The bill that passed by the Florida Legislature gives the Escambia County Consolidation Commission this charge: To study and develop a proposed consolidation plan for local governments or unification of administrative services…
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It was pot in Nodine’s truck
The Mobile Press Register is reporting that the substance found in the county truck driven by Mobile Commissioner Stephen Nodine was in fact marijuana. Read more.
Minister protests lack of shelter
Press Release False assurance is no assurance at all. Priest to sleep outside unless adequate shelter is provided for all, not just some. January 5th, 2010 – PENSACOLA, FL [PNS] – A…
Jude Law to visit P’cola baby
Celebrity alert: News of the World reports that Jude Law, co-star of “Sherlock Holmes,” has finally agreed to meet his daughter, Sophia,at the Pensacola home of her mom Samantha Burke. Read more.
Bishop Ricard continues to recover
The parishioners at Sacred Heart Cathedral were told today that Bishop John Ricard continues to recover from his stroke. The congregation at the 11 a.m. service were told their bishop can walk…
Deconstructing Arts Council statement
The Board of Directors have responded to the Clerk of Courts audit report and recent news reports on its finances. While I think the statement is well-meaning, it doesn’t really answer the…
Latest issue of the IN
Top 50 Stories of ’00s What do you think is top news story of the past decade? Here are our selections, plus an additional 75. Winners & Losers One elected official will…
Top 2009 IN cover stories
The Independent News is built on solid cover stories that either offer a behind-the-scenes look at top news stories or investigate issues that truly impact our quality of life. The year 2009…
Billings case: Monday, July 13 part 2
OKALOOSA GANG OF FOUR Monday, July 13 At around 2 p.m. Okaloosa Investigator Jeremy Peaden surveys Gary Sumner’s business, 5th Dimension at the 8 and 9 Duval St. in Fort Walton Beach….
Billings case: Saturday, July 11 part 3
CAB AND THE MEXICAN MAFIA Saturday, July 11 On Saturday while the other investigators are searching for the Dodge van, Tom Watts and Bobby Guy contact Henry Cabell “Cab†Tice, age 61,…
Billings case: Friday, July 10 – part 2
FAMILY TIES Friday, July 10 While Sheriff Morgan is holding his press conference, Investigator Lee Tyree is speaking with Kristyn Billings in one of the interview rooms. Kristyn, who graduated from Pine…
Site visits and page views are up!
The new blog rules have not impacted the traffic to the website. The visits are up 26.7 percent over last week and the page views are up 34.3 percent over last month….
Billings recap: Friday, July 10
IT HASN’T SUNKEN IN Friday, July 10 The Pensacola News Journal reports on its front page that “a Beulah couple who adopted 12 children and owned several local businesses were found shot…
New Blog look, new rules
I’ve been working on this new theme. It is simpler than my earlier versions, but it has several features that I like. The blog now was an iPhone application for those readers…
Blog attracts NY Times
In today’s edition of the New York Times: “The official storyline was clear. The state attorney said it was a robbery; Byrd and Melanie Billings, the parents of 13 adopted children with…
Blog stats
We have 4,784 unique visitors a day. Each visitor checks on the blog an average of 2.8 times a day and views 4.1 pages per visit. Of course, the more often I…
Ricksblog article on Wikipedia
Under West Florida Argonauts on Wikipedia, you will find a link to one of my blog articles. The Blog continues to spread its influence.
Blog is talk of BOCC meeting
The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber officials attended yesterday’s Escambia County Commission meeting. Both Commissioners Kevin White and Grover Robinson wanted to know what the chamber knew about Wayne-Dalton’s lay offs and why…
Record web month for IN
Our website, inweekly.net, had 153,131 visitors. This blog had 215,332 page views and was consistently ranked every week in the top 3 Most Influential Political Blogs in the state by BlogNetNews. A…
Vote for Rick’s Blog
This blog has been nominated for the Best Media Blog: Blogs written by professional journalists at Florida publications for 2008 Netroots Award (Click here to vote).