The Escambia County School Board will discuss at its Dec. 14 regular meeting the audit of the Restorative Justice Grant, the $945,000 three-year grant that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recommended the board cancel…
Arrest for Broxson murder (Facebook link)
Escambia County Sheriff’s Investigators have arrested Joshua Wayne Douglas, 22, of Pensacola, for the murder of Jamie Broxson, one of the two women whose bodies were found Monday, November 29, near Jernigan…
Buzz: Judge drops controversial case
Judge Tom Santurri has recused himself from the Family case, Winfield vs. Lepinany, which we reported the website FightingFathers.com was upset about. Read Buzz 12.2
Nodine Trial: Victim’s sister got a text
The murder trial of Steve Nodine, former Mobile County Commissioner and frequent VIP visitor to Pensacola, got off with a bang yesterday. Susan Bloodworth, the first witness for the prosecution, told jurors…
Remembering Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator John Edwards, died yesterday after a six-year battle with breast cancer. She was a brilliant lawyer and author. When in New Orleans for the The Daily…
Ford to head House Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Press Release: This afternoon Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon announced the chairmanships for the Subcommittees for the 2011 Legislative Session. State Representative Clay Ford, District 3 (Gulf Breeze) has been appointed to…
Santa Rosa FCAT GPA 3.67
Milton High jumped from a D to A school based on FCAT scores. Jay & Gulf Breeze maintained their A’s. Central maintained its B. Pace went from B to A and Navarre…
Escambia County has slight in high school FCAT grades, thanks to Northview
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…
