The First Amendment Foundation has ranked the city of Pensacola’s website, cityofpensacola.com, third out of 47 cities in its recent report card on local government website transparency. The First Amendment Foundation evaluated…
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Inspector General confirms delays in medical care at VA facility
The Office of Inspector General has issued an interim report of the ongoing review at the Phoenix Health Care System (HCS). While the review is still underway, OIG has substantiated that significant…
BP must continue to pay business claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected yesterday the BP’s request to maintain a temporary halt on payments to businesses that can’t prove they were directly damaged by its 2010…
Accountability system did not work for Escambia County third graders
In May 2012, 19 percent of Escambia’s third-graders scored in reading a 1 — the lowest score — and 9 percent scored a 5 — the highest score. In math, 52 percent…
A.B.C. Beverage Tastings schedule set
Press Release: Atlas Oyster House is proud to present our next installment of Atlas Beverage Classes (A.B.C.). This semester we will be focusing on handcrafted beers as well as featured spirit brands…
Quayside Art Gallery: ‘Awestruck 2014,’ opens June 12
Feature Artist Show: “Awestruck 2014” The annual artist reunion of Diane Brim and Marilyn Givens displays abstract paintings and pottery familiar to local residents and visitors to the area. Diane Brim’s most…
Escambia County third-graders have not gained any ground in five years
The school year 2008-2009 was the last group of third graders who attended class under former Superintendent Jim Paul. Escambia County third-graders did as well as the state averages in reading and…
Credit unions join forces to finance another Innisfree hotel
Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union and Pen Air Federal Credit Union have announced their latest joint commercial loan project, the Holiday Inn Resort on Fort Walton Beach, Fla., owned and operated…
County resolves website issue
The county’s website registration form myescambia.com expired on May 24. We had several readers using a variety of web browsers, computers and mobile devices complain about it. The issue was resolved yesterday….
Escambia County website has expired
The Escambia County website, myescambia.com, has been redirected. We’ve sent an email to County PIO Bill Pearson requesting information. According to my research, it looks like its registration expired on May 24.
Lincoln Park Elementary School experiment had little impact
Last summer, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas converted Lincoln Park Elementary School from a prekindergarten through fifth-grade school to a primary school that only served students in pre-K through third grade. After receiving its second…
Third grade math scores are mixed
There are several big increases and drops. 1 2 3 4 5 Proficient A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2014 17 19 35 18 10 63 A. K. SUTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2013 10…
Global Learning Academy continues to slide
The third graders at Global Learning Academy fell further behind in reading. In all, 53 percent of the elementary schools had a drop in proficient readers. N.B. Cook had the largest percentage…
Once again Escambia County FCAT scores show little improvement
The Florida Department of Education released today the FCAT 2.0 writing scores and the third-grade reading and math scores. In Escambia County, only about half of the third-graders were proficient in reading…
Escambia County Stands Behind Gas Leak Statement
The latest press release on the evacuation of the ECSO Admin building: On Thursday evening, May 22, the Escambia County Public Information Office issued a news release about an evacuation of the…
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office issues official statement on evacuation
On the evening of May 22, 2014 at approximately 7:45 PM the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office had to evacuate its main building due to the release of natural gas into the air…
When it rains, it pours: County Admin building loses power
Power Outage at County Administration Building Friday, May 23, 2014 – 7:00am A power outage in Downtown Pensacola this morning has impacted the Escambia County Administration building, 221 South Palafox Place. The…
Florida Chamber hands out grades for local lawmakers
The Florida Chamber of Commerce today released the actual grades earned by all members of the House and Senate on the Florida Chamber’s 2014 Legislative Report Card. For the Panhandle region, six…
BP says it will appeal to Supreme Court
Reuters is reporting that BP said today that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling concerning the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which forces the company…
ECUA offers media tour to new recycling facility
ECUA issued a press release stating it has continued to provide recycling services to its customers for the past month, despite the loss of its local processing facility. “Through this time, we’ve…