Author: Rick Outzen
Mayor says he needs 12 months to figure out how to get CMP to break even
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward held a town hall meeting at the Lucia M. Tryon Branch Library in District 2 on Tuesday, May 28. The meeting…
16 sites submitted to Gulf Power for certification
Press release: Sixteen potential sites for new industries and commerce parks have been submitted for Gulf Power Company’s new site certification program by cities, counties…
RESTORE Reminder
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is hosting a meeting tonight in an effort to gather public input on an initial draft of its Comprehensive…
Viewpoint: 33-percent vs 14-percent is a No Brainer: Vote No!
By Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare It is no surprise to me that the local newspaper is pushing for the elimination of the two at-large…
Listen Local at Maritime Park
city press release: The City of Pensacola’s Neighborhood Services Department announced this afternoon the FREE “Listen Local†benefit concert series, featuring talented local musicians from…
Union official says Valentino may need remove himself from DOJ negotiations
Alan Miller is incensed. The senior vice president of Northwest Chapter of Police Benevolent Association, and who recently retired after working at the Escambia County…
Valentino attacks detention deputies in WEAR interview
Escambia Commissioner Gene Valentino has gotten off his negotiations with Sheriff David Morgan on the county’s response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s findings of…
Inside DOJ report on Escambia County Jail
The cover story for the May 30 issue covers why the U.S. Department of Justice investigated the Escambia County Jail. It’s story that some would…
Green-Up Begins Annual Crepe Myrtle Sale
Green-Up Santa Rosa, the non-profit nursery located at 6758 Park Ave in Milton, will begin it’s 18th Annual Crepe Myrtle Sale on Friday, May 31….
Baldwin County does not want Escambia County, Fl garbage
Baldwin County commission chairman Tucker Dorsey is speaking to the Escambia County at its special meeting today. He is telling the commissioners that they don’t…
Fiesta Boat Parade, DeLuna Landing and Beach Bash Set Sail June 1
Press Release: The Fiesta of Five Flags Centennial Imports Boat Parade sets sail from the Pensacola Yacht Club at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1….
Has Touart hired jail director that killed Robert Boggon?
The buzz we are hearing out of the county complex is that Interim County Administrator George Touart plans to fight the Department of Justice findings…
Hayward Hosting District 2 Town Hall
city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will continue his popular series of “Taking City Hall to the Citizens†town hall meetings with a meeting…
RESTORE Council Coming to Town
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council recently released an initial draft of the Comprehensive Plan: Restoring the Gulf Coast’s Ecosystem and Economy, along with a…
Fighting for Justice
This week the U.S. Department of Justice issued its findings on the Escambia County Jail. It gave the county 49 days to come up with…
Kayak for a Cure
By Brandy Volovecky Kayak for a Cure promises both fun and philanthropy to participants in Gulf Breeze’s third annual benefit for cancer research and prevention….
Viewpoint: Think Cobia
By Michael Hoyt Williamson On April 2nd, an announcement was made in the local press that Mayor Ashton Hayward has successfully negotiated a deal to…
County Jail cited by DOJ as unsafe, needs more staff and better mental health program
The Civil Right Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its five-year investigation of the Escambia County Jail and its findings are as…
Maritime Park mismanaged, not by CMPA, but by City
The daily newspaper, Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Bill Reynolds want the public to believe the financial woes of the Maritime Park are solely…
Council passes panhandling ordinance
By Brandy Volovecky The Pensacola City Council voted to approve an ordinance to the city code that would prohibit aggressive panhandling in downtown Pensacola at…


