Author: Rick Outzen
Preparing for RESTORE
County commissioners Grover Robinson and Gene Valentino reported to the board this morning on their venture to the Florida Association of Counties meeting last week….
Franchise Fees and Medicaid Predictions
The Escambia County Commission is considering raising the caps on electric and natural gas franchise fees by 50 percent. Such an increase would generate between…
Bad Parenting, Century-style
NorthEscambia.com reports that a Century mother was jailed charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery on her daughter. Kimberly Renee Harwell, 38,…
Pensacola shootings and homicides tied to two families
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…
Akin’s statement called ‘medically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous’
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,…
Local Wins National History Fair
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…
Shots fired in Attucks Court. Suspect hit.
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…
Viewpoint: Rand and Ryan
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…
Shootings continue
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…
E. Government St. Marathon
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,…
Bare wins 18 out of 21 precincts, only 43 percent vote on west side
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
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…
Sam’s Announcement
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…
Reconnect Neighborhood Added to Agenda
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…
Facts about rape and pregnancy
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…
What the heck is legitimate rape?
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…
IN Game Changer IMS ExpertServices makes new list
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…
Wahoos Hamilton gets NYT attention
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…
Busy COW
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…
New school standards start this week
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…
