One of the biggest selling points of the strong-mayor charter was the candidates for mayor would have platforms that laid out the goals for their administrations. The goals would be the work…
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Pensacola Speaks: Andy Marlette, Heroes Among Us
On News Talk 1370 WCOA today, I will open the show with PNJ editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette and discuss his takeaways from the RNC and DNC. In the second half, I will…
Jockeying for position in 2018 begins in Philly
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The immediate focus of Florida delegates to the Democratic National Convention might be winning the presidential election in 2016, but discussion of statewide elections…
County voters more diverse, City of Pensacola more white since 2006
Escambia County has picked up 14,990 registered voters since June 30, 2006. The majority of those voters, 6,868, are African-American. Minority voters – listed as Black, Hispanic or Other – outpaced the…
Details of Fricker Center armed robbery released, semi-automatic rifle used
Former Mississippi high school football star has been arrested for armed robbery outside of City of Pensacola community center. Last year, Jaquelle Green of D’Iberville High School (near Biloxi, Miss.) was a…
GOP delegate says Trump has fire in belly that Romney, McCain lacked [podcast]
Martin Simmons, chairman of the Republican Party of the First Congressional District, was one of two delegates from our area to the Republican National Convention. Rep. Jeff Miller was the other. Simmons…
Escambia mails 26,000-plus primary ballots
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office delivered more than 26,000 vote-by-mail ballots to the post office today for the Primary election. Voters could receive their green or ivory colored vote-by-mail packages…
USA Freedom Kids upset with Trump
Last January, a young girl dance team, called “USA Freedom Kids,” drove to Pensacola from Naples to perform at Donald Trump in the Pensacola Bay Center. Their performance, lip-synced number done to…
Wassermann Schultz gets booed at Florida delegation breakfast
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Four years after the Democratic National Convention marked a highlight of Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s career, the 2016 gathering has already proved to be a…
Deadline for Voter Registration and Party Changes, Aug. 1
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office will hold extended hours on Monday, August 1, to allow voters to register or change parties before the book closing deadline for the Primary Election….
Huckabee endorses Gaetz for Congress
The Matt Gaetz campaign today announced that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has endorsed the Fort Walton Beach state lawmaker for Congress. “I’ve seen a lot of people go to Washington promising…
Facts belie explanation of fire department overtime
In a television interview on July 19, Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen defended his sharp increase in overtime as being cyclical. “It tends to happen, throughout my career that there’s these cycles…