The salad was light and the tea was sweet, but conversation waded immediately into deeper waters: politics. That’s the way the League of Women Voters prefer it. Today, the League enjoyed lunch…
Arrest Log Jan. 17
The following suspects were charged with felonies Monday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Carl Black, 24, 7500 block of West U.S. 98, failure to…
Ferry Pass Elementary and UWF Unite
The University of West Florida and Ferry Pass Elementary held their signing ceremony this morning at 9 a.m. in the school’s library. Spirits were high and there was cake too. “This project…
The Doctor Is In
The GuLF STUDY—a federal exploration into possible health impacts following the 2010 oil spill—is heading south for another tour. “Just Florida this time,†said Dr. Dale Sandler, as she prepared for her…
Christian travel agency tries get Casey Anthony to leave state
We got this weird email today: Dear Sir/Madam, It has recently come to our attention that accused child murderer Casey Anthony has taken residence in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Our office is…
County Commission primaries – Robertson, May, Archer lead in funds
The Escambia County Commission candidates are gearing up for the Republican and Democrat primaries. The District 1 Republican primary has incumbent Wilson Robertson, who has raised $56K to-date, against challenger Jesse Casey…
Morgan outraises Powell, builds war chest
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan raised over $17,000 in the last quarter of 2011 for his re-election campaign. Republican opponent John Powell received $12,850 and spent most of it. As of Dec….
“There’s no better way to celebrate Dr. King than to do something on behalf of others”
The President remembered Martin Luther King Jr. today with a call to service: “There’s nobody who can’t serve. Nobody who can’t help somebody else. And whether you’re seven or six or whether…
Paterno: I didn’t know how to handle sex abuse
Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno made his first public statements since being fired in the wake of a child sex scandal. As Maurice Dubois reports, Paterno says he “didn’t feel…
Santorum: I’m a threat to the GOP establishment
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum tells Bob Schieffer why he thinks Mitt Romney is just a part-time conservative, and why he views himself as an “anti-establishment” candidate. Source: CBS
NAACP: Why we march
From Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP Each year on this day, we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – a hero to generations of Americans….
Bondi goes after attorneys representing those hurt by BP disaster
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a brief in the multi-district oil spill proceedings in New Orleans challenging a plan to take hundreds of millions of dollars from the individual and business…
Arrest Log
The following suspects were charged with felonies Friday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Christopher Daniel Bryant, 28, 1500 block of North 77th Avenue, fraud,…
Huntsman Out
According to the Times Caucus, Jon Huntsman will announce today that that he is ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsing Romney. MORE
Ringling’s Elephant in the Room
Why weren’t they beating the inflatable elephant? “We wanna keep it, you know, family friendly,†said Tracy Patton, of PETA. “Keep a gentle visual.†Hunkered on the corner of Chase Street and…
UWF adds second partnership with Ferry Pass Elementary
The University of West Florida (UWF) School of Education will expand its Partnership for Professional Innovation program to include Ferry Pass Elementary this month. The program places student interns in partnering Escambia…
Kaiser leaving Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart CEO Will Join Utah Health System Pensacola, FL (Jan. 13, 2012) — Laura Kaiser, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System, will be leaving Sacred Heart to become executive…
Dirty Smurfs
Escambia County officials have no interest in seeing a recycling center on a collection of remediated Superfund sites. They also don’t want to see any little blue men on the properties. In…
Soup’s On
Manna Food Bank’s 5th Annual Fill A Bowl for Manna event will be this Saturday, Jan. 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Pensacola State College’s Art Department has thrown 900 ceramic…
Motorcycle gang member convicted of attempted sexual battery
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced yesterday that Joseph Borg was convicted by an Escambia County Jury of one count of Attempted Sexual Battery. The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred at…