Superintendent gets final say over ‘insubordinate’ black coach

In September 2014, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas fired Escambia High School head football coach Willie Spears despite the pleas and requests of his school board and…

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Spears takes Montgomery position

G.W. Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala. has hired Vernon (Fla.) High football coach and athletic director, Willie Spears, to its new head coach. The…

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Spears drops out of superintendent race, explains why

Today, Coach Willie Spears made the decision to withdraw from the Escambia Superintendent of Schools race. Here is why: During my first season as Head…

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Spears to announce run for School Superintendent

Last week, Willie Spears said on “Pensacola Speaks” that he was considering moving back to Escambia County to make a run for political office. It…

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Spears considering run for Escambia School Superintendent

Two-term Escambia Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas may have thought he had an easy path to becoming the district’s first three-term superintendent. Maybe not. Willie…

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Spears helps all his Vernon High senior players get scholarships

Vernon High head football coach, Willie Spears, had a rare achievement yesterday on National Signing Day, the first day high school seniors can sign binding…

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PS Today: GCE, Democratic politics with Kevin Cate, and Willie Spears

On Pensacola Speaks this afternoon, we will interview Willie Spears, former co-host of The Daily Brew and new head football coach of Vernon High, at…

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BLAB TV morning show, The Daily Brew, starts in three weeks

BlabTV’s new morning show has a name, logo and start date–Feb. 16. The Daily Brew is part of BlabTV’s new programming initiative, announced in October…

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Coach Spears fired, but that is not all the story

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas refused to listen to the pleas and requests of his school board and an overflow crowd of Escambia High students, teachers and…

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Escambia High: Coach says students interrogated without parents’ consent

On WRNE 980 this morning, Escambia High Head Football Coach Willie Spears said that his students were interrogated by District investigators without the knowledge or…

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