Posted in Escambia County Jail

County Commission to be given two options for CBD replacement

David Wheeler, Escambia County’s facility director, will be making a presentation tomorrow to the Board of County Commissioners on options for replacing the Central Booking…

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Posted in Caring

Investiture of new judge set for August 15

The Investiture of The Honorable Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz to the Escambia County bench, Group 3, will be held on August 15 at 3 p.m. at…

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Wahoos, Woodlands and Fans for the Cure team up to strike out Prostate Cancer

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have joined forces with Ed Randall’s Fans for the Cure and Woodlands Medical Specialists. Ed Randall’s Fans for the Cure, is…

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Posted in Environment

WTF: Offshore fracking could be coming to Gulf of Mexico

Bloomberg is reporting that energy companies are taking their controversial fracking operations from the land to the sea — to deep waters off the U.S.,…

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Posted in State & National News

Backroom Briefing: Looking for Charlie and taking out the cat boxes

Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By DARA KAM AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Politicos often refer to campaign…

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Posted in Caring Veterans

NYT: New study Vietnam War veterans with PTSD show little improvement

The New York Times reports that a new study, financed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, show that most Vietnam War veterans who had persistent…

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Posted in Environment

Feinberg defend his old boss, BP

CNBC asked Ken Feinberg about BP’s dispute over its settlement concerning the 2010 BP Oil Disaster. Of course, Feinberg did it better…so he asserts. See…

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Posted in Environment

Gulf Dead Zone continues to loom

This week the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium released their annual measurement of the Gulf Dead Zone, which measured 5,008 square miles, almost as large as…

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Posted in Entertainment

Pensacola Seafood Festival announces music line-up

The 2014 Pensacola Seafood Festival entertainment lineup includes indie rock, country and even a competitor from NBC’s The Voice. Among the acts to perform are…

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Posted in Education Escambia County

Public forum for School Board District 3 race, Aug. 9

The candidates running for District 3 School Board seat will be in a debate Aug. 9, 9 -11 a.m. It will be held at ACTS…

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Posted in Crime

ECSO and U.S. Marshalls apprehend fugitive linked to heroin ring

Escambia County Deputies and the U.S. Marshall’s Task Force apprehended James Jonathan Mitchell, 50, who was being sought on a revoked bond. After receiving numerous…

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Bristow appointed to Florida Council on Arts and Culture

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced two appointments to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Jamie Bristow, 45, of Pensacola, is the president of Nonprofit…

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