WMS Saga: Sex and FCAT

The Warrington Middle School saga continues as more parents and teachers come forward. We have reports of oral sex in a classroom while the teacher…

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Scott gets BP money, TDC may call emergency meeting

Press Release: GOVERNOR SCOTT GETS $30 MILLION FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA MARKETING FROM BP Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today announced that the Northwest Florida…

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Port of Pensacola: Next Big Issue

The future of the Port of Pensacola could be hotly debated this year. Mayor Ashton Hayward has appointed a Port Advisory Committee and City Council…

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Gov. Scott’s Twitter war

Orlando Sentinel has an AP story on the Twitter battles between governor’s office and capitol press corps. Read more.

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Lifetime drug stats for youth show Escambia better than Santa Rosa

The 2010 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey also shows a table for Percentages of Escambia County youth who reported having used various drugs in their…

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Santa Rosa Drug Usage Stats

Escambia County and Santa Rosa counties have  similar percentages of middle and high school students abusing depressants, pain relievers, amphetamines and steriods over the past…

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More on School Board Workshop, SROs on agenda

Here is the agenda for the special workshop that the Escambia County School Board is holding on the afternoon of Thursday, April 14. There is…

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School Board workshop on SESIR scheduled

The Escambia County School Board has scheduled a workshop on School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting (SESIR) for April 14. The workshop will be held in…

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School stories attract web readers

The Inweekly.net website has doubled its readership over the past two weeks. Tarnished Turnaround had more readers in its first 24 hours online than any…

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Ingram fights for manure, not ARC

While ARC Gateway Pensacola is laying off staff and eliminating in-home support, day care and supported living services. State Rep. Clay Ingram’s fertilizer bill, HB…

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A School District that gets it right

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is the public school system (Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade) for Montgomery County, Md., a suburban area just outside Washington, D.C….

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Tarnished Turnaround: Overnight comments

Our investigative report on Warrington Middle School and the under-reporting of crime and violence in the Escambia County Public School District has already gotten over…

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