Author: Rick Outzen
Holidays see surge in gun purchases.
By JIM TURNER AND TOM URBAN THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida gun dealers saw a sharp increase in sales as shoppers flooded stores the…
ECUA prepares to take over solid waste collection in north Santa Rosa County
North Santa Rosa County residents will need to make preparations for a change in solid waste collection services on Jan. 2, when Emerald Coast Utilities…
FSU teachers resigns over social media slurs
The Tallahassee Democrat reports that Florida State University College of Business senior lecturer Deborah O’Connor has resigned after she attacked a Facebook post using a…
Lock-n-Load Lawmakers want guns on campus
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Florida lawmaker has filed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons on the…
TPO Agenda for Wednesday
The Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) will hold a public meeting Dec. 10 at 9 a.m., in the Santa Rosa County Commission Chambers, 6495 Caroline…
Churches challenged to trim the fat
Healthy Lives of Baptist Health Care has created a Get Healthy Pensacola Church Challenge for local area churches. The church-based weight loss competition is to…
Move to Amend organizer here, Dec. 15
The Pensacola Coffee Party, Northwest Florida Move to Amend, and the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area invite the public to Asbury…
Petition drive to remove Confederate battle flag
Jackie Olive, director/producer of the documentary “Always in Season,” is asking that people support a petition to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Pensacola…
Studers bring Business Challenge to Century
NorthEscambia.com reports that Rishy and Quint Studer will soon hold a $25,000 Business Challenge in Century, providing a winning business plan developer the cash and…
How Pensacola City Council voted on its officers
We’ve had the ballots for the Pensacola City Council’s election of president and vice president for some time, but the ATF report on the county…
Florida minimum wage to top $8, but debate continues
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s lowest-paid workers will get a raise Jan. 1, but a higher minimum wage sought by state…
Supreme Court rejects BP appeal
Reuters reports that the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected BP’s challenge to its multibillion-dollar settlement agreement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The…
Video shows dryers floating morning of explosion
Inweekly obtained the video of the laundry area which shows the dryers breaking from the wall and floating before 6 a.m. the day of the…
Publix picketers advocate for Florida farmworkers
By Shelby Smithey A documentary called Food Chains is shedding new light on the state’s largest supermarket chain and what part it plays in the…
County hires new Corrections Director
Escambia County has hired Michael Tidwell as Corrections Director. As Director, Tidwell will oversee Community Corrections, Probations, Jail, Pretrial, Code Enforcement, Animal Control and the…
Qatar ambassador donates $10K to ARC Gateway
Ambassador Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari from Qatar was in town today to speak at the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club. At the meeting, he announced a $10,000…
Discover Ukraine
The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council is hosting an opportunity to “Discover Ukraine” on Wednesday, Dec. 10, noon-1 p.m. at West Florida Public Library, Main…
What County employees told ATF about the jail explosions
The daily newspaper posted online the 300-plus surveys completed by prisoners who were in the Central Booking & Detention Center when it exploded on April…
FDEP hosts meeting re: Bayou Chico, Dec 11
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will host a “Maps on the Table†meeting regarding Bayou Chico on Thursday, December 11, 9 a.m. to…
Latest report shows increase in reports of sexual assault in the military
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released yesterday the latest survey of sexual assaults among our armed forces. He believes that the Defense Department’s efforts to prevent…
