Oil giant BP has agreed a settlement with contractor Cameron International, designer and manufacturer of the he blow-out preventer on the Deepwater Horizon rig. Under the agreement, which settles all claims between…
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Buzz: Business Challenge has overflow crowd
The Studer Business Challenge had booked the DIB meeting room for its orientation meeting tonight. By 5:15, the room was so packed that they moved the entire meeting into the big hallway…
War is Over
So Happy Christmas
Lashbrook’s Attorney Stresses Innocence
Keith Lashbrook’s attorney is certain his client is innocent of accusations stemming from the Haitian orphanage the missionary oversaw. Children from the facility—and their state-side adoptive parents—have made claims of physical and…
Families Count to implement VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
December 13, 2011–Pensacola, Fla.–On Monday, November 7th, Families Count began serving Veteran Families through the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families initiative. This program aims to improve housing stability; to prevent at…
ECUA finalize deal with ESP
In response to an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s (ECUA) Board directive, the ECUA recently finalized a ten-year compressed natural gas (CNG) agreement with Energy Services of Pensacola (ESP) As part of the…
Scott recommends FAMU president t/b placed on suspension
After returning from a trade mission to Israel today, Governor Scott was briefed by members of his senior staff regarding the latest developments in the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) investigations….
Urgent Need for O Negative Blood in Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida December 14, 2011 –Northwest Florida Blood Services announces an immediate need for O Negative blood donors. Holiday season emergencies, accidents and surgeries are showing increased usage of O Negative blood…
Pensacola Business Challenge Orientation is Tonight
Any future entrepreneurs or businesses who want to participate in the Pensacola Business Challenge are invited to a free orientation tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Rhodes Building located at 41 N….
Viewpoint from Holly Shelton, www.PearlHarborInitiative.com
Regarding Troy Moon’s story in the Pensacola News Journal on December 7, 2011 about Pearl Harbor Survivor, Earline Williams, I read with interest until I got to the paragraph; “There will be…
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 owners on the bed tax and the…
“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 the craze at http://tebowing.com/
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 Jan Crawford talks to Jeff Glor and…
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 third grader tried to tell the bus…
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 stressing FCAT and making it illegal for…
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 the District of Columbia said that Church…
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 says a ban would help limit accidents….
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 in the BP oil spill. She dips…
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 back-and-forth and an accusation of “bait and…