The Mobile Press Register continues to report on BP oil washing on the shores of Mississippi and Alabama. The latest story by reported Ben Raines tells of oil penetrating deep into the…
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Warrington Middle improved better than majority of Escambia schools
Maybe I spoke too soon. In looking at all the Escambia County FCAT scores, only nine middle and elementary schools improved their total points…two of those are charter schools. Warrington Middle School…
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Shop Talk Aug 2010
Check out who’s moving, opening, adding new product lines or expanding services at your favorite locally-owned businesses The Fish House 600 S. Barracks St., 470-0003, goodgrits.com The Fish House Restaurant, part of…
Eighteen Years And Still Going Strong
by Sean Boone “Psych” Shack Sets Bar For Local Businesses It all started as a way to make some extra bucks on the beach. A year later, Burton Ritchie’s T-shirt kiosk business…
Meek’s “Real Dem Express” stops in Pensacola
Congressman Kendrick Meek is in Pensacola today as part of his “Real Dem Express” tour of the state. I caught up with him at the Seville Diner. I learned quickly when I…
Mason-Dixon poll has Meek ahead of Greene
In the Florida Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Rep. Kendrick Meek leads billionaire businessman Jeff Greene 33% to 29%, according to the latest poll by Mason-Dixon. Meek had been trailing Greene by…
Did Thomas write PNJ article?
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has objected to the latest FCAT scores like most of the other superintendents in the state, but after the state audited the grading process, the state DOE declared they…
Site work continues at Maritime Park
Contracts have been signed and work continues on the Maritime Park:
Early voting begins Monday
Press Release: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminded voters today that beginning Monday, August 9th, four early voting sites will be available for the August 24th Primary Election: Supervisor…
McCollum batters Scott in debate
Finally Attorney General Bill McCollum got to swing back at his opponent in the Florida governor’s race, Rick Scott. After months of Scott buying television ads across the state that attacked McCollum…
Browner: No intention of misleading anybody
Carol Browner, special adviser to President Barack Obama, traveled the Gulf Coast this week to listen first hand to leaders in the counties impacted by the BP oil disaster. She was in…
Maritime Park films airs tonight
On Blab TV at 5 pm and 10:30 pm — gives the facts, tells the history and explains what the project has been about from day one. The story is told by…
FDOT: Pensacola Bay Bridge To Be Replaced
This afternoon, a representative from the Florida Department of Transportation told the Pensacola City Council that the Pensacola 3-Mile Bridge will be replaced in the next six years. The current bridge has…
Flyers Coach To Meet And Greet
Pensacola Flyers Coach Tom Gordon will meet at NY Nick’s for the team’s booster club meting on Monday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. Press Release: Coach Gordon will talk about off season…
Surprise: Palin distorts Dem policies
PolitiFact has analyzed Sarah Palin’s appearance on Fox News Sunday and has found her sorely lacking in the truth department…Duh….earning the former Alaska governor the “Pants on Fire” rating. Read more.
Scott’s depos sealed
GOP candidate for governor, Rick Scott, has had more than his share of lawsuits and government investigations over the past 15 years—medicare fraud, discrimination and, this year, filing false medical licensing information…
Scientists suspicious of oil disappearance
The Miami Herald reports: Many scientists say they’re skeptical of a widely publicized government report Wednesday that concludes much of the oil that gushed from BP’s leaking well is gone and poses…
Wiggins’ Plan of Action
We’ve posted the platforms and ideas of the other three candidates for Pensacola mayor. Here is what Mayor Mike Wiggins calls his “Plan of Action:” * Economic Development & Job Creation I…
Buzz: BP workers get pay cut
We heard last night that BP workers have had their hourly pay rate cut by $4 by some of the contractors—from $18/hour to $14/hour.