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Associated PressDecember 10, 2015

A Florida Panhandle county’s jail system is in turmoil after administrators fired its director after six inmate deaths in the past 13 months, three by suicide and three by natural causes. The first death under director Michael Tidwell, who was fired last week, came just months after a 2014 explosion killed two inmates, injured 200 […]

Shannon NickinsonJune 5, 2015

Stormwater, like many other things, flows downhill. That was one of the things that last year’s spring floods highlighted. And since water does not respect political boundaries, City of Pensacola and Escambia County officials are venturing into uncharted territory – at least for local governments in these parts. “We’ve chosen to start with city-county cooperation,” […]

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Tag: Escambia County Jail

Panhandle county fires jail director after 6 inmate deaths

How Pensacola, Escambia County are responding to floods