Operation Toxic Gulf: Final Port Call, Presentation, and Boat Tours
This Sunday, August 4, Open Books will host the final presentation of the summer from the Operation Toxic Gulf crew, who are currently wrapping up…
Commissioner Valentino goes after Sheriff Morgan on television over Middleton shooting
Commissioner Gene Valentino used the shooting of Roy Middleton as an opportunity to challenge Sheriff David Morgan. He complained to CNN and WALA 10 that…
IFS Battle Brewing? Jail employees say they were threatened by county official
As part of the ongoing jail-transfer process, Escambia County Human Resources Director Tom Turner met with a group of jail employees yesterday. The parties differ…
Viewpoint: Jail transfer negotiations should be open to public
We are hearing that today’s meeting between Interim County Administrator George Touart and Chief Deputy Eric Haines and their staffs didn’t go well. We have…
FSU offers Troops to Teachers program
Press Release: A U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program now offered at Florida State University will help veterans transition into new careers…
Oil Spill Funding Workshop
There is a workshop this weekend geared toward educating the public on how best to plug into the RESTORE Act and NRDA processes resulting from…
Biloxi looks to build baseball stadium, like Pensacola model
The Biloxi, Miss. city council visited the area recently. This is from a story in the Biloxi Sun Herald: It was a different story when…
Patients will pay more for their medical records under proposed rule
Press Release: A national copy company has asked the Florida Board of Medicine to allow Floridians to be charged $1 per page for copies of…
HT Land presentation to ECUA board
For the record, we are posting the pdf of the presentation packet that was given to the Emerald Coast Utility Board on the buyer for…
Escambia middle schools have fallen way behind. Time to take notice
Public education in Escambia County is at a crisis level. The latest Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores and school grades show a very dire situation,…
Fitness Onboard announces new brand: SUP Junkie
Fitness Onboard, an innovative stand up paddleboard company which first introduced their patent designed fitness board in 2011, will soon introduce the next generation of…
Questions Emerge in Trailer Park Altercation
A man involved in a Saturday incident at a Creighton Road trailer park says the scene did not unfold the way it is described in…
Patti Memorial Scheduled for Sinking
After weeks of delay, the Patti Memorial Barge is scheduled to be sunk tomorrow morning. “We finally got a break for a couple of days…
ACE grants and mini-grants available, workshops on process July 31, August 1
Mini-Grant Program Launched The purpose of Art, Culture, and Entertainment, Inc. is to receive Federal, State of Florida, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, corporate, foundation…
Transcript of 911 call involving the Middleton shooting
This was released yesterday afternoon by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office: 911 Transcription ECSO13OFF021716 Reported 2:38 a.m. July 27, 2013 Dispatch: Sheriff’s 911 what is…
Troubled counsel at UWF, does not have Florida license…oops
By Jesse Farthing The general counsel for the University of West Florida isn’t licensed to practice law in the state of Florida, hasn’t been for…
Morgan Responds as Victim Recovers
Ceola Walker has been searching for answers since Saturday. That’s when Roy Middleton, her 60-year-old son, was shot by sheriff deputies as he tried to…
Civil Citations, So Far
Members of the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition held a conference call last week to discuss the implementation of the county’s civil citation program. The program…
Consolidation, Not IT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is taking issue with certain aspects of last week’s jail-transfer report provided by county staff. “We have reviewed the transition…
Dr. Reed Bell passes away
We just got word that Dr Reed Bell, founder of Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, has died. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
