Author: Rick Outzen
ECSD 2004 internal audit report questioned the sale of McReynolds school
Inweekly has reviewed a May 2004 internal audit report of the Jackie Harris Pyramid School of Learning (JHPSL)- currently called Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy. The…
Escambia charter school pays lease on building it no longer uses
PENSACOLA: A review of four years of audited financial statements of the Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy, a charter school founded by former ECUA board member…
A Day for the Dunes, Sept. 28
NAVARRE: Dune Doctors, the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center (FCOLC) and the Navarre Beach Marine Science Center will host A Day for the Dunes Oct. 28
Santa Rosa commissioners complain about opposition to half-cent tax
MILTON: On Monday, the Santa Rosa County Commissioners aired their complaints about the opposition to their referendum to increase the county’s local option sales tax…
Charges dropped against 7 year old
PENSACOLA: State Attorney announces the charge of Battery on an Escambia County School District employee has been dismissed against a seven year old student.
SYSA Soul Bowl set for Oct. 12
The 28th annual Soul Bowl will again be played at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Oct. 12 in partnership with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Southern Youth Sports Association.
Buzz: Meet new ECUA director
PENSACOLA–Sources have shared that Rebecca Shelton, P.E., is on track to be the next executive director of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Shelton is currently…
WRL discusses human trafficking
Women for Responsible Legislation will hold their monthly meeting 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 26 at Pensacola City Hall. This month representatives from the…
Probe launched into four suicides involving carrier crew
Police in Virginia and Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents are investigating the suicide deaths of four sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush—three…
Summer voter registration continues to reshape Escambia, Pensacola
PENSACOLA–Escambia County registered 1,648 voters from June 1-August 30: 258 in the city of Pensacola and 1,384 in the rest of the county, according to…
Escambia County holds lighting ceremony mid-morning
GULF BREEZE–Most lighting ceremonies are held at night, or, at the earliest, dusk. Escambia County will hold its Pensacola Beach sailfish sign lighting ceremony today…
Pensacola Police release gun robbery photos
PENSACOLA–Last Tuesday night, two men wearing ski masks entered Jersey Mike’s, 1620 Airport Blvd. around 8 p.m. and displayed a handgun. They stole a cash…
Escambia County School Board drags out superintendent selection
The Escambia County School Board’s survey is a farce, meant to drag out selection process.
Mayor Robinson, how is Pensacola gun task force going?
Early Sunday morning, a man was shot in downtown Pensacola at near the intersection of Jefferson and Government streets. Where is gun violence task force?
Flip the switch on new Pensacola Beach sign
County holds contest to select person to flip switch on new beach sign
AHERO: ‘True humanity still exists’
“This came at a pivotal time in my life where i given up on the reality that real people who truly cared still existed.”
AHERO: ‘Most of the time of I feel like I don’t want to bother people’
“Most of the time of feel like I don’t want to bother people.”
AHERO: ‘Here I am mentally stable while experiencing good epiphanies every day’
“I have been to Afghanistan in October of 2004. I have experienced IEDs, have had a TBI, suffer from PTSD, and I strive to live on.”
AHERO: ‘I dealt with shame for 25 years thinking it was my fault’
“I have PTSD because of sexual trauma is not easy to see.”
AHERO: ‘We are our brothers’ keepers’
“From the moment I shook another vet’s hand and looked them in the eye, I was at ease. I lowered my walls and opened up to Vietnam vets, Desert Storm and OIF OEF vets.”
