Month: August 2012

The recent rash of shootings and homicides on the west side of Pensacola are tied to two families, Dortch and Abrams. The feud began last…

By Shelby Smithey… The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has called the statements by Rep. Todd Akin (Rep-Missouri) on rape and pregnancy “medically inaccurate,…

The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the…

Press Release: Numerous Pensacola Police officers responded to a shots fired disturbance around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Attucks Court in the 1300 block of West…

By Ryan Barnett…. On the surface of the recent discussion relating to Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Ryan as running mate is the interesting question…

Press Release: Escambia County deputies are investigating two overnight drive by shootings. On August 20th, 2012 around 2116hrs deputies were notified of a shots fired…

After drawing fire from the East Government Street crowd in July, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer came prepared last night. Slipping on a blue hardhat,…

Charles Bare soundly defeated incumbent Council President Sam Hall for the City of Pensacola’s At Large B seat – with 58 percent of the vote….

Lumon May won every precinct in the Democratic primary for County Commission District 3. His team did a better job in getting out the votes…

Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall made an announcement of sorts last night during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “I’m at a state…

The ‘Citizens in the East Government Street Neighborhood’ have weighed in on the reconnection of that street. A report from the group has been added…

A national study found in 1996 that rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency and is a cause of many unwanted pregnancies. The rapes are closely…

Rep. Todd Akin opened his mouth and once again a Republican nut case has taken any meaningful debate of issues out of the media. When…

PENSACOLA, Fla.- For the sixth year in a row, IMS ExpertServices was named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies…

The New York Times is watching–like the rest of the country– Billy Hamilton, the base-stealing shortstop for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Hamilton should pass this…

Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…

Starting this week, kindergarten and first-graders in Florida will be the first to be taught under new standards intended to better prepare students for college…

By far the best independent blog in the state of Florida is the SaintPetersblog.com. Peter Schorsch has his finger on the pulse of the state’s…

The Escambia County Canvassing Board has completed the machine recount for the District #1 County Commission race and certified the Primary Election today. The final…

As officials begin to consider how they might spend eventual RESTORE Act money, the impact of BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…