two congressmen Monday said they have introduced legislation that would designate the sea cows as an “endangered” species. The proposal by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., would upgrade the status of manatees under the Endangered Species Act from “threatened,” offering more protections. “Manatees are beloved, iconic mammals in Florida,” Buchanan said in a prepared statement. “This year’s record-breaking number of mana-

revenue sharing provisions in this compact and these provisions should not be considered a model for other states to generally impose on tribes,” Newland wrote. “However, we are confident that the state’s concessions confer a substantial economic benefit on the tribe that justifies the proposed revenue sharing in this instance, and that these terms are the outcome of good-faith bilateral negotiations.” The provision requiring the tribe to contract with at least three pari-mutuel operators to market the Seminoles’ sports-betting endeavor is also problematic, according to Newland. The federal law requires tribes to have “the sole proprietary interest in, and responsibility for, the tribal gaming operation to ensure that it receives the primary benefit of its gaming revenue,” he wrote. The Seminoles must pay 60 percent of the difference between the net win that any contracted pari-mutuel generates and the tribe’s expenses. But Newland wrote that the arrangement raises questions about the proprietary nature of the tribe’s sports-betting operations. “Accordingly, the department does not endorse the marketing agreement arrangement provided in the compact,” Newland wrote. The federal agency also expressed “significant concerns” about provisions giving jurisdiction to the state over patron disputes and legal claims. The legal claim jurisdiction “may violate the limited reach of civil jurisdiction” under the federal law, Newland wrote. “Compacts are not the appropriate vehicle to shift patron dispute and tort claim jurisdiction to the state,” he said. “Accordingly, we believe that this provision is an impermissible compact provision under IGRA and is likely unenforceable.” tive months. As of Aug. 1, Blue Angels plate pre-sales were at 3,704, followed by 3,212 for the Coastal Conservation tag. Topping the pre-sale list is Walt Disney at 10,117. The Walt Disney plate — to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation — must still get through production phases to begin distribution. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Jessica Kelleher said in an email that distribution of the Walt Disney tag is anticipated in mid-to-late September. Closing in on the 3,000-plate pre-sale benchmark is a “super tag” template included in the 2020 law for nine black fraternities and sororities dubbed the “Divine 9” — Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Iota Phi Theta. The “Divine 9” tag was 491 away from the 3,000 mark, as of Aug. 1. The new law also opened plate designs to three non-Florida schools: the University of Alabama, the University of Georgia and Auburn University. Each out-ofstate school must hit a pre-sale mark of 4,000. Pre-sale totals were 1,125 for the University of Alabama, 772 for Auburn and 359 for the University of Georgia.

tee deaths is staggering and extremely concerning, which is why upgrading their ESA (Endangered Species Act) status is absolutely critical. We must do everything we can to protect these gentle giants and Florida’s official marine mammal.” Citing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission statistics, a news release about the legislation said 890 manatees died during the first seven months of 2021, breaking the annual record of 830 manatee deaths in 2013. Many of this year’s deaths have occurred in areas of the East Coast where waterquality problems have caused a significant loss of seagrass, a key source of food for manatees. The animals were reclassified in 2017 as no longer being endangered.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT FIGHTS TRANSGENDER BATHROOM RULING JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — The St. Johns County School Board is asking a federal appeals court to again consider a yearslong battle about whether a transgender male student should have been allowed to use boys’ bathrooms. The Northeast Florida school district last week filed a motion for a rehearing after a divided panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in July said a policy preventing Drew Adams from using boys’ bathrooms was “arbitrary” and violated equal protection rights. Adams was born a biological female but in eighth grade told his parents he was a transgender male, according to the July panel ruling. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2017, stemmed from Nease High School requiring Adams to use a gender-neutral, single-stall bathroom or girls’ bathrooms. The panel, in a 2-1 decision, said the school district’s policy about bathroom use is arbitrary because it relies on information submitted when students enroll in the district, rather than on updated information. Adams enrolled in the district in fourth grade, with information listing him as a female, but he later obtained legal documents listing him as a male. He has graduated from Nease High School as the court fight has continued. The panel said, in part, that the policy could lead to a transgender male being able to use boys’ bathrooms if he is listed as a male on enrollment information, while Adams was barred because his initial information listed him as female. The panel said the policy “runs afoul of the Fourteenth Amendment (guaranteeing equal protection) because it does not even succeed in treating all transgender students alike.” “The school district gives no explanation for why a birth certificate provided at the time of enrollment takes priority over the same document provided at the time the bathroom policy is applied to the student,” said the July 14 ruling, written by Judge Beverly Martin and joined by Judge Jill Pryor. “And we have come up with no explanation of our own. Mr. Adams has a birth certificate and a driver’s license issued by the state of Florida stating that he is male. But the school district refuses to accept for the purposes of the bathroom policy Mr. Adams’s sex listed on those current government-issued documents.” But attorneys for the school board last week asked for a rehearing by the panel or by the full Atlanta-based court, arguing that the panel ignored broader issues in the dispute. “This case has always been about whether a definition of sex founded in the real and enduring biological differ-

