Category: News
The 15th Annual Double Bridge is Approaching Maximum Participants
 Final Registration is on Thur. (4p-8p) and Friday (noon-8p) at the Hilton on Pensacola Beach  The 15th annual Pensacola Double Bridge Run, presented by Publix,…
Florida GOP Timeline
 As Florida heads to the polls Santorum has gone, Romney has a double digit lead, and it ended up downright nasty between the two GOP…
Elementary Schools Academic rankings
Top 25% Helen Caro #221 Molino Park 236 Suter 294 Pine Meadow 342 Cordova Park 383 Scenic Heights 392 Bratt 402 Top 50% Byrneville 564…
Middle School Academic Rankings….not so good
There are 583 middle schools in Florida. Escambia County only has 4 in the top 50%–one of which, Brown Barge, is a magnet school. Top…
High School Rankings – Academic, not sports
Out of 404 public high schools in Florida: Top 25% West Florida #30 Top Third Pensacola High School (courtesy of IB program) #111 Northview High…
Buzz: Teachers must hand in tax returns to district office
I’m hearing that the District administration is asking teachers send in copies of front page of their federal income tax returns to comply with an…
Gingrich’s Fly-by
A chilly line of political spectators waited outside an airplane hangar this morning for an opportunity to see GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Though he…
Thomas pre-files for re-election
Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent of the Escambia County School District, pre-filed for re-election on Monday, January 30. In his press releas, Thomas expressed his desire to…
Local in The Lion King
The casting announcement for the New Orleans tour of THE LION KING has not officially been released, but it includes a Pensacola native. New Orleans…
Blueprint for keeping college affordable
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a comprehensive approach to tackling rising college cost. Here’s his blueprint: Creating New Incentives…
BP hid potential spill volumes
The trials on the 2010 BP oil disaster are going to reveal what really happened on the Deepwater Horizon rig when it exploded–killing 11 men…
