Appointments Called ‘Bogus,’ ‘Joke’

A number of administrative appointees appeared before the Escambia County School Board yesterday to thank Superintendent Malcolm Thomas for their assignments. None of them were…

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The Dixon Decision

The proposed amendment to A.A. Dixon Charter School of Excellence’s contract with the Escambia County School District is bittersweet. While potentially sparing the charter of…

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Admiral Mason Park Receives Award

The City of Pensacola’s Admiral Mason Park has received the Florida Stormwater Association (FSA) 2012 Project Excellence Award. The FSA presents the award annually to…

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Fear in the school district

Since last week’s cover story (“Race & the Classroom“) and my Outtakes (“Lily White Leadership“), my phone and Inbox have been flooded with messages from…

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How Chattanooga Partied to Way to a Better City

Walter Cronkite called Chattanooga, Tennessee, the “dirtiest city in America” in 1969. For 30 years, the city struggled with how to literally clean up its…

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Dixon: The End or Beginning?

Rev. LuTimothy May always seems happy to talk about A.A. Dixon Charter School of Excellence. After a disastrous first year, he jumped in last summer…

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Park Receives Stormwater Award

The city of Pensacola’s Admiral Mason Park recently received the Florida Stormwater Association 2012 Project Excellence Award. The association presents the award annually to stormwater…

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Hatler made shareholder

Another PYP advances! Press Release: The law firm of Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond & Stackhouse is pleased to announce that Ryan Hatler has become…

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Hayward expands city limits

Press Release: Council approves thirty annexation requests submitted by Hayward… The Pensacola City Council recently approved, by unanimous vote, thirty requests for voluntary annexation submitted…

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Temporary rule will save Escambia school grades

Despite some of the lowest FCAT scores in recent memory, Escambia County schools will not see F’s and D’s when the state announces their school…

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Escambia County Tropical Storm Debby Update – Warning Dropped

General Storm Information Escambia County no longer under a Tropical Storm Warning. The Flash Flood Warning has been dropped. Escambia County is expecting breezy conditions…

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R.I.P.: Mobile-area NASCAR Track Sold

The proposed NASCAR track for Mobile is officially dead. In 2006, Dale Earnhardt Jr. flew into Mobile to announce a $640-million motorsports park which included…

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