FLORIDA ADDS 22,783 COVID-19 CASES, 199 DEATHS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Florida reported 22,783 new cases of COVID-19 and 199 deaths on Thursday as it continued to get hit hard by the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus, information posted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday shows. Florida accounted for 28 percent of the 700 deaths reported nationally for the day and nearly 25 percent of the 92,282 new COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, more

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ences between boys and girls substantially advances the important privacy interests of students to use the bathroom free from members of the opposite biological sex,” the motion said. “Yet, the court has not answered that question. The school board requests that the entire panel of this court do so.” Also, the attorneys for the school board argued the panel’s decision was based on a “hypothetical” situation of transgender students being treated differently, based on when they submitted enrollment information. “The actual policy here, while theoretically imperfect, is substantially related to student bathroom privacy,” the school board motion said. “Indeed, the policy perfectly classifies nearly every student in the district, as at the time of the trial, the board was aware of only 16 transgender students out of approximately 40,000. There is no evidence that even those students’ sex as denoted in their enrollment materials did not match their biological sex, and we know that was not the case with Adams. More importantly, the policy classifies all students on the basis of biological sex, without regard to gender identity.” U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan ruled in favor of Adams in 2018, and the appellate panel upheld Corrigan’s ruling last year. But the panel issued a revised opinion in July that was narrower than its 2020 decision. William Pryor, chief judge of the appeals court, wrote a lengthy dissent to the July decision, saying that the revised majority opinion “distorts the challenged policy in a brand-new way, and it invents a legal claim the parties never presented.” “When shorn of misunderstandings of the school policy and the legal standards that govern sex-based classifications, this appeal is straightforward,” the chief judge wrote. “The school policy protects longstanding privacy interests inherent in using the bathroom, and it does so in an ancient and unremarkable way — by separating bathrooms on the basis of sex. That policy is not unconstitutional.” But in the majority opinion, Martin fired back at the dissent, writing that “this case is not about challenging sexsegregated bathrooms.” “The policy turns solely on the information provided at the time of enrollment, and a transgender student who updates his documents prior to enrollment would not be barred from using the bathroom matching the sex on his legal documents,” Martin wrote. “This, of course, is in contrast to the treatment Mr. Adams received. Despite the dissent’s imagined parade of horribles, this opinion does not resolve any other issue of student privacy.”

than 84 percent of the beds in Florida hospitals were occupied, totaling 45,599 patients, according to the latest available data posted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Just more than 23 percent of the beds were filled with people who have COVID19, including 174 pediatric patients. No other state reported having as many as 20 percent of its hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile, 33 hospitals reported experiencing a “critical staffing shortage” as of Thursday. Another 168 facilities said they did not have a critical shortage. An additional 59 hospitals didn’t report their status.

