Category: News
Stallworth gets hung jury
At 11 p.m. on Thursday, Judge Nick Geeker released the jury in the Donnie Stallworth trial. The former Air Force staff sergeant was on trial…
Does FCAT measure the merit of teacher?
I think not. FCAT may measure the effectiveness of entire school district, but not a particular teacher. There are too many variables as School Board…
Buzz: “Amazing Grace” coming to UWF
Buzz: Grace Zabriske, actress, poet and artist, may be coming to the University of West Florida. She may interaction with students and faculty of the…
PNJ changes website, so do other Gannett papers
The News Journal will be touting its new website. It is merely the new Gannett template Rochester Ashville Jackson Ft. Myers Lafayette (green version)
FCAT scores to determine teacher pay
Yesterday, I interviewed a parent who pulled his son out of Escambia County Public School District because he felt all the teachers had been doing…
Buzz: CMPA board members resigning
Bentina Terry and Grace McCaffrey have apparently resigned from the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees.
Hayward begins West Side Development
Press Release: Hayward To Begin West Side Improvements, ESP to Purchase Pipeline As part of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s 20 Solutions for 2011 and other public…
Tea Party Rally
The Pensacola Tea Party is hosting a demonstration Saturday to protest the restrictions placed on drilling oil in the United States. Supporters will gather from…
Buzz: Movement on West side plan
There is a buzz that Mayor Ashton Hayward will be making an announcement soon on a project for the west side of Pensacola. Not sure…
Bright Futures may be cut again
Bright Futures, the merit-based college scholarship program for Florida high school graduates, may be cut yet again from $3,750 a year to $2,900. This scholarship…
Century community center site of double shooting
NorthEscambia.com reports that Century’s Habitat building, the site of a double shooting early Saturday morning, was rented at the time by a Century woman for…
PNJ goes after Sue Straughn
It’s unusual for the daily newspaper to mention other media, but the PNJ editorial board went after popular TV anchor Sue Straughn in their Tuesday,…
