Category: News
State Attorney clears TDC
State Attorney Bill Eddins has cleared the Escambia County Tourist Development Commission of any Sunshine Law violations regarding a series of meetings held with hotel…
“Tebowing”
What is Tebowing? (vb) to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. Join…
Video: Gingrich keeps his perch on top of GOP polls
Newt Gingrich continues to lead Mitt Romney in the polls, but the race for the Republican nomination is not over yet. CBS News political correspondent…
Buzz: Sexual battery at West Pensacola Elementary
The cover-ups continue in the Escambia County school system. A female child was allegedly inappropriately touched by an older student at a bus stop. The…
State lawmaker continue to screw with public education
Next to guns, the favorite target of lawmakers is public education. Every year Florida legislator tinker with what has to be taught in school—while still…
Trojan man under attack
An antitrust investigation to determine if an unlawful monopoly exists in the condom industry was back on track after the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Safety Board recommends no cellphones while driving
The National Transportation Safety Board is suggesting a nationwide ban on all cellphone use while driving. The board called distracted driving the new DUI and…
No we’re not kidding Part 2
 55 year old Florida woman thinks  Joran van der Sloot is “very sweet†and compares his plight to that of poor innocent dolphins that died…
No, we’re not kidding….
Tuba thefts are rampant in California. … According to the LA Times
Gas Cash
Although the Pensacola City Council approved the borrowing of $5 million for improvements and purchases for its natural gas infrastructure, it was not without some…
Gulf Power exec to chair Great Northwest
(Northwest Florida) Dec. 13, 2011—Florida’s Great Northwest, the regional economic development organization for the 16-county Florida Panhandle region, announces the following Officers, Board of Directors…
Video: Sandusky Attorney waives preliminary hearing
The defense attorney for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said his client opted against a preliminary hearing in his child molestation case,…
City Employee Union: Bargaining in good faith
Good-faith bargaining generally refers to the duty of the parties to meet and negotiate at reasonable times with willingness to reach agreement on matters within…
Could Have Been Messer-ier
It turns out that adopting a new city charter isn’t as easy as a vote. The logistics take some time to figure out. Pensacola City…
Operation Clean Sweep Collects 10 Tons of Debris in Navy Point
(Press Release) — Ten tons of debris was collected in The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office’s Operation Clean Sweep today in the Navy Point community. Traffic…
Romney calls for Gingrich to return Freddie Mac money
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaking today in Madison New Hampshire, Â urged Newt Gingrich to return more than $1.6 million he made consulting for government-backed…
BeulahFest adds more stars to the lineup
BeulahFest announced today that country stars Travis Tritt and Rodney Atkins will be in attendance at this year’s festival. The festival will be Friday, March…
Escambia graduation rate drops, while State at highest level ever
The Escambia County Public School District got dealt another a blow today when the Florida Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2010-11…
Bank of America to help local borrowers tomorrow
Bank of America is holding a workshop for customers who are experiencing financial hardship. If you are a Bank of America customer, home loan specialists…
FactCheck checks latest GOP debate for truth
Here is the list of misstatements: –Romney falsely claimed that no president before Obama had cut Medicare, and that Obama favored pre-1967 borders for Israel….
