Author: Jeremy Morrison
Feeding Frenzy and the Goldmine
The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee on Monday heard presentations on both environment and economy. William O. Cleckley, of the Northwest Florida Water Management…
African-American Leaders Decry Shooting, ECSO Response
A few blocks away from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, a collective of African-American community organizations and leaders gathered today at Englewood Baptist Church to…
IFS Battle Brewing? Jail employees say they were threatened by county official
As part of the ongoing jail-transfer process, Escambia County Human Resources Director Tom Turner met with a group of jail employees yesterday. The parties differ…
Oil Spill Funding Workshop
There is a workshop this weekend geared toward educating the public on how best to plug into the RESTORE Act and NRDA processes resulting from…
Questions Emerge in Trailer Park Altercation
A man involved in a Saturday incident at a Creighton Road trailer park says the scene did not unfold the way it is described in…
Morgan Responds as Victim Recovers
Ceola Walker has been searching for answers since Saturday. That’s when Roy Middleton, her 60-year-old son, was shot by sheriff deputies as he tried to…
Civil Citations, So Far
Members of the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition held a conference call last week to discuss the implementation of the county’s civil citation program. The program…
Consolidation, Not IT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is taking issue with certain aspects of last week’s jail-transfer report provided by county staff. “We have reviewed the transition…
Sunshine Confessional
Prior to discussing the sale of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s 19-acre downtown property yesterday, board Chairman Larry Walker took a few minutes to shed…
ECUA Says Okay
Despite concerns about what might eventually be developed on the site, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority voted this afternoon to take the next step toward…
The ‘Soft Transfer’
With scant discussion regarding Sheriff David Morgan’s recent offer to retain control of the county jail for another year, the Escambia County Commission this morning…
Barry on The Offer
While Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry said today that he welcomes a conversation regarding the recent offer from Sheriff David Morgan to retain operations of…