Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was elected due largely to the teachers, who wanted a change from the Jim Paul regime. Thomas kept most of the Jim Paul crew and there is grumbling among…
More judge nominees
Press Release: FIRST CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated the attorneys listed below to fill the…
Santa Rosa To Sell All Of Its Glass
John Tonkin, executive director of the Santa Rosa County Clean Community System, Inc., tells IN that on Friday it will begin selling all of the  county’s recycled glass. “One hundred percent of…
Cazadores owners indicted
Press Release A federal indictment has been returned charging the husband and wife owners of Cazadores Mexican Restaurants in Pensacola, Florida with conspiring to commit mail fraud and mail fraud, announced United…
Buzz: BP moving all clean up operations to Bayou Chico
The other bit of news that I’m hearing through the grapevine is that BP will be expanding its operations at Bayou Chico and moving more of its staging there. Good thing the…
Buzz: White and Valentino at it again
We’re hearing that Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White wants to appoint Karen Sindel to the county planning board and fellow commissioner, Gene Valentino, isn’t happy. Sindel was Valentino’s appointee to the board…
Feinberg Pays Out $10 Million So Far
Reuters reports that Ken Feinberg, who took over the BP claims process on Aug. 23, has forked out nearly $10 million in emergency payouts to Gulf Coast residents. In the 16 weeks…
Dispersant found in weathered oil
Mobile Press Register reports that material was collected by a group of scientists off of Horn Island, Miss. has tested positive for several of the main ingredients in the Corexit dispersant. Read…
Bare, Mack endorsements not as helpful as you might think
To get elected Mayor of Pensacola, Mike Wiggins and Ashton Hayward will need between 10,000 to 15,000 votes, based on the voter turnout over the last three elections. 2008 Presidential Election Year:…
Tell us your fake id story
Over the past few days I’ve heard dozens of fake id stories: how people got them, how stupid the names were and how they got caught with them. One girl’s brother had…
ECUA Puts “Green†Vehicle On Road
This week the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority introduced a new hybrid sanitation vehicle to its fleet—hoping to cut costs and help the environment by using less fuel and improving vehicle brake life….
Pensacola a “Forgotten City”
MIT researchers recently released a study that named America’s 150 forgotten cities. The analysis is based on being a medium sized city/metropolitan area and failing in a number of areas—more notably, poverty….
Bare endorses Wiggins
Charles Bare, who received 1,763 (13.6 percent) votes in Tuesday’s primary, has issued a statement supporting Mayor Mike Wiggins as Pensacola’s first strong mayor. In his press release, Bare wrote, “I believe…
Baldwin County tourism dropped 40 percent in June
The Mobile Press Register is reporting that Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and the rest of South Baldwin Co. beaches lost in June $35.5 million in taxable spending because of the BP oil…
Online version of IN
The Independent News is designing a new website, which we hope to have live by next week. One feature is online version of the print edition. Let me know what you think….
What to expect in the mayor’s race
Conventional political wisdom says that an incumbent must have 45 percent of the primary vote to win a run-off. If this holds true, then Mike Wiggins is in trouble. However, there are…
BP Searches For Underwater Oil
Press Release: As part of its long term monitoring and research program in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is deploying a new technology that will enable nearly constant monitoring by two satellite-controlled, unmanned…
Post-Election Responses
Last night proved to be a closely fought election for many local seats. The IN talked with several candidates and their campaign heads after last night’s primary to get their reaction to…
City Attorney apologizes to City
At the end of business (which is 5 p.m. for everyone but the Tick Tock Gang) yesterday, Pensacola City Attorney Rusty Wells sent an apology memo for the citizens of Pensacola to…
Tick Tock Gang suffers another defeat
We keep hearing from Marty Donovan, Byron Keesler and C.C. Elebash that people do not want the maritime park and its stadium. Yet they never can prove in any election or petition…
