The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) Board voted on May 29, to accept a recommendation from its Citizens’ Advisory Committee to decline to participate in a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) project…
Angel’s Envy launch party, June 5
When Other Whiskeys Stop Angel’s Envy Finishes “There’s bourbon. And then there’s divine inspiration painstakingly crafted into a spirit so sublime you’ll want to share it with the world. We make the…
Youth from around the country to GRACE Pensacola homeowners with free home improvements, June 15-21
Elderly, handicapped, and lower-income residents of Pensacola to get free critical home upgrades More than 30 local residents are counting the days to the week of June 15-21, 2014. At that time,…
Lunch and Learn focuses on missing and trafficked children
The League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area Who: League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: Lunch and Learn Meeting When: Friday, June 6th from 11 a.m. – 1…
Gaetz touts FY 2014-15 state budget
Today, Governor Rick Scott signed the state’s FY 2014-2015 budget which makes substantial investments in Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington Counties in Northwest Florida. Niceville Republican Don…
Summer BreakSpot offers free food to children in Pensacola and across Florida
Last summer, we wrote about the thousands of children in Escambia County who left without daily meals once their schools shut down for the summer (“Hunger Games”). With the help of the…
Agenda Review: Commissioners asked to be kept informed
The Escambia County commissioners asked this morning at their agenda review meeting to be better informed about the jail explosion and flood recovery activities. “The citizen rely on their elected official,†said…
Breaking news: Jail medical director put on administrative leave
The Independent News learned yesterday that the medical director for the Escambia County Jail, David Benoit, was put on administrative leave. Commissioner Lumon May confirmed the rumor last night. May said that…
ECUA sets June 16 as end date for free flood debris collection
Press Release: Under normal circumstances, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) does not collect construction and demolition (C&D) debris without an additional charge. However, since the historic flooding of April 29-30, the…
Escambia County to Receive Due Funds from Hurricane Ivan
On Tuesday, May 20, Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May addressed a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott asking for additional financial relief related to Hurricane Ivan, which struck the County in…
Minor League Baseball Charities to Donate $10,000 to Local Flood Victims
Non-profit recipient will be chosen by Wahoos fans Minor League Baseball Charities today announced they will donate $10,000 to a local non-profit that is providing relief assistance to flood victims in Northwest…
Clerk’s Office issues Virus Email Warning
The Escambia County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller’s Office has been notified that local residents have received scam emails of a “Notice to Appear†or “Warrant to Appear†from the Clerk’s…