Author: Rick Outzen
Walk Her Way in Rosemary Beach
Are you man enough? Will you wear stilettos? Or do you prefer a wedge? Whatever your preference, sign up to Walk Her Way at www.walkherway.com….
A Tribute to Jason
The IN’s cover story this week explores the issue of prison privatization. Chasity Owens spoke about how her brother, Jason Owens, was attacked at a…
Florida Tops the Nation in Hispanic Graduation Rates
Hispanic and African American students in Florida are much more likely to graduate from high school than their counterparts in other states according to a…
Citizens are voting for pension cuts
The City of Pensacola is negotiating union contracts with fire, police and its general government worker unions. Pensions have to be a big part of…
Thomas has few minority principals, it’s not likely to improve
The Escambia County Public School District has a very diverse student enrollment. Only 49.7 percent of the students are white. However 78 percent of the…
League, Rock the Vote Return to Florida
Following last week’s decision in federal court, third-party voter registration groups are looking to get back to work. Claiming that Florida’s newly passed H.B. 1355…
Five Flags Memorial dedication Friday
The Fiesta of Five Flags Association will host a dedication of the Five Flags Memorial at Plaza de Luna. Five bronze reliefs, each containing a…
Florida Students Move Ahead in Reading and Math
Florida’s students continue to exceed expectations on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0). Yesterday’s results for FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics show that students…
City Budget Presentation
At the request of Mayor Ashton Hayward, the Pensacola City Council will hold a special meeting Monday. The meeting has been scheduled in order for…
Wahoo named Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month
Press Release: Blue Wahoos closer Donnie Joseph has been named Cincinnati Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. Joseph, 24, led the organization…
Ice Man
The Pensacola Ice Flyers have a new head coach. Beginning June 15, Gary Graham will assume the head coach position of the local Southern Professional…
Emerald Coast Hospice Creates Nursing Scholarships
Emerald Coast Hospice, which is managed by Gentiva Health Services, a family of nationwide home health and hospice providers, announced that it has created two…
Dollars in the Swamp
The Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve may be seeing some improvements soon. During its meeting this week, the Escambia County Commission will be looking at dedicating…
Santa Rosa County in the top 5 for Reading, Science and Math
The release of reading, math and science scores for Santa Rosa County 4th to 8th grade students finds that SRC in the top five in…
FCAT Crisis: Escambia County stuggles with reading
The FCAT 2.0 reading scores are out. Escambia County trails the state and neighboring counties. Fourth Grade – percentage passing State: 62% Escambia: 58% gap…
Thomas’ Warrington Middle turnaround: ‘Put a fork in it’
In 2009, newly-elected Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas announced he was turning around Warrington Middle School. Even though the school administration and faculty had…
Buzz: New candidate could close primary
Henry John Misiak has pre-filed to run as a Write-In Candidate in the Clerk of the Circuit Court race for the 2012 General Election. This…
Texas also is purging voter rolls
The effort to cut out potential threats to GOP candidates by simply dropping them from the voter registration rolls is more widespread than we thought….
Arrest in Wendy’s Burglary
(Press Release) Pensacola, Fla. – Shortly after 2:00 am this morning (June 4, 2012) deputies responded to the Wendy’s Restaurant at 2200 South Hwy 29…
