Independent News‘Escambia County’ Archives
Top local firms named Best Places to Work
The Studer Group and Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc. have been named among the “Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America” by The Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. and the Society for Human Resource Management. Studer is ranked No. 11 and Landrum is No. 18.
How does Chamber spend County money?
We made a record request of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to find out how it spends the money it receives from the County. We received their Form 990 Tax Return for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/08 and the expense reports for the Visitor Information Center, Military Development and [...]
GOP roundup
Our Congressman, Jeff Miller, has endorsed Marco Polo Rubio who is running for the GOP nomination for the US Senate against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Some local Republicans are scratching their heads at why Miller would step out so soon. Crist is not getting many endorsements from Conservative [...]
Oops, State Attorney Meggs released Sansom testimony
State Attorney Willie Meggs' office accidentally released Ray Sansom's testimony to the Tallahassee grand jury to three media outlets, St. Pete Times, Palm Beach Post and the Bay Beacon in Niceville, late last week. For a short while, the St. Pete Times had it posted on its website, but later [...]
No more cuts by Magaha
Spoke with Lisa Bernau, Chief Deputy for Escambia County Clerk of Courts/Comptroller Ernie Lee Magaha, about the change in funding for the Clerk that will go into effect July 1. Other clerks around the state are announcing huge layoffs because of the change which will place their funding under the [...]
Press release: Innisfree gets Hyatt Place franchise
Innisfree Hotels, Inc., in partnership with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, announces plans to build a 127-room Hyatt Place® hotel in Pensacola, Fla. that connects directly to the Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport. Expected to break ground early next year, the hotel combines state-of-the-art amenities [...]
Cuts may be coming to Clerk offices
Here is a story that we will follow up on today. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill that changes how Florida funds its 67 clerks' offices, putting them on the same budget process as judges, public defenders and state attorneys. The paper predicts it will force court [...]
Staff proposes using General Funds for ECUA debt
There are three big items up for discussion during today's committee meetings of the Pensacola City Council: billing non-profits for parades, compensation and benefit study, and amending the inter-local agreement with ECUA over demolishing the Main St. sewage plant. The last item has attracted [...]
Scarborough honored at The Fish House
Collier Merrill hosted a party and book signing for Joe Scarborough,host of "Morning Joe," our former Congressman and one-time publisher and editor of our paper. Joe's book, "The Last Best Hope", is a bestseller that focuses how true conservatism can regain its national prominence. Speaking at [...]
Rubio picks up conservative endorsement
Miami Herald is reporting that South Florida conservatives aren't happy Gov. Charlie Crist being described as ''GOP's Barack Obama'' and ``the man who might be the answer to the GOP's problems.'' The GOP right wing wants someone more conservative to replace Bob Martinez in the U.S. Senate. That [...]
FBI looking at Sansom case
The St. Pete Times reports that the FBI is investigating the dealings of State Rep. Ray Sansom, former NWFS College Pres. Bob Richburg and developer Jay Odom. The trio is facing felony charges over allegedly securing $6 million in state funds for a college building that Odom may have planned to use [...]