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JUSTICES TO HEAR RED-LIGHT CAMERA DISPUTE JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in October in a potential class-action lawsuit about fees that motorists can be charged by a company that plays a key role in local red-light camera programs. The court issued an order Monday scheduling a hearing Oct. 5 in the lawsuit filed by Steven Pincus, who received a citation after a camera operated by American Traffic Solutions, Inc., captured him running a red light in North Miami Beach in 2018. Pincus contends that American Traffic Solutions collected an improper $7.90 fee when he used a credit card to pay a $158 traffic fine because of the citation. American Traffic Solutions had a contract with North Miami Beach that included operating cameras and processing payments. The lawsuit contends that the additional fee is not allowed by state laws designed to lead to uniform traffic rules. “Despite what ATS (American Traffic Solutions) contends, neither it nor the city are ‘authorized’ to charge, collect, or retain any fines, fees, surcharges, or costs other than those fixed by state law,” Pincus’ attorney, Bret Lusskin, wrote in a March brief at the Supreme Court. “In flouting this rule, ATS has parasitized Florida’s photo-enforced red light paradigm, inflating almost every single civil penalty by 5% for its own profit, in addition to its contractual remuneration for operating the city’s camera program.” But attorneys for the company said a violation notice advised Pincus that he would have to pay the “convenience fee” if he used a credit card. He could have avoided the fee if he paid by check or money order. “Nobody has to pay the convenience fee as part of the penalty,” the company’s attorneys from the Carlton Fields law firm wrote in a May brief. “That is, the violator does not incur the convenience fee because the violator is issued an NOV (a notice of violation). The violator chooses to pay the convenience fee in order to obtain the

STATE TO APPEAL ‘VACCINE PASSPORT’ RULING NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA STAFF Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that sided with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in a constitutional challenge to Florida’s ban on so-called “vaccine passports.” DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw said Monday that the administration disagrees with the ruling Sunday by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams and will take the case to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Williams backed Norwegian’s arguments that the vaccine-passport ban violates the First Amendment and what is known as the dormant Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. She issued an injunction against a state law that would prevent Norwegian from requiring documentation that cruise passengers have been vaccinated against COVID-19. “A prohibition on vaccine passports does not even implicate, let alone violate, anyone’s speech rights, and it furthers the substantial, local interest of preventing discrimina-

convenience of using a credit card. It is not compulsory. The convenience fee is implicated only when the violator, in his or her sole discretion, chooses to pay with a credit card.” Red-light cameras in Florida have long been controversial and have spawned a variety of legal challenges. Also, the Legislature has repeatedly considered repealing a law that allows local governments to use red-light cameras, though such a repeal has not passed. Pincus filed the lawsuit in 2018 in federal court in South Florida, but U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks sided with American Traffic Solutions in 2019 and dismissed the case. Pincus challenged the decision at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A panel of the appeals court in February asked the Florida Supreme Court to help resolve questions about interpretations of state law in the case, a process known as certifying questions to the state court. The appellate court cited an “absence of guiding precedent on these questions of state law” and the potentially far-reaching implications of the case. It said, for example, that at least 46 local governments in Florida had red-light camera programs between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019, with all contracting with American Traffic Solutions or similar companies. “So, the statutory issues raised by this case — which will determine whether a vendor may add a surcharge to red light camera penalties in exchange for permitting individuals to pay their penalties by credit card — may affect millions of Floridians and dozens of Florida’s municipal traffic enforcement regimes,” said the February decision, written by Judge Jill Pryor and joined by Judges Robin Rosenbaum and Elizabeth Branch. “Resolution of the common law issues may also reverberate throughout Florida, affecting Florida’s unjust enrichment law across diverse contexts. Principles of federalism and comity counsel us not to attempt to divine the answers to these challenging and important questions of Florida statutory and common law.”

