The word I get from Tallahassee is that our lawmakers are like college kids on Spring Break, They have no restraints. Lobby money is flowing like ATM cash from daddy’s bank account….
Category: Buzz
Buzz: WALL-E quits, moves to court security
The robot nicknamed WALL-E, which is being credited with aiding in the peaceful end of an eight-hour standoff Thursday morning in Cantonment, has quit SWAT and asked to be transferred to court…
Thomas: No plan to cut SROs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas called to say the rumors of him reducing School Resource Officers aren’t true. The District is negotiating its contract with the sheriff’s office. “I intend to put the same…
Buzz: Rick’s Blog blocked by School District
The Escambia County Public School District has now blocked my blog on its server. Apparently criticism will not be tolerated.
Buzz: Is Scott soliciting funds to repay himself?
Very quietly, below the shouting of the protestors and out of earshot of the hardcore GOP party members, there was a buzz yesterday that Gov. Rick Scott was in town, not only…
Buzz: Hayward to appoint Simmons
Mayor Ashton Hayward will announce this afternoon his appointment of Chip Simmons as Pensacola Police Chief.
Buzz: Who lied?
The Investigation Report by the School District’s John Dobbs is very different from the earlier reports of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Last week, the senior staff of the ECSO spent over…
Buzz: Thomas investigation to blame SRO
Buzz: Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is set to release March 24 the findings of his investigation on how he, his school district administration and Tate High School handled the alleged March 1 sexual…
Buzz: Townsend wants out-of-district nominee
The Pensacola City Council is appointing its redistricting committee. Each current district should be represented on the committee that will decide the boundaries of the seven council districts. Townsend has made it…
Buzz: Hayward to buy ‘green’ vehicle
The City of Pensacola is ready to announce the purchase of its first vehicle that will be powered by compressed natural gas. Goes well with our green issue.
Buzz: GOP Heaven
Local Republicans are giddy. In the next two weeks, locals can see, touch and hear Gov. Rick Scott, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield and Fox TV host Mike Huckabee. Local law enforcement…
Buzz: Tate incident could be tip of the iceberg
I received this email from reader whose wife teaches in the Escambia County Public School District: “I’ve always told my spouse and other friends who work in the Escambia school district that…