Although nothing has been posted on the Supervisor of Elections website, Christopher J. Lewis is rumored to be running against Councilman Sam Hall for the at-large council seat to be vacated by…
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Tallahassee Tea Party: More video
Tea Party protesters block our interview of 9/11 Truth protester: More video from the “Human Spider”: Video of a Federalist of the FSU Law School, others concerned over trampling of the right…
Tallahassee Tea Party: We the People Rally 2010 (video)
Our video from the Tax Day Protest on Florida Capitol steps
No criminal charges against Consolidation Commission
The State Attorney has issued a report that his office will not pursue criminal charges against the Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission. The State Attorney’s office reviewed a complaint alleging that certain…
Thornton confession sheds more light on Billings’ murders
WEAR TV 3 has broadcast parts of the confession by Frederick Thornton, one of the suspects in the murder/home invasion of Byrd & Melanie Billings. The Okaloosa man, age 19, said that…
Tallahassee Buzz: Crist will run as Independent
I spent yesterday in Tallahassee looking firsthand at the We the People Rally, which was organized by the local Fox News Radio affiliat, WFLA 100.7 FM. There was considerable discussion about Crist…
Buzz: Wintzell’s Oyster House coming to P’cola
The Mobile, Alabama seafood restaurant, Wintzell’s Oyster House, is coming to Pensacola. One possible location is the old Copeland’s site near the Pensacola Civic Center. Wintzell’s has locations in Orange Beach, Hattisburg,…
Buzz: Pace High will have two graduations
There is a group in Pace that is quietly organizing a separate high school graduation for the Class of 2010 from Pace High School. It is labeled “The First Amendment Graduation” –…
Buzz: Escambia County Safety Bureau Chief resigns
We have heard that Frank Edwards, the chief of the Public Safety Bureau, has submitted his letter of resignation. The troubles in the county’s fire services area continue to brew. Two weeks…
Another sexual abuse case in Navarre area
The Daily News reports that a Milton man, Bobby Wayne Turman, has been charged with 100 counts of sexual assault to a victim under 12 years of age, according to an arrest…
Evers bill allows voodoo, animal sacrifices in Florida schools
Press release: House Bill 31, co-introduced by Representatives Brad Drake (R- Eucheeanna) and Greg Evers (R-Baker) today passed the House Policy Council Committee, its third committee of reference, advancing it toward a…
Northwest Florida delegation votes for teacher pay plan
State Representatives Dave Murzin, Greg Evers, Clay Ford and Senators Don Gaetz and Durell Peaden voted for Senate Bill 6. In press release from Murzin’s office, the state representative said, “I want…
Campaign Trail: State Senate Dist 1, Evers protects gun trust
Press Release: The Gun Owners’ Trust Fund legislation, co-introduced by Representative Greg Evers (R-Baker), was today signed into law. This new law will prevent Legislators from raiding the Division of Licensing Trust…
Campaign Trail: Pcola mayor race, Hayward raises $10K
Press Release: April 8, 2010 (Pensacola, FL) – In a remarkable show of campaign support, political newcomer Ashton Hayward on Thursday reported nearly $10,000 in campaign contributions raised in the first week…
Campaign Trail: House Dist 2 race, Ingram names YP chair
Press Release: PENSACOLA-Clay Ingram, Republican candidate for State House District 2, announced Catherine Thornton Bond as Chairman of his campaign’s Young Professionals Coalition. “Clay Ingram knows that we must create a business…
IN staffer sees Real World in the Big Easy
An IN staffer ran into cast members of MTV’s “Real World: New Orleans” while visiting last weekend the Big Easy’s Mimi’s in the Marginigy on Royal Street. The show is the talk…
League: Veto Senate Bill 6
Letter to Gov. Charlie Crist: Dear Governor Crist, I am writing to respectfully urge you to veto Senate Bill 6, which just passed the Legislature. The bill would require all teachers be…
Pace High grad pitching for Angels
Last night, Bobby Cassevah made his Major League Baseball debut pitching in relief for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He was drafted in the 34th round of the 2004 amateur draft…
BeulahFest issue: Fire suppression
On March 17–three days before the event–Escambia County Fire Marshall Stephen Rinaldi drafted a letter to Beau Rodrique, Beulahfest chairman to point out the code requirements for the food vendors utilizing cooking…
Official PPD statement on Officer Ard
Press Release: A Pensacola Police officer has been suspended for 80 hours without pay after an internal review determined he violated department policies. On Oct. 3, 2009, Officer Jerald Ard tried to…