Category: News
PS: Rep. Clay Ingram gives latest updates on the Florida House
The Florida Legislature is shaping the 2016 state budget. Rep. Clay Ingram will call in to share the latest developments. Pensacola Speaks airs on News…
Billings murder documentary on Investigation Discovery channel tonight @ 9 pm
The Investigation Discovery series “See No Evil” covers the July 9, 2009 murders of Bud and Melanie Billings. Here is the synopsis: Mansion Murder Cam…
PS Podcast: Patty Hightower on school safety
On Pensacola Speaks, Patty Hightower, president of the Florida School Board Association and Escambia Co. School Board chairperson discussed HB 19, a measure that would…
DOC woes: State to reopen fatal case of inmate gassing
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Rommell Johnson, an inmate at a Florida Panhandle prison who had chronic asthma, couldn’t breathe on June…
BP spin machine called out
In a news statement released yesterday, BP claims that the “…Gulf environment (is) returning to pre-spill conditions†although the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource…
Another blow dealt to Rolling Hills landfill
On Friday, March 13, Special Magistrate with the Office of Environmental Enforcement R. Todd Harris ruled against the management of the Rolling Hills Construction and…
Letters on Sacred Heart breach went out Friday
Yesterday Sacred Heart Health System announced that hackers had gained access to the confidential data on approximately 14,000 patient by gaining access to the computer…
PS podcast: Nathan Monk on panhandling and homeless programs
On Pensacola Speaks, we discussed with Nathan Monk the city and county panhandling ordinances, programs that can help the homeless, and the pilot shelter that…
Viewpoint: To Rick Scott, open government is a closed book
By Lucy Morgan, Context FLorida Some governors are slow learners. Gov. Rick Scott is beyond slow. He doesn’t learn. He doesn’t appear to care about…
Thomas continues word games to avoid Sunshine laws and meaningful discussion of gifted programs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has taken the position that the Program for Academically Talented Students Center, commonly referred to as the PATS Center, is not a…
Walk to Cure Arthritis set for May 9
The 2015 Walk to Cure Arthritis is happening on Saturday May 9th, at the Community Maritime Park. The goal is $22,5000. Our Walk to Cure…
PS Today: Guns in schools, panhandling and homelessness
Escambia County School Board member Patty Hightower will come on the show @ 5:05 to talk about the House bill passed by committee (HB 19)…
Presidential Task Force releases action plan to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud
The Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, has released its…
Thomas changes to Gifted advisory to working group to avoid district transparency rules
At today’s school board workshop, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas told the board to that he would rename the Advisory Council for Gifted to a working…
PS podcasts: Lumon May on new county jail and SYSA
On Pensacola Speaks on News Talk 1370 WCOA, Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May talked Friday afternoon about the new county jail and his work in…
Miami and its homeless
Miami Considers Law Aimed at Expelling Homeless By Phil Latzman, Florida News Connection In the shadows of – and in contrast to – the city’s…
Florida Legislature packed with gun bills
If there’s one group that often gets its way at the Capitol, it’s the National Rifle Association — whether that’s because of ideology or the…
Convention Center deja vu
The success of Pensacon has reignited a discussion for a convention center. It’s a worthy topic. The fourth-cent of the bed tax was originally presented…
Gov. Scott in Pensacola Monday
Gov. Scott to Present School Recognition Funding to Escambia County Schools PENSACOLA, Fla. – Tomorrow, March 16, Governor Rick Scott will present school recognition funding…
The Choral Society of Pensacola Presents ‘Viva Mozart!’
The Choral Society of Pensacola concludes its 2014-15 Season with a concert titled “Viva Mozart!†This evening of music celebrating the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus…
