Template:In the news

• Controversial Woodham High School teacher and former basketball coach Benny Washington (pictured) is arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop.
• The City of Pensacola faces budget cuts following the discovery of an overpayment by Cox Communications.
• Republican Clay Ford beats Democrat Liz Campbell in the special election to fill the District 3 seat left vacant by Holly Benson.
• A $7 million contribution by the Escambia County Commission to help relocate the Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant is delayed for further negotiations with the ECUA regarding future use of the County-owned Perdido Landfill.
• The Escambia County Sheriff's Office initiates Operation Brownsville, a 30-day effort to clean up the crime- and blight-ridden Brownsville area.
• The Escambia County School Board votes 4-1 to approve a plan that will change school attendance zones and close Woodham High School.

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