Month: August 2018

The voters are also turning out for the Escambia School Board District 3 race, which has Gov. Scott-appointed Lee Hansen vs. Laura Dortch Edler, Larry…

As of 4 p.m., 52,613 people have voted in Escambia County — 25.17 percent turnout. Among Republicans, the turnout is 33 percent. In the city…

In the 2010 Pensacola mayoral primary, the voter turnout was 36.4 percent for a four person race–Mayor Mike Wiggins, Ashton Hayward, Councilwoman Diane Mack and…

The voting in Escambia County has remained steady and probably will surpass the earlier prediction of a 25-percent turnout. As of 1:10 p.m., 14,698 votes…

The Arc Gateway is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant from Florida Blue Foundation to support the Pearl Nelson Child Development Center….

Here’s the breakdown at 10 a.m. – 7,929 votes cast today — Primary total: 37,829 (18% turnout)   Precinct 43 BEULAH FREE WILL BAPTIST 7561 Mobile…

One of my favorite people in Pensacola is Nancy Fetterman, widow of Adm. Jack Fetterman. Nancy and Jack were close to Sen. John McCain. She…

As of 7:55 a.m., 31,900 votes have been cast in Escambia County. We’ve had 2,019 votes today. Mail-in is at 17,779, and Early Voting topped…

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers hurt by the…

Pensacola’s sister city, Gero, Japan, is still recovering from extreme flooding and landslides caused by the landfall of Typhoon Prapiroon in July. Gero experienced all-time…

The Political Action Committee Escambia Citizens for Better Government spent $102,038 on local races. It primarily helped to promote District 2 Commission candidate Alan McMillan….

  Local candidates have spent $826.380 for the Aug. 28 primary. The most expensive race, through Aug. 24 campaign election reports, is the Pensacola mayor’s…

The University of West Florida, ranked number two in the country, will open their season Thursday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola against…

Over 29,000 votes have been cast in Escambia County, which means some races may have already been decided: Mail-in 16,919, Early Voting 12,100, and one…

My novel ‘City of Grudges’ has advanced from semi-finalist to finalist for the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Award in the published book-length mystery genre category….

District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill, Escambia County staff and Hammond Engineering Inc. are hosting an on-site public meeting to discuss the plans for the Bob-O-Link,…

Thursday was another strong day for Early Voting with 1,540 votes cast. To date, 22,929 mail-in and early voting votes have been cast in Escambia…

Since 2006, four local primary races have been decided by less than 33 votes: 1) The closest was the 2006 GOP primary for County Commissioner,…

“Backpack Full of Cash” is an award-winning documentary narrated by Matt Damon.  It explores our national traditional public school systems under attack by those who…

September is nationally recognized as Infant Mortality Awareness Month. To raise awareness for this critically important issue, the Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition will be…