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The Buzz 2/3/11
FOLLOWING THE P.A.T.H. Rev. LuTimothy May, pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, has notified George Hawthorne, CEO of Diversified Program Advisors (DPA), that his church will not be a part [...]
No Final Resting Place
Search for the Ghoul of Whitmire Cemetery By Trevor Webb In the late 1950s, Pensacola lost its innocence. In one of the most unsettling crimes in the history of Escambia County, a serial [...]
The Buzz 1/27/11
BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE, THE SEQUEL Diversity Program Advisors (DPA), a for-profit corporation formed by George Hawthorne, has signed a sales contract for the closed Brownsville Middle School. DPA is [...]
IN Interview: Jeff Miller
CONGRESSMAN SPEAKS OUT ON ISSUES FACING 112TH CONGRESS by IN STAFF Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) has represented Northwest Florida since 2001. With the Republicans assuming control of the [...]
The Buzz 1/20/11
FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT In “Hoodwinked” (Independent News, Dec. 9, 2010), the IN reported that Michael Buckley, Halcyon Ltd. president, stated that he was never part of the Land Capital Group [...]
The Buzz 1/13/11
AQUARIUM FIGHT Bill Young has a big challenge. The Pensacola resident and director of operations of Aquarium of Pensacola must raise $50,000 by Jan. 19 for a feasibility study for his proposed [...]
New City Government Takes Control
BEHIND THE SCENES OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT VOTE by RICK OUTZEN The Pensacola City Council chambers were packed Jan. 10 for the swearing in of the city’s first strong mayor and the new council. [...]
The Buzz 1/6/11
HOUSING BY THE NUMBERS The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the 2005-2009 American Community Survey, which showed that 15 percent of the Escambia County’s 138,000 housing units were vacant. Of [...]
Restorative Justice Pilot Program Halted
SCHOOL DISTRICT REJECTS ALTERNATIVE TO ZERO TOLERANCE GRANT by Dustin Toney Restorative Justice offered his daughter salvation from the harsh punishments handed out under the Escambia County [...]
Legal High on the Way Out
DEA, Armed Forces Ban Spice By Brett Hutchins Spice, K2, Blaze and Red X Dawn are hot commodities. These synthetic cannabis products—fake marijuana—are sold legally in local tobacco and [...]

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