Former County Administrator George Touart has sent the Escambia County Commissioners a request that his legal fees incurred to defend an ethics complaint in regards to his business relationships with owners of…
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Coby recommends against Land Capital agreement
City Manager Al Coby is recommending that the Pensacola City Council not approve the master developer agreement with Land Capital Group (now called Maritime Park Development Partners) for the construction of the…
Inmate may have had AIDS
Shelia Jackson, who died in the Escambia County Jail infirmary on Wednesday, Jan. 21, may have suffered from AIDS. We reviewed her case file at the Clerk of Courts offices today. Ms….
Ever has consolidation bill
State Rep. Greg Evers has a consolidation bill that he will be proposing to the Northwest Florida delegation. It has a wrinkle that will give him and his fellow lawmakers power over…
Hurray! Pensacola makes UK website
Unfortunately it is a website about bingo – www.bingonews.com.
Magaha addresses staff reductions
Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha has written a letter to the Chief Judge Kim Skievaski, BOCC Chairman Marie Young, Public Defender James Owens, Sheriff David Morgan, State Attorney Bill Eddins and…
Pensacola – Bottle Club & Bingo Capital of Florida
The Pensacola City Council showed that is serious about creating jobs at its first regular meeting by voting to allow bingo parlors within the city limits. “In this economic time, any commercial…
More on Jail Death
Shelia Doreen Jackson was in the Escambia County Jail awaiting to be transported to the state mental hospital. Jackson was arrested in May 2008 for possession of cocaine – a third degree…
All for One says Evers is supporting the bill
I interviewed Jason Crawford, co-chair of Escambia All-For-One: “Scott Remington and I, on behalf of Escambia All-for-One, have been working closely and extensively with Rep. Evers who chairs our local legislative delegation….
Buzz: New bar coming to downtown
We’re hearing that the Hopjacks crew is opening another bar on Palafox. We’ve got call into Corey, Joe and Melissa to find out where and when. They are opening a new bar…
Bingo Parlors may come to Pensacola
Innerlight Surf Shop owner J.B. Schluter wants to put in a Bingo Parlor on his property on Ninth Avenue. A public hearing by the city council will be held tonight to determine…
Buzz: Peaden/Evers will derail consolidation
Latest political gossip: The fix is in to stop the efforts to have the state legislature pass bill for the formation of a consolidation commission. Two of our Okaloosa lawmakers have figured…
Death at Escambia County Jail
Sheila Jackson, 50, was found dead Wednesday at 2 a.m. during an hourly check of inmates housed in the infirmary. Jackson had been in jail since Jan. 7 on a narcotics charge….
Purple ticket curse
The trials and tribulations of IN staffers Sean Boone and Joani Delezen at the inauguration: Down But Not Out An Event Failure Couldn’t Stop Patriotic Pride I’ll start by saying Joani and…
BTW: Studers pay city taxes, too
The Studers own several properties in the City – both downtown and in Belmont area. Their total property tax bill for these properties is $14,276.83.
Oops, Lewis, we pay more property taxes than you
CJ Lewis ends his latest diatribe with: “Lastly, thank you for your interest in the City of Pensacola. As a non-resident, non-voter, and non-taxpayer we appreciate your input and will give it…
Oops, Saenger opening delayed
Four days after a spokesperson for the Saenger Theatre told the IN that the completion of its new performance hall is still scheduled for February, City Manager (former interim) Al Coby admits…
Cold and crowded in D.C.
IN staffers Sean Boone and Joani Delezen are in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration. Here is Sean’s report on Monday: Its 8:42 and man am I beat. After commuting all over town…
CJ Lewis joins the CC Elebash bandwagon
Former Pensacola mayoral candidate C.J. Lewis has his own mythology on the multi-use stadium at the Community Maritime Park. In his comments under my analysis of the Elebash viewpoint, Lewis writes: “For…