Two Arrests Made In Pensacola Sexual Battery Investigation

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Pensacola Police have arrested two men in connection with an ongoing sexual battery investigation. Rodney Terrell Jones was taken into custody Wednesday on a warrant for sexual battery. Four days earlier, police arrested Rodrico Lavell Jones on a witness tampering charge related to the same investigation. Both men are from Pensacola. Police are not releasing additional details at this time but say more information will be provided when appropriate.

Santa Rosa BOCC Approves New Conservation Easement Program

Santa Rosa County, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Santa Rosa County approved a new farmland protection program Thursday. The Legacy Land Protection Program will use conservation easements to permanently protect agricultural land from development. Under the voluntary program, landowners can sell their development rights to the county for cash while keeping ownership of their property. The land can still be used for farming, ranching, or timber, but residential or commercial development would be permanently prohibited. The county already has applications for about ten-thousand acres. Officials estimate they'll need fifty million dollars to meet demand. The county currently has two million dollars allocated and is considering a sales tax referendum to fund the full program. The easements would be permanent and could never be reversed.

U-W-F To Host First Amendment Lecture In March

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- The University of West Florida will host its annual Seligman First Amendment Lecture on Tuesday, March 3rd at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola. Dr. Jay Cost will present "To Preserve the Freedom of the Human Mind," examining the connection between intellectual freedom and American democracy. Cost is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of "James Madison: America's First Politician." The event coincides with America250, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A reception begins at 5:30 p-m followed by the lecture at 6. The event is free and open to the public.