Category: News
Apple adds breathalyzer APP to iPhones
Apple has a new application for its highly popular iPhone. The App converts the cellular phone to a breathalyzer. Using the tracking chip in the…
Pensacola hosts USS destroyer…in Mobile
Press Release: The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) will be commissioned June 4, 2011 at the Alabama State Port Authority docks in a ceremony…
Inweekly server down for maintenance
Crystal Tech, which hosts inweekly.net, is upgrading its servers. Our website should be back up by this afternoon.
Federal Audit: ECUA did not comply with grant requirements
According to a recently released audit, ECUA only spent $1.09 million of a $149.2 million federal grant for Main Street Wastewater Relocation Project with minority-owned…
Thomas: No plan to cut SROs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas called to say the rumors of him reducing School Resource Officers aren’t true. The District is negotiating its contract with the sheriff’s…
Reply to blocking Rick’s Blog
I received this email from the school district this afternoon: “Ricksblog.biz is not blocked; however, if RicksBlog.biz contains an entry that includes any key/inappropriate word…
Buzz: Thomas may reduce or remove SROs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was overheard this past week discussing the school resource officers. He said that he was considering reducing the number of SROs or…
School property remains vacant
NorthEscambia reports the Carver/Century K-8 School, which the school district closed in May 2009, remains empty. After two years, the Escambia County School District has…
Escambia: unhealthy place
WEAR TV 3 reports: In the Annual County Health Rankings put out by the University of Wisconsin, Escambia ranks 47th out of 67 counties for…
Okaloosa sheriff’s employees get sentenced
Daily News: Okaloosa County sheriff’s employees Mike Coup, Sandra Norris and David Yacks were sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for their roles in…
Buzz: Rick’s Blog blocked by School District
The Escambia County Public School District has now blocked my blog on its server. Apparently criticism will not be tolerated.
Actress Grace Zabriskie to visit UWF April 3
Press Release: Actress Grace Zabriskie will visit the University of West Florida as the College of Arts and Sciences “Artist in Residence†on Sunday. Zabriskie…