tion among customers based on private health information,” Pushaw wrote in a statement. The cruise line issued a news release late Sunday that said the ruling will allow it to “operate in the safest way possible with 100% vaccination of all guests and crew when sailing from Florida ports.” Norwegian plans to return to cruising from Miami on Sunday. Williams wrote that the law is a “content-based restriction” on speech, as it targets documentation but allows businesses to request other information from customers about issues such as vaccinations. She also wrote that the law “does not prohibit businesses from subjecting unvaccinated customers — and those who decline to verify their vaccination status and are deemed unvaccinated — to restrictions, requirements, and expenses that do not apply to vaccinated patrons.” As for the dormant Commerce Clause, Williams agreed that Norwegian can show the law “imposes substantial burdens on interstate commerce that will directly affect their abilities to operate” cruise ships. The state law, passed in April, applies to businesses across the state, but Williams’ ruling was limited to Norwegian.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: ESTATE OF PATTY LEE KOBE Deceased. File No. 2021-CP-000376 Division PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of PATTY LEE KOBE, deceased, whose date of death was May 24, 2021, 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 ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 4, 2021. Personal Representative: Gregory Kobe PO Box 5224 Navarre, Florida 32566 Attorney for Personal Representative: Sean J. Seely Attorney Florida Bar Number: 106678 Lynchard & Seely, PLLC 1901 Andorra St. Navarre, FL 32566 Telephone: (850) 936-9385 Fax: (850) 936-9578 E-Mail: eservice@seely-law.com 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JUANITA CLARKE, Deceased. File No. 2021 CP 001065 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Juanita Clarke, deceased, whose date of death was 10/29/2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, FL 32591. 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.

The administration of the estate of David Thomas Squires, deceased, whose date of death was April 5, 2021, 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.

The date of first publication of this notice is August 4, 2021. Personal Representative: Richeyana Arnold Attorney for Personal Representative: Jason R. Mosley Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No.: 386650 4655 Woodbine Road Pace, FL 32571 Telephone: (850) 696-1196 jmosley@mosleyestatelaw.com 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF David Anthony Morgan Deceased. File No. 2021-CP-1109 Division T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of David Anthony Morgan, deceased, whose date of death was April 17, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 4, 2021. Personal Representative: Racheal Farrington 6404 Meadow Field Circle Pensacola, Florida 32526 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 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 2021-CP-1027 Division

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD ALEX ARNOLD, JR. Deceased. File No.: 2021 CP 1098 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Richard Alex Arnold, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was June 18, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32501. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

IN RE: ESTATE OF David Thomas Squires Deceased.

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

The date of first publication of this notice is: August 4, 2021.

Attorney for Personal Representative: Nicole M. Loughlin Attorney Florida Bar Number: 105337 150 East Palmetto Park Road Suite 800 Boca Raton, Florida, 33432 Telephone: 561-921-5751 Fax: 561-931-0107 E-Mail: nicole@loughlinlawpa.com

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

File No. 2021-CP-256 Division D

IN RE: ESTATE OF William Allen Wilson a.k.a. William A. Wilson Deceased.

Personal Representative: Giesla Rodgers 2522 Wild Springs Court Decatur, GA 30034

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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.

Signed on this 29th day of July, 2021.

Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of William Allen Wilson a.k.a. William A. Wilson, deceased, whose date of death was April 27, 2021 is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 11, 2021. Personal Representative: Benjamin Lee Wilson 6628 Sunshine Hill Road Molino, Florida 32577 Attorney for Personal Representative: Daniel P. Saba E-Mail Address: dsaba@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 640141 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway

