NorthEscambia.com is reporting at fight broke out yesterday at Ernest Ward. Seven students were arrested (read more). Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the fight started about 3:50 p.m. as school was…
Gaetz narrowly wins House Dist. 4 primary
Matt Gaetz, son of State Sen. Don Gaetz, narrowly defeated former Destin Mayor Craig Barker by margin of 634 votes. Gaetz won the Republican primary thanks to a huge lead in early…
Poll: House Dist. 1 race wide open
According to the latest poll by Mass Marketing Media, the State House District 1 race is wide open with no candidate having a clear lead. Press Release: With the 2010 Primary Election…
Lister allegedly stole over $1.43 million (updated)
Former Escambia County Sheriff’s Office employee Cathy Lister has stolen $1.43 million in her role in the ECSO finance department from the period of June 2000 to Jan. 2010, according an ECSO…
Hayward files for Pensacola mayor (updated)
Just received a phone call from Ashton Hayward. He is heading to the Supervisor of Elections office to pre-file for Pensacola mayor. Press release: Pensacola voters now have a new choice in…
American Eagle adds flight to Chicago
Per Tradingmarkets.com: American Eagle Airlines announced today that it is launching a non-stop service between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport on 12 June. The weekend service will…
MPDP employee hit with foreclosures, again (updated)
Agoura Finance and Adler Realty Investments have each filed lis pendens on properties owned Scott Davison, the point man for the Maritime Park Development Partners, and his former company – Land Capital….
Evers co-sponsors prayer bill
Rep. Greg Evers is co-sponsoring a bill, House Bill 31 that is designed to allow student-initiated inspirational messages at some school events. The bill was passed by the Florida House Pre K-12…
Matt Gaetz has 20 point lead
From Marketing Metrics Media: According to our most recent study of Florida State House Special Election for the recently resigned Ray Samson; Matt Gaetz leads the republican pack by nearly 20 percentage…
Compliant School Board approves Camelot deal
The Escambia County School Board accepted the superintendent’s recommendation to give the alternative school programs for Camelot and pay the Pennsylvania-based company $1,847,329 to run it. Camelot will lease the space that…
PPD steps up Scenic Hwy watch
Press Release: The Pensacola Police Department’s on-going quest to stop people from committing lewd behavior in public areas resulted in one man’s arrest on Monday. Pratt Filan McCaskill, 61, of 8605 Airway…
St. Pete Times nails Rubio
The St. Pete Times has discovered that U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio and his wife controlled two political action committees that let him raise from a nearly insolvent young lawmaker to a…
School Board needs to table Camelot decision
Rebekah Allen’s story ( Camelot questioned over allegations of force) on the firm that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas wants to have takeover the alternative schools raises many questions. The first issue is the…
Martime Park Disbursement Schedule
As per public record request: Civil Engineering & Permitting: Baskerville-Donovan: $267,000 – Budget Balance: $642,052 Architectural Design & Permitting: Spencer Maxwell Bullock: $40,175 – Budget Balance: $731,217 Misc. Professional Fees GeoTech: Larry…
PNJ/Gannett: will editing be outsourced too?
According to the Gannett blog, Gannett is looking at centralizing its pagination – the system by which the articles and ads of a newspaper, is laid out for publication – and copy…
Do for-profit colleges and trades school work?
The New York Times investigates whether for-profit colleges and trade schools, like Virginia College, actually work? People are taking out loans and Pell Grants for these schools and many are finding the…
More insanity: Tie teacher’s comp to FCAT
According to the Miami Herald, there is a bill in the Florida Legislature that will tie half of teacher’s compensation to FCAT and final exams. If this passes, expect teachers to only…
Tomlinson arrest report
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, John “Mitch” Tomlinson, was arrested on March 9 and charged with 120 counts of sexual battery on a child between the ages of 12 and 18….
ECUA continues to attack EWG
While the community is seeking more unfiltered information on its drinking water, ECUA officials continue to attack the Environmental Working Group, which published last December a study that ranked ECUA’s water as…
UWF drops out of Maritime Park…for now
TO: Mayor and City Council FROM:Alvin G. Coby DATE: 3/12/10 SUBJECT:Alternate Option for the UWF Maritime Museum The University of West Florida (UWF) and Capital Trust Agency (CTA) has notified the City…
