Press Release: UPS to move regional sorting operation to Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that international shipper UPS would be moving their regional sorting facility to…
Chamber gets two defense grants -$300K
Press Release: Governor Rick Scott announced the awarding of two defense grants to the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The announcement was made at the Gulf Power Economic Symposium last week,…
Trade agreements could be boon for Florida
Congress is voting this Wednesday on trade agreements for Columbia, Panama and South Korea. The agreements would phase out duties on products the three countries trade with the United States. The administration…
Blackwater prison target of federal grand jury
The St. Pete Times reports that the federal grand jury investigation that has gotten the Santa Rosa County Commission upset about TEAM Santa Rosa is focusing on the privately-owned state prison that…
Escambia Coach had problems at Columbia High
The arrested head football coach of Escambia High School, Scott Anderson, resigned in 2004 as the head coach of Columbia High School after only coaching one game and had his educator’s certificate…
Broxson Seeks Answers from Mediacom
Press Release: Executives of Mediacom have agreed to a town hall meeting to discuss the recent interruptions in programming for the local Fox networks, according to a statement released by State Representative…
Celente Picks 2012 Presidential Winner
Press Release: And the next President of the United States will be: teleprompter populist extraordinaire, Barack Obama. Should the Republicans nominate one of the three current frontrunners – Mitt Romney, Rick Perry…
Obama, Palin when comic straw poll
BOOM! announces the results of DECISION 2012, the comic book industry’s first straw poll: Barak Obama has won, with the top Republican candidacy going to Sarah Palin and a shocking result for…
AG Bondi on audit of GCCF
Press Release: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Provides Recommendations on the Gulf Coast Claims Facility Audit TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Advocating on behalf of Floridians who have suffered economic losses in the wake of the…
Letter to Feinberg
From Art Rocker, state head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: As of October 6, 2011, o/a 10:20am, I have had an opportunity to meet with BP’s Ken Feinberg in his Washington,…
Victor Steen case settled
Mayor Ashton Hayward has sent the following memo to the Pensacola City Council: The City’s Police Liability Insurance Company has settled the claim of Cassandra Steen against the City and Officer Ard…
Buzz: UPS moving to Pensacola Airport
The word I’m getting both here and from friends in Mobile is United Parcel Service (UPS) is moving its regional operations from Mobile to Pensacola. Estimated jobs: 40+ Avg. salary: $40K+ It…
State Attorney’s subpoena
Here is the copy of the subpoena from State Attorney’s office to the Pensacola Chamber on Ed Schroeder’s emails – 20111006160403668
Hugh King drops out of Democrat primary
The race for Escambia County Commissioner District 3 has seen one life-long Democrat drop his party affiliation and switch to No Party Affiliation (NPA)–Hugh King, Sr. The former city councilman hasn’t gotten…
“Paddle for a Cure†Set for Oct. 8
Bring your paddleboard or anything that floats and join in the fun of the 2011 “Paddle for a Cure†on Saturday, Oct. 8, on Little Sabine Bay on Pensacola Beach. Sponsored by…
Community rallies for DeLuna Fest
The announcement that headliner Linkin Park had to pull out of the DeLuna Fest hasn’t hurt ticket sales. In fact, the community appears to be rallying around its biggest outdoor music festival….
Bad Lip Reading: Michelle Bachmann
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann gets the Bad Lip Reading treatment:
Fun and Play with the EPA, or Spill Report Delayed
by Jeremy Morrison— The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force was suppose to emerge Wednesday with a road map toward a brighter day. Instead, we’ll be getting a preliminary report pending further…
Escambia High football coaches arrested
Escambia High assistant coach Timothy Andrew Jansky has been arrested and charged with obstruction of justice and harassing in a misdemeanor proceeding. According to the report, Jansky told the victim who had…
Buzz: Veolia has brought in union busters
Veolia Transportation, the French corporation that runs the Escambia County Transit System, has flown into Escambia County 25 union-busting bus drivers to work for ECAT should the workers go on strike. Veolia…
