Category: Buzz
Buzz: BOCC considers arming code enforcement
At today’s workshop, Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino proposed letting the code enforcement officers carry concealed weapons.
Buzz: Plea deal in Tate case
My sources tell me that the 16-year-old suspect in the March 1 sexual assault at Tate High School will plead guilty on Monday, April 11…
Buzz: Eddie Todd to step down from CMPA chair
The original board members of Community Maritime Park Associates (post-2006 referendum) continue to fall. CMPA chair Eddie Todd is expected to step down at today’s…
Buzz: Is Florida Senate creating a state income tax?
The Florida Senate approved a system that will require state workers to put in 2 percent, 4 percent or 6 percent in the Florida Retirement…
Buzz: Jim Paul asked to run
A source close to Jim Paul told me tonight that the former superintendent has been approached to run in 2012. Many of the teachers that…
Buzz: Lawmakers worse than Spring Break
The word I get from Tallahassee is that our lawmakers are like college kids on Spring Break, They have no restraints. Lobby money is flowing…
Buzz: WALL-E quits, moves to court security
The robot nicknamed WALL-E, which is being credited with aiding in the peaceful end of an eight-hour standoff Thursday morning in Cantonment, has quit SWAT…
Thomas: No plan to cut SROs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas called to say the rumors of him reducing School Resource Officers aren’t true. The District is negotiating its contract with the sheriff’s…
Buzz: Rick’s Blog blocked by School District
The Escambia County Public School District has now blocked my blog on its server. Apparently criticism will not be tolerated.
Buzz: Is Scott soliciting funds to repay himself?
Very quietly, below the shouting of the protestors and out of earshot of the hardcore GOP party members, there was a buzz yesterday that Gov….
Buzz: Hayward to appoint Simmons
Mayor Ashton Hayward will announce this afternoon his appointment of Chip Simmons as Pensacola Police Chief.
Buzz: Who lied?
The Investigation Report by the School District’s John Dobbs is very different from the earlier reports of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Last week, the…
Buzz: Thomas investigation to blame SRO
Buzz: Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is set to release March 24 the findings of his investigation on how he, his school district administration and Tate High…
Buzz: Townsend wants out-of-district nominee
The Pensacola City Council is appointing its redistricting committee. Each current district should be represented on the committee that will decide the boundaries of the…
Buzz: Hayward to buy ‘green’ vehicle
The City of Pensacola is ready to announce the purchase of its first vehicle that will be powered by compressed natural gas. Goes well with…
Buzz: GOP Heaven
Local Republicans are giddy. In the next two weeks, locals can see, touch and hear Gov. Rick Scott, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield and Fox…
Buzz: Tate incident could be tip of the iceberg
I received this email from reader whose wife teaches in the Escambia County Public School District: “I’ve always told my spouse and other friends who…
Buzz: Physical assault at Escambia High
Buzz: The IN has also received a report of Escambia High School athletes beating up students on campus. We will find out if this incident…
Buzz: Alleged sexual assault at Tate High goes unreported
On March 1, a felony sexual assault allegedly happened on the campus of Tate High School. A male athlete is alleged to have forced a…
Buzz: Lincoln Park on chopping black
Another school in an American-American neighborhood is up for closure–Lincoln Park Elementary. If the School Superintendent does recommend it and the school board approves, Lincoln…
