The County district boundaries were redrawn with the ECUA board members in mind. The County Commission did not want to deal with a lawsuit from an ECUA board member who got drawn…
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Buzz: Morgan gets petitions signed
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has met the petition requirement for qualification to be on the 2012 ballot for Sheriff. There were 1,996 validated petitions needed to qualify. He is the first…
Buzz: Council workshop agenda grows
Buzz: Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers (District 2) has requested that following items be added to the Council workshop that has been called by the council president for Wednesday, July 20: How agenda…
Buzz: MPDP loses another day in court
Maritime Park Development Partners, the former developer of the Community Maritime Park that was headed by Scott Davison, had its motions in federal denied yesterday by Judge Casey Rodgers today denied. The…
Woodland Heights proposals rejected
Mayor Ashton Hayward sent out on June 30 a letter to the architectural and engineering firms that bid on the Community Resource Center to be built in Woodland Heights: “Thank you for…
Buzz: Jeremiah Wright coming to Pensacola
Jeremiah Wright, Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ, may be coming to preach. And the Republicans and Tea Party folks are going nuts over it.
Buzz:Merrill wants Feinberg to make us whole
Collier Merrill, fresh from a special event at the James Beard House in NYC, told the IN yesterday that he’s tired of hearing excuses from BP, Gulf Coast Claim Facility and the…
Buzz: Police unveil undercover operation
We got this press release: A press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. today (Monday, June 27) at the Pensacola Police Department, 711 N. Hayne St. Details of an intensive multi-agency undercover…
Buzz: Fear of Jane’s Addiction
Some Pensacola Beach businesses are spreading rumors that Jane’s Addiction will bring a negative element to the beach. They fear riots and uncontrolled lawlessness. After all, the band has “addiction” in its…
Buzz: Mark O’Brien laid off
The buzz is longtime PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien has been laid off. On his Facebook page, O’Brien has posted: Don’t weep for me, Pensacola. I just took a dip in the swimming…
Buzz: Wave of foreclosures coming
The talk among bankers is that a wave of home foreclosures may hit Pensacola area in the next couple of weeks. As the feds crackdown on the loan portfolios of local banks,…
Buzz: County may privatize juvie
Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver told the IN yesterday that he is looking into privatizing the county juvenile detention. The state is charging the county $280 per day for each person in…