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All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 4, 2021. Personal Representative: Vicky L. Squires 6658 Billy Guy Lane Milton, FL 32583 Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AN FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF KENNETH KNOTTS BAILEY, JR., Deceased. CASE NO. 572021CP000386CPAXMX NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Kenneth Knotts Bailey, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was February 5, 2021, 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 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 PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEAS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 11, 2021. Personal Representative CAROL ANN BAILEY-STEWART 4040 CHICKADEE STREET MILTON, FL 35283 Attorney for Personal Representative J. JEFFERY SLINGERLAND 3205 Robinson Point Road Milton, Florida 32583 (850) 698-7993 FLORIDA BAR NO.: 0389927 Email: jefferyslingerland@yahoo.com Attorney for Petitioner 2WR8/11-8/18NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: JUDITH D. REYNOLDS, Deceased. CASE NO.: 2021CP000573 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of JUDITH D. REYNOLDS, deceased, (“Decedent”) Case Number 2021CP000573, whose date of death was January 30, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the Co-Personal Representatives and that of the Co-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 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 persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTE SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: August 4, 2021. Co-Personal Representative: GARLEY RAY REYNOLDS 4630 Deerfield Dr. Pensacola, Florida 32526 Co-Personal Representative: AMBER RENEE MORSE 1894 Coast Ct. Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives: WILLIAM L. NELSON The Will Nelson, P.A. Law Firm 221 E. Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 433-3321 E-Mail Address: will@willnelsonlawfirm.com Secondary Email Address: firm@willnelsonlawfirm.com 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Randall Wayne Coulter, Deceased. CASE NO.: 2021CP000174 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of RANDALL WAYNE COULTER, deceased, (“Decedent”) Case Number 2021CP000174, whose date of death was January 24, 2021, is pending in the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline St., Milton, Florida, 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and that of 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 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 persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTE SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: August 4, 2021. Personal Representative: Heather Jimenez 11794 Aspira Circle Daphne, Alabama 36526 Attorney for Personal Representative: WILLIAM L. NELSON The Will Nelson, P.A. Law Firm 221 E. Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 433-3321 E-Mail Address: will@willnelsonlawfirm.com Secondary Email Address: firm@willnelsonlawfirm.com 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF: BRUCE ALLEN DAVIS DECEASED. FILE NO: 2021 CP 000061 DIVISION: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of BRUCE ALLEN DAVIS, deceased, File Number 2021 CP 000061, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must filed their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this Notice is August 4, 2021. GEORGETTE CORLISS Personal Representative AMY LOGAN SLIVA SLIVA LAW FIRM, LLC Florida Bar No: 394793 313 West Gregory Street

Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 438-6603 (850) 438-1985 Fax amysliva@slivalawfirm.com Attorney for Personal Representative 2WR8/4-8/11NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DANIELLE KRISTINA DIAMOND Deceased. File No. 2021-CP-136 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 DANIELLE KRISTINA DIAMOND, deceased, File Number 2021-CP-136; by the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472; that the decedent’s date of death was December 3, 2020; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Brian Diamond 6034 Running Deer Road Milton, Florida 32570 Raegan D. Diamond 6034 Running Deer Road Milton, Florida 32570 Wyatt K. Diamond 6034 Running Deer Road Milton, Florida 32570 Maddux K. Diamond 6034 Running Deer Road Milton, Florida 32570 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 August 11, 2021. Person Giving Notice: Brian Diamond 6034 Running Deer Road Milton, FL 32570 Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Jack Locklin, Jr. Attorney for Petitioner E-Mail Address: jlocklin@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 243167 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR8/11-8/18NTC

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: The Estate of ALLANAH S. SIMMONS Deceased Case No.: 2021 CP 000332 Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ALLANAH S. SIMMONS, deceased, is pending in the Circuit Court in and for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. The name and address of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All persons on whom this notice is served who have objections that challenge the validity of the will, the qualifications of the personal representative, venue, or jurisdiction of this Court are required to file their objections with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this Notice is on August 11, 2021. Personal Representative Kenneth Lee Simmons Artice L. McGraw Florida Bar No. 112267 Artice L. McGraw, P.A. 820 North Twelfth Avenue Pensacola, FL 32501 Ofc. 850.438.4036 Fax. 850.438.2136 ArticeLMcGraw@ArticeLMcGraw.com Attorney for Petitioners, Sonia S. Simmons and Kenneth Lee Simmons 2WR8/11-8/18NTC

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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA KARL R. LYON; Plaintiff, v. IRENE K. PALMER, if living, or if dead, herunknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her; and JENNIE E. McGILL, if living, or if dead, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her; Defendants. Case No.: 2021 CA 002182 Div: A NOTICE OF ACTION TO COUNT 1 DEFENDANT(S): IRENE K. PALMER, a/k/a IRENE K. ELMORE, deceased, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed in the above-entitled Court by Karl R. Lyon against the above-referenced Defendants in Count 1 of the above-styled action to quiet title to certain real property situated in Escambia County, Florida, pursuant to §65.061, said real property being generally located at the 300 Block of E. Gadsden Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, with Parcel Identification Number 00-05-00-9020-013-028, and more fully described as: The East 25 feet of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and the West 20 feet of Lot 26, in Block 28, of the East King Tract, City of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, according to map of said City, copyrighted by Thomas C. Watson in the year 1906. You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses, if any, to said Complaint with the Clerk of the said Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiffs or the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Matthew C. Hoffman, Esq. of Carven, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, 151 West Main Street, Suite 200, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, no later than thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint. TO COUNT 2 DEFENDANT(S): JENNE E. McGILL, deceased, her unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against her

