Author: Rick Outzen
Thomas Says Letters Part Of Law
Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas tells the IN the A.K. Suter Elementary and Cordova Park Elementary parent letters that pinpointed inadequate test scoring for African…
County Closes In On Administrator
The Escambia County Board of Commissioners has narrowed  down its administrator search to  seven candidates. Here they are: (in no particular order) —Oliver, Charles (Randy)…
Taxi Issue Put Off
Yesterday City Council decided to hold off on approving an amendment to an ordinance that would effect taxicab operations. The amendment to Ch. 7-10 of…
Letter singles out African-American and Poor students
Below is a scan of the letter sent home with students that attend A.K. Suter Elementary. The letter is to explain the school’s FCAT grade….
Air tanker decision could be December
Reuters is reporting that the decision on the $40-billion air tanker contract for the Air Force may be delayed until December. This has been going…
Harbinger for Escambia County?
The Tea Party is much more organized in Fort Walton Beach and started to get involved in the local races. Will it move this direction…
Hard Boom Has Been Removed From State Waters
Press Release: All of the hard (containment) boom deployed as part of the federal-led response but now potentially posing more risk than it offers protection…
Hugh Wiggins indicted (updated)
Hugh Wiggins, husband of Pam Wiggins, has been indicted in Miss. as an accessory to the murders of Bud and Melanie Billings. He turned himself…
Mexican Drug Cartel convictions
Several of the suspects in the Billings murders mentioned the Mexican mafia. Here is the latest press release from the U.S. District Attorney: LAST TWO…
Feinberg claims process less responsive
The phones have been ringing off the hook about local businesses still unable to get their claims paid. The new Feinberg process is being overwhelmed…
FWC On Board For Fall Snapper
Today the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a recommendation from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to allow a 24-day red snapper…
No Go For Dwight Show
The SMG Group with the Pensacola Civic Center had been in talks of bringing in country artist Dwight Yoakum as part of a TDC funded…
Battle over health plan brewing
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was elected due largely to the teachers, who wanted a change from the Jim Paul regime. Thomas kept most of the Jim…
More judge nominees
Press Release: FIRST CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated…
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…
Cazadores owners indicted
Press Release A federal indictment has been returned charging the husband and wife owners of Cazadores Mexican Restaurants in Pensacola, Florida with conspiring to commit…
Buzz: BP moving all clean up operations to Bayou Chico
The other bit of news that I’m hearing through the grapevine is that BP will be expanding its operations at Bayou Chico and moving more…
Buzz: White and Valentino at it again
We’re hearing that Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White wants to appoint Karen Sindel to the county planning board and fellow commissioner, Gene Valentino, isn’t happy….
Feinberg Pays Out $10 Million So Far
Reuters reports that Ken Feinberg, who took over the BP claims process on Aug. 23, has forked out nearly $10 million in emergency payouts to…
Dispersant found in weathered oil
Mobile Press Register reports that material was collected by a group of scientists off of Horn Island, Miss. has tested positive for several of the…
