Pensacola Today's Short List for Monday


  • December 22, 2014
  • /   Mike Ensley
  • /   training-development
The Pensacola Today Short List for Monday, Dec. 22 includes: “Talent Search” premieres on BlabTV Randy Hammer knows that Pensacola has talent and BlabTV’s new reality series, which premiered last night and sirs new episodes each Sunday at 8 p.m., proves that. Over 250 applicants submitted their applications to show their skills and 60 presented to celebrity judges at the Saenger over the three day event. Read the story here. Supreme Court paves the way for marriage equality in Florida, but debate continues Despite the legal stamp of approval to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the Clerks of both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties say they still may not issue them on Jan. 6 on the advice of the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers attorneys. Pensacola lawyer Joshua Jones says that any effort to keep couple from marrying will lead to further litigation. Read more here. Marriage Inequality: If she were straight, she'd have better insurance 31-year-old Pensacola resident Sarah Humlie was recently diagnosed with uterine cancer and has no insurance through her employer. Her wife, Lindsay Meyers, whom she legally married two years ago in Washington D.C., says that Humlie could be covered by her insurance, but Florida doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage. Read more about their battle here. Wrapping up the year in Santa Rosa. Louis Cooper brings us the latest from Santa Rosa County, including looking to the state to help fund the long-awaited Whiting Aviation Park, looking for proposals to spend its RESTORE Act money, and where you can turn your old Christmas tree into mulch. Read the story here. Small company with a big task Mark O’Brien looks at the growing Marianna Airmotive, which repairs venerable C-5s for the U.S. Air Force, as it continues to maintain a solid workforce and grow to meet new challenges at its facility in Cantonment. Read the story here. For those looking to get into the Christmas spirit, the Saenger Theatre presents “It’s a Wonderful Life” as part of their Classic Movie Series tonight at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and available at the box office.
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