Escambia County high school FCAT grades dropped at Escambia High (from C to D) and Pine Forest (from C to D). Northview High jumped from a D to B. Washington improved from…
Buzz: Brownsville Middle School still no offers
The agenda for the Escambia County School Board’s Dec. 14 meeting is out. Nothing about a new buyer for the closed Brownsville Middle School. Hmmmm.
Psych pays tribute to Twin Peaks
Twenty years ago, Twin Peaks was “Lost” for the Gen-Xers. The serial drama created by David Lynch followed the investigation, headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), of the brutal…
Supreme Court to hear Wal Mart discrimination case
It’s the largest class action employment lawsuit in US history. The U.S. Supreme Court will review a federal appeals court decision that allowed a single suit to cover women who had worked…
WikiLeaks Founder arrested
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London Monday on a Swedish warrant on suspicion of rape. He was nabbed at 9:30 in the morning after turning himself in at a London…
Nodine jury selection may end, trial begin today
Prosecutors and attorneys for former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine questioned yesterday potential jurors behind closed doors. Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin had already whittled the panel of 61 down to…
Niceville High exchange student sent home
As a joke international exchange student Jawdat “J.D.†Kasab wrote “Death to America†on a board inside a Niceville High School classroom. He not only got suspended for two days, Kasab was…
Gulf Power uses ECUA water
Press Release: Gulf Power using millions of gallons of reclaimed water from ECUA Millions of gallons of reclaimed water now are flowing from ECUA to Gulf Power, affirming a partnership that is…
Marine Sanctuary finalist for Pepsi Refresh Grant
The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary project has been chosen as a finalist for a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant. The project includes installing 3 near-shore snorkeling reef off of Navarre Beach; one in…
Buzz: Gulf Power Nuclear Plant
It may be the worst kept secret in Escambia County–Gulf Power wants to build a nuclear plant in north Escambia County to replace the Crist Plant. Gulf Power officials are mum, but…
Senate president pleads guilty
Florida Senate President Mike Haridoplolos pleaded guilty last week to leaving out details about his consulting company on his financial filings. Haridopolos, failed to disclose income to his consulting business, MJH Consulting….
Top 5 Post-BP Jobs for Tony Hayward
What is Tony Hayward, former BP CEO, gonna do with all that free time? Well, after so many months of following him so closely on the job, L Magazine feels like it…
Buzz: Remembering Mike Green
Yesterday ECUA officially dedicated the new Central Reclamation Center, which is a truly impressive complex. During the invocation, ECUA board member Lois Benson briefly mentioned Mike Green watching down from heaven and…
MPDP Out of Compliance with EBO
Promises Kept or Broken – Part IV The problems with the Maritime Park’s EBO Agreement program and the failure to live up to the Covenant with the Community became obvious last night…
EBO Minutes: Fishing expedition by Fleming
EBO Minutes: Fishing expedition by Fleming Posted on December 2, 2010 The Equal Business Opportunity Committee of the Community Maritime Park Associates, Inc. was called to order at 12:10 p.m. on October…
MPDP: Davison’s words don’t matter
Promises: kept or broken? — Part 3 Maritime Park Development Partners responded in a letter to the CMPA EBO Committee on Oct. 7 to the findings by CMPA attorney Ed Fleming regarding…
2010 IN Turkey Awards
On Thanksgiving Day, the Winners & Losers staff sat around on their couches with bloated bellies and texted in their suggestions for the 2010 IN Turkey Awards—those decisions and acts that were…
GOP presidential longshot: Haley Barbour
The Daily Beast reports on the man behind the media success of Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour. Read Haley Barbour’s Secret Weapon.
Buzz: Council Payola
The debate among the Pensacola City Council members over creating a new council staff isn’t just about certain members wanting to build a power base. It’s about coming up with a way…
Nodine legal moves
Mobile Press Register reports attorneys for murder defendant Stephen Nodine asked a judge Tuesday to bar testimony from expert witnesses hired by prosecutors in the former Mobile County commissioner’s upcoming trial. Read…
