The Mobile Press Register reports the Lam Luong, the man who was confessed to throwing his four young children from the highest point of Dauphin Island bridge early Monday, had recently become…
Jan. Primary could have big turnout
According to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford, 9,395 ballots have been mailed out to county voters who have requested absentee ballots. This projects out tp a turnout between 35-40%. For…
Jim Paul on radio show today
Escambia Superintendent of Schools Jim Paul will be interviewed on IN Your Head Radio today between 1-2 p.m. Listen online newsradio1620.com.
New Jim Paul campaign song
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Passing Gas With Joe Scarborough
From the Boston Dig: I caught up with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and pressed him on the few fireworks that crackled during the debates. The Republican debate could have been titled “Versus…
Burt loses final appeal
Anti-abortion activist John Burt lost his final appeal this week in the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. He was arrested and charged in 2003 with four counts of lewd…
No ruling on CMP funding
Another Thursday passes without the Florida Supreme Court issuing a ruling on whether or not Community Redevelopment Agencies can issue bonds using the tax dollars for repayment. First we were told the…
Dowd tackles Clinton crying
Maureen Dowd writes on Hillary’s crying moment: When I walked into the office Monday, people were clustering around a computer to watch what they thought they would never see: Hillary Clinton with…
Wear Orange Protest
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on people “opposed to torture and indefinite detention to WEAR ORANGE to symbolize their sadness and disgust with the national shame that is Guantánamo Bay.”…
Jim Paul arrested
As you may have already heard, Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Jim Paul was arrested this morning at 3:30 a.m. in Clearwater, Fl an charged with DUI. We made the arrest the…
Armed Robbery Suspects Caught
The U.S. Marshall Service reports that the U.S. Marshals North Florida Violent Fugitive Task Force apprehended two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Pensacola. he U.S. Marshals North Florida…
Tobacco suit deadline is Friday
If you want to go after the country’s five largest tobacco and blame them for your health problems, you must your case by tomorrow to capitalize on a Florida Supreme Court ruling….
Delegate count
With all the talk about the presidential races being close, let’s look at the actual delegate counts. Romney leads on the GOP side. Clinton has the most delegates on the Democratic side….
Walton County gets biodiesel plant
Walton County Commission voted to approve a contract for Gulf Coast Energy Inc. to an ethanol and biodiesel plant in Mossy Head that will be the nation’s first facility to produce both…
Tallahassee still messing with education
Spoke with a friend in Tallahassee yesterday about what is going with the state legislature which is holding its committee meetings. When it comes to education, the big talk is centering around…
10 Lottery Winners Who Shared the Wealth
Not every lottery winner divorces his/her wife or husband, spends foolishly and dies broke. Check out this list
City sues bank
This is a first. A city sues a bank over its lending practices claiming that they discriminated against black borrowers and led to a wave of foreclosures that has reduced city tax…
New Public Library
While Pensacola gets by with an antiquated downtown public library, Panama City is finishing its new 55,000-sq. ft. library. The Pensacola City Council has been discussing a new library for over two…
Game on!
The City Council races are starting. Both Ronald Townsend and Mike DeSorbo have prefiled to run again. There have been rumors that both were retiring from public office. DeSorbo served from 1986-1993,…
Nelson goes after Rudy
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (Dem) isn’t a big Rudy Guiliani fan. The St. Pete Times reports Nelson said, “He doesn’t look like a president. He doesn’t talk like a president, and he…
