Author: Rick Outzen
Spencer-Bibbs on chopping block
At the school board workshop yesterday, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas brought the recommendation from the School Attendance Zone Advisory Committee to close Spencer Bibbs and divide…
Unbelievable report from BP subcontractor
County staff reported today that the BP clean-up contractor is reporting that 99 percent of the workers on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key are residents…
Tea Party claims Republican judge was the target
I got this press release from the Tea Party: Was The Republican Judge The Target? Why is the media covering up the intended target? Judge…
Distressed Pensacola apartments bought
J.I. Kislak (based in Miami area) has purchased Villas at Jasmine Creek, Villas at Jasmine Fields and all rental units from Villas at Jasmine Park,—totaling…
Buzz: More laid off workers calling
The IN phones have been ringing off the hook about the BP clean up scandal. Laid off workers are claiming that they are being replaced…
County Commission to address BP clean-up workers
Spoke with Commissioner Grover Robinson last yesterday afternoon. He said he has also heard from other locals laid off by the clean-up subcontractor Southern Cat…
BP clean-up scandal
The subcontractors that are handling the clean-up on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key are laying off Escambia County workers and replacing them with out-of-town workers…
Coby to stay in same role
Progressive Pensacola is reporting: “Mr. Coby’s duties are mostly unchanged, according to a senior member of Mayor Hayward’s transition team. He doesn’t have a clear…
Palin accuses media and political pundits of “blood libel” (video)
GOP presidential hopeful Sarah Palin accused critics of “blood libel” by blaming her rhetoric for contributing to the massacre in Tucson that killed six and…
Walton County TDC will file BP claim
WMBB TV reports following in the footsteps of Bay County’s Tourist Development Council, the Walton TDC is filing a claim against BP. Walton County has…
Big Boy passed away today
For fans of the Walker Holmes series, Big Boy is the mixed chocolate Labrador that pushes Holmes to exercise in the morning, hates joggers and…
Escambia still not approved for Race to Top grants
Press Release from Florida Department of Education: Five additional school districts have been awarded Race to the Top funds. This brings the total number of…
Petition started to oust Feinberg
A petition drive has started in Louisiana to remove Ken Feinberg has head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. It involves residents with Grand Isle,…
Buzz: What is Coby’s job?
At noon yesterday when Ashton Hayward was sworn in, the new city charter become completely enacted. There is no city manager position under the new…
Playing it safe didn’t work for Pratt
Councilwoman Megan Pratt has played it safe on two of the biggest issues facing the City of Pensacola in the last two years. She stayed…
Notes on Council meetings
The Pensacola City Council chambers were packed. Staff actually opened up the employee breakroom on the second floor to televise the ceremonies for the overflow…
DeWeese upsets Pratt for council prez
Maren DeWeese upset Megan Benson Pratt in a 5-4 vote to become the first Pensacola City Council president. The swing vote wasn’t Ron Townsend, but…
Buzz: Sunday shooting
A robbery victim, Cornell Stallworth, Jr., shot and killed one of his attackers early Sunday morning, January 9. According to investigators, 29-year-old Eddie Lloyd Peterson…
Watson added to Hayward transition team
In case you missed it, retired educator Jerome Watson was added last week to Ashton Hayward’s transition team, just time for the article in the…
