Category: News
Exclusive: Bob Cole’s financial troubles popped up two years ago
The financial troubles of Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole surfaced more than two years ago, according to a law enforcement reports obtained by the…
Escambia High School Launches Flight Academy
Tucked between rows of bright blue lockers are the doors to the NFA-ACE Flight Academy in Escambia High School. Once you walk through the doors,…
Clean Economy Roadshow coming
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and Gil Sperling, Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Energy, will join business and community leaders in Pensacola this Wednesday,…
Evil vs. Evil
BP is accusing Halliburton of destroying evidence which could show the company shares the blame for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico….
Buzz: Riggleman and Reds executives coming to P’cola
We are hearing that the Wahoos are planning a big press conference this week, presumably to announce the naming of Jim Riggleman as the manager….
TEAM Santa Rosa to get contract extension
A FBI raid and federal grand jury haven’t dissuaded the Santa Rosa County Commission from extending the contract with TEAM Santa Rosa to handle the…
Chavers withdraws from sheriff’s race
William (Bill) Chavers, NPA, (former Chief Deputy for Sheriff David Morgan) withdrew today from the Escambia County Sheriff’s race for the 2012 General Election, according…
Numbers Are In: 2011 A Record Year For Tourism
Maybe the Chamber should give the head of tourism a raise. Oh yeah, they fired him. Press Release: Lodging revenues collected in fiscal 2011 on…
Gulf Summit Focuses on Spill, Restoration
Government and industry leaders will begin their four-day State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit today in Houston. Sponsored by The Harte Research Institute, the…
Video: Sandusky Interview Outrage
Ex-Penn State coach says time spent with boys was “precious” and “significant.” Source: ABC
Kinda Cool: Testing Moral Dilemmas
Would You Kill One Person to Save Five? And how do you really know until faced with the actual conundrum? A study at Michigan State…
View of Maritime Stadium
I visited the Maritime Park stadium on Saturday. These photos don’t do it justice. The view is breathtaking. View the slide show
SNL: Coach Bert
This isn’t politically correct: “We’ve found nothing to indicate Coach Bert is not a sexual predator. We’re surprised as you.”
BP re-oilings plague La. shores and marshes
The Daily Comet reports that tar balls continue to wash up on the Louisiana shores. Oil is everywhere. It sits beneath the sand in layers,…
Trending video: GOP Race Focuses on Romney and Gingrich
GOP Race Focuses on Romney and Gingrich With the implosion of Herman Cain’s campaign amid accusations of adultery and sexual harassment, the once-crowded 2012 Republican…
Buzz: Wahoos to get Major League manager
MLB.com is reporting that Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos, the Cincinnati Reds’ Double-A affiliate, are close to announcing the hire of Jim Riggleman as the team’s new…
Study: We aren’t so special anymore
In recent polling by the Pew Research Center, it was not surprising to see that Americans are more individualistic and are less supportive of state…
‘I am not going to be silenced, and I am not going away.”
… but Herman Cain has suspended his campaign. The Daily Beast got an exclusive
Done Manifesto
The Done Manifesto is a set of working rules based on a sense of urgency. No time for careful deliberation, move on. It was…
BP to Pay $426,500 Penalty
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week that several subsidiaries of BP America Inc. have agreed to pay a $426,500 penalty and ensure…
