Category: News
A Home for the Holidays
In an effort to draw more attention to the need for supportive housing for Veteran Families, the owners of the Howard Johnson/Day’s Inn have agreed…
Buybacks and a Floating Holiday
The Escambia County Commission paved the way this morning for county employees to buyback accrued leave time and also approved a “floating holiday,†which this…
Pensacola, Milton Wal-Marts sold out of semi-automatic rifles
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. has suspended sales of rifles similar to the one used at Sandy Hook school at its more than 500 stores. Wal-Mart…
Wooden Ships
Columbus has landed. Or, at least replicas of his ‘Pinta’ and ‘Nina,’ are docked at the end of Palafox Place. The wooden ships arrived around…
County Looks for Lorax
Escambia County needs someone to represent environmental concerns on an advisory committee being formed to prioritize uses for the expected RESTORE Act money. The county…
Simplest response to Sandy Hook: More School Resource Officers
Rather than arming every school teacher, the simplest response to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary is for Escambia and Santa Rosa school districts to…
The Discussion Will Not Be Televised
The Escambia County Commission is holding a special meeting Thursday to discuss the specifics of the employee-leave buyout voted on last week, as well as…
Merger helps Gulf Winds Federal expand to Tallahassee
Press Release: Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union announces their merger with SCORE Federal Credit Union (SCORE FCU) in Tallahassee, Fla. The merger has been approved…
Guest Viewpoint: Universal Responsibility
By Winslow Myers— “O that there were some virtue in my tears . . .â€â€”Shakespeare– One of the Dalai Lama’s first principles is something he…
Obama speaks on school shooting
“I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate,too many…
Lewis Bear, Jr. named chairman of UWF Board of Trustees
Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted to name Trustee Lewis Bear, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Trustee Mort O’Sullivan vice…
Big Deal at the Airport
A big deal is brewing at the Pensacola International Airport. While local officials have kept the lid on the details fairly tight, it appears something…