Posted in Business Escambia County

Underhill uses special district vote to push his anti-ECAT agenda

PENSACOLA: Last night, WEAR TV made it seem that the dissolution of the Special District for ECAT would amount to the county taking control of…

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Workers protest county takeover of ECAT

PENSACOLA – On the eve of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ Oct. 3 meeting, Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) workers today will hold a…

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Posted in Environment

History lesson: Nineteen years ago, IP promised no discharges into waterways

PENSACOLA: In 2000, International Paper bought Champion International and acquired the Pensacola Mill in Cantonment as part of the deal. IP officials pledged to get…

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Breaking news: UWF Northrup resigns

The University of West Florida this afternoon confirmed that Dr. Pam Northrup has resigned.

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Posted in Business Environment Politics

More thoughts on IP environmental issues

PENSACOLA: This week, I received this from John Nixon of Phenix Environmental Response, LLC in response to our article “Can IP Lower Environmental Bar?” Nixon…

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UWF director appointed to Florida Cybersecurity Task Force

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jeanette Nuñez as chair to the Florida Cybersecurity Task Force, as well as the…

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Charter school blasted for ‘gross financial mismanagement’

TALLAHASSEE — In a 95-page ruling, an administrative law judge Friday backed a decision by the Manatee County School Board to terminate a contract with…

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Saunders touts UWF successes

PENSACOLA: University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on a year of extraordinary accomplishments before turning her attention to “big goals” during her…

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Diagram shows conflicts of interest in McReynolds/Charter school deal

In his 2004, the school district’s auditor diagramed the relationships in the sale and subsequent lease of the Agnes McReynolds school. Celeste Lewis wore three…

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ECSD 2004 internal audit report questioned the sale of McReynolds school

Inweekly has reviewed a May 2004 internal audit report of the Jackie Harris Pyramid School of Learning (JHPSL)- currently called Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy. The…

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Escambia charter school pays lease on building it no longer uses

PENSACOLA: A review of four years of audited financial statements of the Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy, a charter school founded by former ECUA board member…

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Posted in Education Environment

A Day for the Dunes, Sept. 28

NAVARRE: Dune Doctors, the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center (FCOLC) and the Navarre Beach Marine Science Center will host A Day for the Dunes Oct. 28

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