Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds said he believes that the Sunshine Law accusation being levied against him will be proved unfounded. Earlier this month, Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese raised questions concerning…
Gaetz team up for Okaloosa TDC probe
In a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, have asked for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to join in the…
Evenings In Olde Seville To Begin Final Season
The 25th and final season of Evenings in Olde Seville Square will begin May 17 with a concert by the Pensacola Civic Band. The series will continue with concerts every Thursday at…
The Sunshine Question
A Pensacola City Council member has raised the question of Sunshine-law violations. The official is claiming that the state’s open-government laws were violated via electronic communications, or e-mails. “The Sunshine Law violation…
Another homicide inside Pensacola city limits
The Pensacola Police Department is reporting another homicide inside in the Pensacola city limits–the fourth this year. A man was found Sunday night in a vacant lot near the intersection of Tarragona…
Chris Jones and Studers to receive Ethics awards
The Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, along with the University of West Florida College of Business, established the Ethics in Business Award to recognize individuals from Northwest Florida who exemplify the concept…
How would the Pensacola City Council treat Steve Jobs?
The question–How would the Pensacola City Council treat Steve Jobs? — has been bugging me all weekend. The Pen Air Federal Credit Union’s relocation to downtown Pensacola, with its over $4-million payroll,…
City Slicker Chickens
Running across the yard, the children play with their chickens. They are not on a farm, or in the rural wilds of Escambia County. The children and their chickens are nestled into…
How many people are in Korea?
Korea’s Susan Boyle …
Missing UWF student found
We just heard from UWF that the missing resident student has been found. The University Police Department has made contact with the student and he is safe and in good health. UPD…
Okaloosa County names airport director as interim TDC head
Greg Donovan, Okaloosa County’s airports director, was named interim head of the Tourist Development Council on Saturday. Meanwhile the county has put a hold on all TDC spending. Read more
BP oil mats are still out there
From Gulf Coast News Today: “A dredge contractor working for the Army Corps of Engineers hit a submerged oil matt Saturday morning causing a strong odor and oily sheen in the area…
UWF student missing
From the UWF: UWF Police department is investigating a missing resident student. The student was last heard from when he was leaving campus in his car on Friday morning, May 4, 2012….
Has Okaloosa County become the new Escambia County?
The two past decades saw Escambia County get repeatedly hit with scandals. Both the Escambia County Commission and the School Board had members removed by the governor–most notably former Escambia County Commission…
Okaloosa TDC director found dead
Daily News reports Mark Bellinger, the former executive director of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council, died of a suspected drug overdose Friday in Pelham, Ala. Officers with the Pelham Police Department…
Ohio man bikes to Pensacola for hospice
Poland, Ohio native Chuck Campbell is planning a solo bike trip from Poland to Pensacola, Florida this May to benefit Hospice of the Valley. Campbell lost his wife in 2008 and has…
“Bully” Showing at Movies 4
It’s a movie that you want to see and don’t want to see at the same time. But as more and more children are bullied in the classrooms, on social media, on…
Give us your best caption for this Hayward photo
My suggestion: Mayor asks, “Where is Councilman Johnson? He was standing next to me a few minutes ago, dammit.”
Mack denies ‘jackass’ comment
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison covered Connie Mack III’s visit to Pensacola yesterday. The GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate was asked today did he really call heckler a “jackass?” The Miami Blog…
“Next Right Thing”
The “Next Right Thing†extended-day tutoring program is meeting or exceeding their goals to help under-performing elementary school students read at grade level, according to a recent report by United Way of…
