Month: September 2013

My latest column: “When the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City comes around, my thoughts are…

Any organization that comes from the Escambia County Commission for funds has had to show that they are viable corporation, especially if they are a…

At last night’s budget meeting, Interim County Administrator George Touart told the Escambia County Commission that he would include a three-percent raise for every county…

Admiral LeRoy, Jr., the executive director of the Gulf Coast African-American Chamber, has sent a letter to Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino over concerns…

Pensacola will be dipping its toe into the frenzied waters of professional baseball a little earlier next year as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos host their…

We’ve gotten several phone calls from people who have been enrolled in the Escambia County Work Release program. The lack of supervision and no follow-up…

By Jesse Farthing Local firefighters are picketing outside Pensacola International Airport in protest of a money-saving proposal by the city that will reduce the number…

Seven local women today announced the formation of the Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida, Inc. The non-profit corporation has been established, according…

Pensacola Police are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of a woman who hasn’t been seen for almost a month. Tiffany Daniels, 25, was last…

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 which represents all bargaining unit employees of Escambia County Area Transit and Pensacola Bay Transportation, Inc. voted last week…

HealthStream, based in Nashville, Tenn., has acquired Baptist Leadership Group, the consulting practice owned by Baptist Health Care. According to the announcement to a news…

The Pensacola Firefighters will be picketing city hall and the Pensacola International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from noon-6 p.m. over Mayor Ashton Hayward’s 2013-14…

The Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, ACLU of Florida and Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials are launching a series of town hall meetings,…

By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection Fast-food workers around the country have been agitating for raises, and some members of Congress are pressing to…

Are Cherry Bombs and M80s in our future? State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) wants to make fireworks — the booming ones we buy…

This apparently is the week to drop “interim”—sorry, George, not you though. Mayor Ashton Hayward will be naming Colleen Castille as his new city administrator….

Councilwoman Sherri Myers wants to amend the Council Financial Planning and Administrative Policy to put a ceiling on how much the mayor can move around…

Ken Lawson, head of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation took a tour of Pensacola with State Rep. Clay Ingram this week. Here is…

In April, attorney Eric Stevenson told the Community Maritime Park Associates board that he represented an anonymous donor who pledged $25,000 to the CMPA board…

It might be my iPad, but looks like cityofpensacola.com is down. Originally got message that site was under maintenance,now just blank. – Posted using BlogPress…