The rumor in Fort Walton Beach and Panama City is that Gannett, owner of PNJ and Tallahassee Democrat, will buy their daily newspapers and the weeklies in Destin and South Walton County….
The Ed Schultz Show again
I will be on the air today with Mike Papantonio. He is hosting the The Ed Schultz Show from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. My topic will be Gov. Rick Scott. You can listen…
Stafford speaks before Congress
No one noticed around here, but our Supervisor of Elections David Stafford spoke last week before Congress on Military and Overseas Voting: Effectiveness of the MOVE Act in the 2010 Election. Here…
Scott unmoved by Nelson on high-speed rail
Gov. Rick Scott met briefly Monday with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on the high-speed rail rpoject connecting Tampa and Orlando. Scott told media that he still won’t accept the $2.4 billion for…
Goodin finalist for Transportation spot
The Daily News reports that former Santa Rosa County Commissioner Gordon Goodin is one of three finalists to become head of the Florida Department of Transportation. The other two finalists are Ananth…
Valentino: Expect Cairo-like uprising against BP
Commissioner Gene Valentino is upset about how BP is dealing with clean-up of our waterways and beaches. According to the commissioner, BP/Unified Command has reduced the number of clean-up workers on Pensacola…
Buzz: City computer mandate coming
The buzz around Pensacola City Hall is that Mayor Hayward is about to issue a mandate on computer usage by city staff. No more Spider Solitaire tournaments or E-bay auctions. Apparently this…
Okaloosa loses Stewart and Colbert show
Without the funding from a third $25 million grant from BP, the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council had to scrap plans to bring in political comedians Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert. The…
Breakdown of School District costs for records
What is now called “Public Records Request #97” – documents regarding the internal investigations into Warrington Middle School- will cost the IN $374.40 because of the cost of redacting the volume of…
Escambia Student Expulsions declining
The Escambia County Public School District has slowed down on its student expulsions. In January and February 2010, the District expelled 46 students. During the first two months of 2011, only 25…
Mayor issues statement on union vote
Yesterday The City employees voted 102 to 47 in favor of joining the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. From Mayor Ashton Hayward: “Over the past several months – from…
PolitiFact: Scott holds most of cards on high speed rail
While lawmakers try to figure out how to get the $2.4 billion in federal funds for the proposed high-speed rail from Tampa to Orlando, St. Pete Times report that Gov. Rick Scott…
BP: Feinberg plan too generous
Mobile Press Register is reporting: BP complained in a letter to Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (which is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, not the Gulf Coast) that he…
Escambia Student Councils to be drug tested
If a middle or high school student wants to participate in extracurricular activities in Escambia County public schools, their parents must agree to let them be randomly drug tested. Key Clubs, Student…
Buzz: City workers vote to unionize
Just a phone call. City workers have voted to unionize. It may take a couple days for the vote to be certified. I’m hearing the vote was greater than 2 to 1…
Patrick Gonzalez sentenced to death
It took five minutes for Judge Nicholas Geeker to sentence Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. to death for the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings and an additional 10 minutes to read his…
Toomer’s Corner tree-killer has Milton connection
Lee County, Ala. officials have arrested Harvey Updyke in connection with the Toomer’s Corner tree poisoning, WTVM-TV in Columbus, Georgia reports. According to the report, Auburn police arrested Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62,…
Small businesses are suffering, support locals
The aftermath of the BP disaster are being felt through the community. Small businesses that depend on strong tourism seasons to carry them through these months are hurting. Real people, real businesses…
Bama fan poisoned Auburn’s oaks at Toomer’s Corner
ALLACCESS. com reports Auburn’s beloved oak trees at Toomer’s Corner are dying, poisoned by an unknown individual who may have revealed himself on Paula Finebaum’s regionally syndicated sports talk show. The school…
Officials work to circumvent Gov. Scott decision on high speed rail
St. Pete Times reports lawmakers question whether Gov. Scott has the authority to unilaterally cancel the Tampa-to-Orlando line by rejecting $2.4 billion in federal funding for the project, which was approved by…
