By Duwayne Escobedo…. The District 2 Escambia County Commissioner “Meet the Candidates†forum gave off a warm and fuzzy feeling until the closing statements. That’s when challenger Alan McMillan scolded one-term incumbent…
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Grand jury report on ECUA sealed
The Office of the State Attorney announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury has completed its review into complaints and allegations involving the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Based upon this review,…
Commission D2 candidates answers questions about business climate
From the Greater Pensacola Chamber candidate survey: Alan McMillan Q1 Rate the regulatory climate for business in Escambia County. Is it Good/Fair/Bad? Explain your answer. Fair, we can be better especially at…
Commission D4 candidates asked about economic development
From the Greater Pensacola Chamber candidate surveys: Q10: What role should county government take in attracting new businesses to the area? What types of jobs would you like to see growing in…
Commission D2 debate tomorrow in Perdido
The Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, will be bringing all three candidates running for the Escambia County Commission for District 2. These candidates…
County seeks public input for Living Shoreline Project at NAS
Escambia County has received funding from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill for the design and permitting of a large-scale living shoreline project…
City Finance budget jumped 29 percent in five years
It’s difficult to ask city departments to be frugal and fiscally conservative when the Chief Financial Officer’s budget has grown more than $1.4 million since FY 2014–a 29.3 percent jump. During Mayor…
PBA endorses Underhill
From Doug Underhill Campaign: Doug Underhill endorsed by the Police Benevolent Association Law Enforcement Professionals Support Underhill in District 2 Race PENSACOLA-Commissioner Doug Underhill, running for re-election as the Republican candidate for…
Whoever is polling now on local races is not Inweekly
Inweekly has completed its polling of the Escambia County and City of Pensacola races, as we said we would. We believe we have baselines for each race. The newspaper will poll the…
Buzz: ECUA board members appearing before grand jury
Emerald Coast Utility Authority Board members have scrambled this week to get legal representative as they have been called to appear before a county grand jury. Last month, the News Journal reported…
Elementary school grades troubling
Three years ago, Escambia County had 14 ‘A’ elementary (non-charter) schools. The last two years it has had only six. However, the six ‘A’s are different from what they were last school…
Psst, Simmons has raised $88K for 2020 sheriff’s race
While most of us are focused on the 2018 election cycle, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons quietly has raised $88,570 for his campaign for Escambia County Sheriff since he announced his candidacy in…