Month: August 2018
Bydlak takes lead in House District 1 GOP primary
Rebekah Bydlak has taken the lead in the House District 1 Republican primary, according to the latest poll by Inweekly/Political Matrix. In June, Bydlak trailed…
Nearly 6K votes already cast for Aug 28 primary
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office says 5,890 mail-in ballots have been returned: Republican: 3,316 Democrat: 1,869 NPA: 674 Other: 31 The SOE has…
Official statement
Eric Olson steps down as City Administrator Mayor Hayward announced today that Eric Olson has relinquished his role as City Administrator now that the fiscal…
Buzz: Olson out as administrator
City of Pensacola department heads have been notified Eric Olson is no longer city administrator.
Rental Housing Initiative Meeting on Aug. 16
City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn will host a rental housing initiative meeting 5:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 16, in the Vince Whibbs Conference room located on the…
Rafferty inducted into International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Troy A. Rafferty, Esq. of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers at their…
Fetke update
The Bill Fetke campaign (Escambia County Commission District 4): On August 10, Susan Morgan, Virgil Domingo, Landa Fetke, and Vicki Pennycook are hosting a Fundraiser…
Red meat for Gaetz and Trump crowd
By Sammi Sontag… INWEEKLY More than 600 people rallied last night behind Donald Trump Jr. at Northwest Florida State College as he stumped for his…
Florida Family Action endorses White for AG
From Frank White campaign: JOHN STEMBERGER, PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA FAMILY ACTION ENDORSES FRANK WHITE FOR FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL Orlando, FL — On Thursday, August 2,…
Murderer of former PNJ reporter loses appeal
An appeals court Friday rejected an appeal in a murder case that involved the sale of a valuable collection of cards from the game Magic:…
City government cost residents 21 cents more than in 2012
As part of its Budget in Brief report, the city of Pensacola breaks down the General Fund budget into cost per resident. Even though the…
Simple solution to fund skate park
The News Journal reports that the Pensacola City Council is having trouble finding $800,000 to build the Blake Doyle Community Park proposed by Upward Intuition. Mayor Ashton…
Yes, there is a reason more political signs have popped up in right of way
Pensacola residents have noticed more political signs in the city’s right of way and medians. In the past, city code enforcements would pick up the…
McMillan labeled ‘liberal’ for supporting gas tax to fund ECAT
Newton’s third law is: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The same is true for politics. A week after the News Journal reported…
Escambia near the bottom when it comes to experienced teachers
According to the Florida Department of Education, only four school districts have teachers with an average years of experience less than Escambia County. The state…
Gulf Breeze News Candidate Forum on Friday
The Gulf Breeze News Candidate Forum will be 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the Gulf Breeze Community Center, 800 Shoreline Dr. This is the…
Escambia schools still needs teachers, classes start next week
Escambia County schools open in less than a week, and the school district still has teaching openings. To fill the 30 or so jobs, the…
The District opens Aug. 9
Seville Quarter’s new steakhouse restaurant, The District, will open for business 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9.   The ribbon cutting will take place at 4 p.m. in…
Local government is $1.59 billion industry
When you add up the 2018-19 proposed budgets for City of Pensacola, Escambia County, Escambia County School District and the Emerald Coast Utility Authority, you…
Who has contributed to mayoral race
This covers the campaign finance reports through July 20: Buchanan, Drew Date Last Name First Amount Occupation 7/11/18 Banks Leslie 50 Check Realtor 6/9/18 Riegler…
