Category: News
Escambia Student Expulsions declining
The Escambia County Public School District has slowed down on its student expulsions. In January and February 2010, the District expelled 46 students. During the…
Mayor issues statement on union vote
Yesterday The City employees voted 102 to 47 in favor of joining the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. From Mayor Ashton Hayward:…
BP: Feinberg plan too generous
Mobile Press Register is reporting: BP complained in a letter to Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (which is headquartered in Dublin,…
Escambia Student Councils to be drug tested
If a middle or high school student wants to participate in extracurricular activities in Escambia County public schools, their parents must agree to let them…
Buzz: City workers vote to unionize
Just a phone call. City workers have voted to unionize. It may take a couple days for the vote to be certified. I’m hearing the…
Patrick Gonzalez sentenced to death
It took five minutes for Judge Nicholas Geeker to sentence Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. to death for the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings and…
Toomer’s Corner tree-killer has Milton connection
Lee County, Ala. officials have arrested Harvey Updyke in connection with the Toomer’s Corner tree poisoning, WTVM-TV in Columbus, Georgia reports. According to the report,…
Small businesses are suffering, support locals
The aftermath of the BP disaster are being felt through the community. Small businesses that depend on strong tourism seasons to carry them through these…
Bama fan poisoned Auburn’s oaks at Toomer’s Corner
ALLACCESS. com reports Auburn’s beloved oak trees at Toomer’s Corner are dying, poisoned by an unknown individual who may have revealed himself on Paula Finebaum’s…
Buzz: County gets no relief from Scott pension reform
I spoke with County Commissioner Grover Robinson yesterday about the budget. He said that Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal for county employees to contribute 5 percent…
Ain’t No Sunshine at the District
In the days of Sheriff Ron McNesby (2001-2008), Public Records Request by IN were an adventure. It all began when we requested the flight logs…
For Computer Geeks Only
Yesterday I posted a ThinkProgress story on how the hackers who go by the name Anonymous discovered a plot by security firms working of the…
