County Looks at Logo

Escambia County commissioners will be discussing the county’s seal during their regularly scheduled meeting today. “Don’t get to excited,” said county attorney Alison Rodgers. “It’s…

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Florida Trend covers Wahoos

Sports business profile in Northwest Florida Florida Trend The team starts play on April 5 in a new stadium in Pensacola that Studer helped pay for. Studer,…

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The End of a Dead End?

In an effort to create a more walkable downtown, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is looking to reconnect Government Street to Ninth Avenue near Bayfront Parkway….

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Affordable Housing remains out of reach for many

The National Low Income Housing Coalition shows with its report titled “Out of Reach” that renting a two-bedroom unit is out of reach for too…

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Tice turns on friend and former divorce lawyer

The daily newspaper continues its pursuit of the Public Defender today with two stories. The one that interested me was Henry “Cab” Tice claiming that…

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Tour de Fort

Get your body and your brain cells active during the Tour de Fort, a bicycling tour of the archaeological sites along the Florida National Scenic…

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Student in Central Fla humiliated for missing FCAT

Mother was “flipping mad” when her son had a sign placed around his neck that read: “‘I decided to come to school today, but I…

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Where has the growth been for elementary schools?

The enrollment of A.K. Suter Elementary School is the same that it was in October 2007 – 381 students (and remember the school picked up…

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FCAT Gets Feisty

Tensions rose last night at the District School Advisory Council meeting. It’s no surprise that the topic was FCAT. While students and teachers struggle through…

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Mayor Seeking Appointee for Mass Transit Committee

During last week’s Pensacola City Council meeting, City Administrator Bill Reynolds solicited public involvement regarding “a situation where the Mayor needs your help.” Apparently, Mayor…

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Arrest Log March 13

The following suspects were charged with felonies Monday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Rachelle Dawn Adair, 19,…

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Audits finds problems with School District and its handling of federal funds

Here is a story that the News Journal probably won’t print. The Federal Audit of the Escambia Public School District had major findings on how…

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Waterfront Mission Building Needs a Makeover

The Waterfront Mission is often putting others before its needs, but time and wear has taken a toll on the Fort Walton Beach mission’s roof…

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HUD gives money for homeless efforts in the area

Escarosa Coalition on the Homeless, Inc. is getting $31,342 for HMIS Expansion2 and the South Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries, Inc. $146,632 for Santa Rosa Permanent…

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Keep Reading

The IN has already reported on ECARE’s tutoring program and its good results (ricksblog.biz/good-report-card-for-ecare). It’s encouraging to see how a weekly 45 minute tutoring session…

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Evers may still end up in District 1

Supervisor of Elections David Stafford shared that there isn’t enough population in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties to create one Florida Senate district. He said…

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Buzz: Pastor May picks up packet to run for School Superintendent

Rev. Lutimothy May picked up this afternoon a packet from the Supervisor of Elections office to file for the Superintendent of Schools. May ran unsuccessfully…

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Gulf Coast Kid’s House Adds to Staff

In response to the increased number of reports seen at the Gulf Coast Kid’s House, the GCKH recently hired a child abuse prevention coordinator. Angela…

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Emerald Coast Tours Downtown

Downtown Pensacola just got a little cooler. As downtown adds more lively retail to the area, Emerald Coast Tours is ready to help you explore….

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School Board to hear about natural gas buses

Six months after Mayor Ashton Hayward asked School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas to consider natural gas fueled buses, Thomas is finally presented the idea to the…

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