Commence at the northeast corner of Block 7, said East Pensacola Heights, also being the intersection of the south line of Gadsden Street (60’ R/W) and the west right of way of Stanley Avenue(60’ R/W); thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West along said South right of way line and its Westerly extension for a distance of 243.35 feet; thence South 39 degrees 25 minutes 36 seconds East for a distance of 111.16 feet; thence South 70 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 9.80 feet to a point hereinafter referred to an Point “A”; thence continue South 70 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 66 feet, more or less to the shoreline of Bayou Texar for the point of beginning. Thence North 70 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East retracing line last run for a distance of 66 feet, more or less, to said Point “A”; thence South 67 degrees 41 minutes 12 seconds West for a distance of 66 feet, more or less, to said shoreline; thence Northwesterly meandering along said shoreline for a distance of 3 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Megan F. Fry, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 13010, Pensacola, FL 32591-3010, within 30 days after the first publication of this Notice in Summation Weekly, 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 on July 19, 2021. PAM CHILDERS As Clerk of the Court Escambia County (Seal of the Court) By: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk 4WR7/21-8/11NOA

Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Baptist Hospital, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, whose Federal Identification Number is 59-0657322 and Florida registration number is 700088, desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of “Baptist Hospital Primary Care Pine Forest” at 1000 Moreno Street, Pensacola, Florida 32501, Escambia County, Florida and intends to register such name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statute. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed in the above-entitled Court by Karl R. Lyon against the above-referenced Defendants in Count 2 of the above-styled action to obtain a declaratory judgment confirming the existence of a prescriptive easement over certain real property situated in Escambia County, Florida, pursuant to §86..011, said real property being generally located at the 314 E. Gadsden Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, with Parcel Identification Number 00-0S-00-9020025-028, and more fully described as:

BY: Elizabeth C. Callahan Senior Vice President/ General Counsel Baptist Health Care

The West 1 foot of the East 13 feet of Lot 26, in Block 28, of the East King Tract, City of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, according to map of said City, copyrighted by Thomas C. Watson in the year 1906.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Baptist Medical Group, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, whose Federal Identification Number is 264800380 and Florida registration number is L09000042980, desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of “Baptist Medical Group Primary Care Pine Forest” at 1717 North “E” Street, Pensacola, Florida 32501, Escambia County, Florida and intends to register such name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statute.

You are notified and required to file your answer, pleadings and written defenses, if any, to said Complaint with the Clerk of the said Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiffs or the Plaintiffs’ attorney, Matthew C. Hoffman, Esq. of Carven, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC, 151 West Main Street, Suite 200, Pensacola, Florida, 32502, no later than thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief sought in the Complaint. TO ALL DEFENDANTS (COUNT 1 AND COUNT 2): This notice shall be published once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Escambia County, Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Court at Escambia County, Florida, this 22nd day of July, 2021. PAM CHILDERS as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida By: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk 4WR7/28-8/18NOA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GERALD MCCORMICK and KATHRYN W. MCCORMICK, husband and wife, Plaintiffs,

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v. The unknown assignees, successors in interest, trustees or any party claiming by, through, under or against EAST PENSACOLA CITY COMPANY, INC., a dissolved Florida corporation; and JOSEPH C. OLSEN, II, individually and as TRUSTEE OF THE REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT OF THE OLSEN FAMILY TRUST DATED THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2008, AS AMENDED, Defendants. CASE NO. 2021-CA-002169 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: THE UNKNOWN ASSIGNS, SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, TRUSTEES, OR ANY PARTY CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST EAST PENSACOLA CITY COMPANY, INC., A DISSOLVED FLORIDA CORPORATION: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet and confirm title of Plaintiffs to the following real property located in Escambia County, Florida, has been filed against you: That portion of East Pensacola Heights, according to map drawn by J.E. Kauser in 1893, more particularly described as follows:

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