Victor Steen’s death part of Orlando Sentinel report
The Orlando Sentinel has investigated the deaths caused by Florida law enforcement vehicles. From 2006 to 2010, 118 people were killed in fatal crashes involving…
BP won’t have to admit it’s a felon
BP, owner of the “Deepwater Horizon†oil platform that exploded April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and spewing 205.8 million gallons of crude oil into…
Veterans Bill of Rights
A Veterans Bill of Rights petition is being circulated by Project Foot, a charity for homeless veterans and military families. The Veterans Bill of Rights…
Kudos to Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith (GJTBS) will celebrated 25 years of service to its clients on February 9, 2012. The Firm continues to grow…
Allegations surface concerning Navarre High baseball coach
The Daily News reported that former Navarre High baseball coach Mickey O’Quinn resigned after allegations of inappropriate behavior surfaced. O’Quinn was being investigated by the…
St. Michael the Archangel, Pensacola, inaugurated as a Minor Basilica
Most Rev. Thomas G. Wenski, archbishop of Miami and apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, presided tonight at the Solemn Celebration of the Eucharist…
Sen. Gaetz blasted for lynching metaphor
Representative Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville), chair of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, issued the following statement: “Today, the 24 Members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus…
Ice Flyers sign 3-year lease for Civic Center
Press Release: The Pensacola Ice Flyers are excited to announce that they have signed a new 3-year lease with Escambia County and thus will continue…
A.A. Dixon Gets a Set of Wheels
Buses are something that most schools probably take advantage of, however the strain from renting them has cost A.A. Dixon Charter School of Excellence $150,000…
City IT has issues
The City of Pensacola hired H2 Performance Consulting Corporation (H2PC) to conduct a review of the Management Information Systems (MIS) function of the City. The…
Century: Drug Capital?
Century and north Escambia county have had two drug busts this week. NorthEscambia.com has covered both of them. A rolling meth lab was shutdown on…
Dept. of Veterans Affairs has been outsourcing work rather than helping veterans
(Released by the AFGE) – Last November President Obama signed into law the “Vow to Hire Heroes Act†designed to increase employment opportunities for America’s…
The Beach’s Other Bridge
It’d been a long night down at the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting. The packed-house gallery had said their piece and board members had tossed…
Florida Enters $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Attorney General Pam Bondi today formally entered a landmark $25 billion joint federal-state agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses…
Mr. Robinson Goes to Washington
After a week in D.C., his layover at the Atlanta airport must have seemed almost calming. “Gawww-lee,†said Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson. “Washington is…
Dickey appointed to judgeship
Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Darlene F. Dickey, of Molino, to the Escambia County Court. Dickey, 41, has been general counsel for the…
Bookies like Obama, Romney but Santorum rising
Europe’s largest betting company Paddy Power have today slashed the odds on Rick Santorum winning the Republican nomination after the former Pennsylvania senator won the…
A.A. Dixon gets buses
One of the big costs for the A.A. Dixon Charter School has been transportation. Of course, the School District isn’t going to help the inner-city…
Bondi does the obvious…again
On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi joined State Senator Anitere Flores, Representative William Snyder, and others to champion legislation that will make Florida a zero-tolerance…
Council Revives Search for Staff
The Pensacola City Council is again discussing bringing someone on as its staff person. The board met with a prospect last year, but the candidate…
