Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Santa Rosa County’
Nine hate crimes committed in Escambia, Santa Rosa counties
Attorney General Pam Bondi released on Monday the 2011 Hate Crimes in Florida Report, which includes detailed information on the types of hate crimes being committed throughout the state. During the 2011 calendar year, 139 hate crimes were reported by 58 of the 407 local law enforcement agencies [...]
Gulf Power uses ECUA water
Press Release: Gulf Power using millions of gallons of reclaimed water from ECUA Millions of gallons of reclaimed water now are flowing from ECUA to Gulf Power, affirming a partnership that is bringing cleaner air and water to Northwest Florida. Gulf Power’s Plant Crist has started [...]
Santa Rosa To Sell All Of Its Glass
John Tonkin, executive director of the Santa Rosa County Clean Community System, Inc., tells IN that on Friday it will begin selling all of the county’s recycled glass. “One hundred percent of the glass collected in Santa Rosa County is processed by the (pulverizing) machine,” he says. [...]
Brown Investigation Moved To PC
The investigation into the alledged theft of campaign signs involving State House Dist. 1 candidates Greg Brown Jr. and Doug Broxson has been moved to the State Attorney's Office in Panama City. In a press release today, State Attorney Bill Eddins says the case was moved to the 14th District [...]
Gaetz report
The following is the Friday report from State Sen. Don Gaetz. The only exception I have is that we were told that BP initially responded with six two-man crews, but maybe they upped the number when BP heard girls in bikinis were on the beach: For Immediate Release June 4, 2010 Dear [...]
BP contacts can’t answer many questions, no surprise
State Senator Don Gaetz emailed last week to the media and his constituents the list of BP Contacts in Florida. I had reporter Ryne Ziemba contact them to find who they were, what were their levels of expertise and how long they have been working with British Petroleum. Four of them took his phone [...]
DEP pulls approval of Santa Rosa booming plan
The state pulled today its approval of Santa Rosa County's plan to boom the Pensacola Bay and Bob Sikes bridges just the County Commission was preparing to review and approve a bid for the job. The booming plan had been submitted last Saturday, May 1 and approved Wednesday, May 5 - the day after [...]
BP gets to sit on stage for WSRE
BP gets to continue its spin. Don't expect any technical answers for a PR person. We should allow BP on the stage only the person speaking is an engineer, clean-up expert or is writing checks. Panel of Experts Discuss Oil Spill’s Impact on Gulf Coast WSRE Airs Special “Connecting the [...]
Notes on Beach Town Hall meeting, May 3
Please forgive any typos in these notes. Have been operating on pots of coffee, Bud Light and Ny Nick's wings for 72 straight hours. Gulf Breeze idea Mayor Beverly Zimmern and City Manager Buzz Eddy want to place booms under the Bob Sikes Bridge and the Pensacola Bay Bridge....alas they, too, [...]
Tomlinson arrest report
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, John "Mitch" Tomlinson, was arrested on March 9 and charged with 120 counts of sexual battery on a child between the ages of 12 and 18. Two days later Tomlinson, who is the head of Santa Rosa County’s court security, was arrested again and charged [...]
South Santa Rosa Co. news
No snow. It's raining, cold...but no snow. My high schooler is happy nonetheless because she will be able to tell her children and grandchildren that in 2010 she got a "snow day" from the school system. The Daily News has two stories of interest. The new Zoo director is reporting that the Zoo [...]
Liberty Counsel to sue Santa Rosa schools
Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian group that has offices in Florida, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., has told the Daily News that it plans to sue the Santa Rosa County School District for violating the constitutional rights of its staff and students. The Liberty Counsel filed a motion [...]