Category: News
Sexual assaults in military are up, alarmingly
A survey released by the Pentagon yesterday estimates that sexual assaults in the military have increased over 36 percent since 2010–jumping from 19,000 people in…
Hayward announces he is running for a second term
Mayor Ashton Hayward used his press conference on Southwest Airlines to announce that he is running for a second term. According to the daily, Hayward…
Viewpoint: More Practical Approach to Medicaid
By Grover Robinson, Escambia Co. Commissioner Another Florida Legislative Session has just ended and for 19-million Floridians there are a host of new issues and…
Another sexual assault by Air Force officer
Stars and Stripes reports that the chief of the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention and response branch–Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski– was arrested by Arlington, Va….
1600 votes cast already in Escambia County for House District 2
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford has told the IN that 1,600 votes have been cast the GOP primary for House District 2 in…
Pensacola Airport to gain Nashville route
The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has announced that Nashville International Airport will begin offering in November two daily nonstop Southwest flights to Pensacola. Read more.
$58 Million for NRDA Projects
A number of Northwest Florida projects received funds today as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil…
Pensacola area gets nearly a million dollars for homeless
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $4,242,304 in a second round of grants to support18 local homeless housing and service…
Sheriff Morgan submits $95 million budget
Sheriff David Morgan has officially submitted his 2013-2014 budget to the Board of County Commissioners: Law Enforcement: $50,773,658 Detention: $40,251,178 Court Security: $4,033,002 Total: $95,057,838…
Sacred Heart says not expanding health coverage hurts area economy
Press Release: Leaders of Sacred Heart Health System say the Florida House’s vote to forgo billions of dollars in federal funding to expand insurance coverage…
Hayward’s Common $ense
city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced this afternoon that Navy Federal Credit Union and Pen Air Federal Credit Union have signed on to…
County tries to block Jail Study from being released
There is a budget battle about to break out between interim County Administrator George Touart and Sheriff David Morgan. The fight is inevitable. This first…