An interesting aspect of the Billings murder case is the national media attention. The local news – both WEAR TV 3 and the PNJ – have done a good job of covering…
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WEAR TV owner stock plummets
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the owner of WEAR TV 3, in its n 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10 said that it may have to file Chapter 11…
Mack has a plan for Port
In all the hubbub over Blue Angels Week, Santa Claus wanting Ferdinand Plaza and the numerous Sunshine Law investigations, Councilwoman Diane Mack’s proposal for putting the Port of Pensacola up for sale…
Fourth arrest in the Billings murders
Sheriff David Morgan announced tonight at an 8:30 pm press conference the arrest of Gary Lamont Sumner, Jr. Sumner is one of the two black males in the Gulf Breeze WalMart photo…
WEAR: Coldiron did landscape work for the Billings
WEAR TV 3 interviewed the step daughter of Wayne Coldiron. Coldiron has been arrested for the murders of the Billings. The step daughter, Dawn Center, told WEAR that Coldiron did landscape work…
Rape victim’s poem possibly linked to accused Billings murder
Wayne Coldiron is the second person suspected of murdering the Billings. I got this post to the blog. We can’t verify that the rape took place and only post to show that…
Billings Murder Video
Here is the video that the ECSO released today on the intruders entering the north side of the Billings residence. The camera had filmed every three seconds.
Billings press conference
Sheriff David Morgan said at the 3 p.m. press conference that the ECSO is looking for three black males and possibly white male who were involved in the Billings murder. Morgan release…
Patrick Gonzalez facebook account
http://www.facebook.com/patpoff?v=wall&viewas=1126945178 His last post is Saturday night two days after the murders. The day after the murders, Gonzalez posted: “Was feeling a little ill yesterday, but today I feel great. Now Tabatha…
Patrick Gonzalez Myspace page
Check out this link: http://www.myspace.com/billherkel. His last post on his mood, dated July 8 – night before murders —Patrick Gonzalez “making a move for humanity” Mood: adventurous adventurous. According to his page,…
Project FightBack
Patrick Gonzalez’s self defense group was called “Project FIGHTBACK.” It was described as providing Abduction Awareness and Kidnap Prevention Training to children in the North West Florida Area and Women’s Self Defense…
Damn, Santa Rosa County commissioners break Sunshine
I’ve been delivered a set of emails that show that Santa Rosa County Commissioners Bob Cole and Gordon Goodin used their email accounts to discuss county business, which may be a violation…
More GV emails
I think this is the last set of emails to/from Commissioner Valentino with BPM on economic development. There are some duplicates from earlier posts. I am posting as I received them without…
Accused Billings murderer – “Born Again” self defense instructor
Patrick Gonzalez (Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr.), one of the two men accused of murdering Byrd and Melanie Billings, is a south Santa Rosa County resident who tried to make a living as…
Santa Rosa has Sunshine issues, too
The Daily News reports that former assistant public information officer Romi White has filed several complaints against the Santa County Commission for “multiple and egregious violations†of Florida’s Sunshine Law and “concerted…
Arrest made in Billings murder case
Sheriff David Morgan and State Attorney Bill Eddins just completed a press conference to announce the arrest of Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Sr. for tampering with evidence in the Billings murder case. According…
How Valentino plan was formed
The IN requested the emails of Commissioner Gene Valentino regarding his economic development plan. The purpose was to gain a better understanding of the details of his plan and how it was…
See Pullum’s island and Gordon Goodin
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Gordon Goodin may have an ethics problem with his free vacation to Clark’s Cay, an island owned by Navarre developer Bill Pullum, according to the daily newspaper. Gordin…
VIC responds to PNJ article
This email was sent to the partners of the Visitor Information Center & Convention Bureau. It’s a shame that one reunion fell through the cracks and 200 visitors will go to Mobile….
Downtown CRA values are down, too
Downtown CRA valuations are down 4.6 percent. Property Appraiser Chris Jones explained that the DIB decline is greater because it includes tangible property. CRA only involves land and buildings.