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 as school teachers. Troops to Teachers, offered…
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 the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf…
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 (Councilman) Glavan visited the new stadium in…
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 their medical records, which in many instances…
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 its Main Street site: Buyer Info _…
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, particularly at the middle school level. In…
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 products and accessories at the Outdoor Retailer…
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 an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report. “I…
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 in the weather,†Emerald Coastkeeper Sava Varazo…
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 and personal funds to disperse through an…
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 your emergency? Caller: Yeah, I’m, um, 218…
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 nearly two years. The university has changed…
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 retrieve cigarettes from the Lincoln Town Car…
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 was rolled out in April, with the…
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 report slides and they are replete with…
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
FCAT: About half of school district reads, adds or writes on grade level
The Florida Public School District grades are in. Escambia County remains a “C” district. The FCAT scores show that about half of its students aren’t reading, writing or performing math on their…
Sunshine Confessional
Prior to discussing the sale of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s 19-acre downtown property yesterday, board Chairman Larry Walker took a few minutes to shed light on what he described as a…
Ranelli to step down as Dean of UWF Business School
Dr. Ed Ranelli has sent a letter to the faculty and staff of the University of West Florida’s College of Business stating that he is stepping down now that the college has…
Search, Sound also covered at BCC meeting
By Brandy Volovecky The search for a new Escambia County Administrator has begun anew. The Escambia County Board of Commissioners passed a motion reopening the search for county administrator and allowing for…