Category: News
Florida schools could be hit $1.2 billion shortfall in 2012-13 budget
The buzz is public education funding could have a $1.2 billion shortfall if Florida lawmakers keep the same funding level for the 2012-2013 fiscal year….
Is red snapper data wrong?
Mobile Press Register reports research by Alabama scientists suggests that federal regulators may have underestimated the size of the red snapper population due to a…
Impact 100 winners announced
The lucky winners of the $107K+ grants are the Pensacola Opera, Westgate Snoezelen Foundation, Escambia County Public School Foundation, Health and Hope Clinic of Northwest…
Junior League helping with Kid’s PJ drive – today
The Junior League of Pensacola is to supporting “Tucking Kids In Safe and Sound,†an initiative of Families First Network of Lakeview Center to collect…
Buzz: Few marketing positions at Gibbs level
We made a few phone calls to area corporations and non-profit and we couldn’t find any newly hired marketing coordinator that makes $63,000, especially ones…
FCAT scoring could get tougher
Just as Escambia County public schools had climbed back up to an overall B average, the state is considering toughening the scoring system for the…
Badlands Tour hits Century
Monday, Oct. 17 the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†in Century, primarily in the area bounded…
School Board rejects own pay increase…not Escambia
Okaloosa County School Board voted recently to not accept the salary increase set forth by the state. The savings was small, only about $5,000 total,…
IN Interview: Wilson Robertson
Seeing a Man About a Horse.. by Jeremy Morrison… He maintains that what he did wasn’t against the rules. But he concedes it probably should…
UWF opens Military and Veterans Resource Center
Press Release: More than 2,500 military and veteran students at the University of West Florida (UWF) will have access to specialized resources to assist in…
Chinese company gets $64 million contract with GE Pensacola
Bloomberg reports Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co. has winning a $63.6 million order to provide GE Generators (Pensacola) LLC with towers for wind turbines. Titan…
Vessels of Opportunity can now file for damages
The Times-Picayune reports captains who participated in BP’s Vessels of Opportunity program can now pursue claims for damage to their boats and possibly other grievances,…
