Category: News
Grand jury report on ECUA sealed
The Office of the State Attorney announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury has completed its review into complaints and allegations involving the Emerald…
Poll: Gaetz, Zimmerman lead in Congressional primaries
Not much has changed in the First Congressional District primary races since Political Matrix polled in mid-April. As of July 12, Rep. Matt Gaetz still leads…
City Council candidates look at city operations
From Greater Pensacola Chamber candidate surveys: DISTRICT 4 Peter P Gaddy III Q7 Do you believe the city allocates sufficient resources for infrastructure projects? How…
Mayor knew about Incoa proposal five months ago- update
According to the invoices of Penzone Enterprises, Mayor Ashton Hayward and his staff knew about Incoa wanting to lease warehouse space at the Port of…
Commission D2 candidates answers questions about business climate
From the Greater Pensacola Chamber candidate survey: Alan McMillan Q1 Rate the regulatory climate for business in Escambia County. Is it Good/Fair/Bad? Explain your answer….
Commission D4 candidates asked about economic development
From the Greater Pensacola Chamber candidate surveys: Q10: What role should county government take in attracting new businesses to the area? What types of jobs…
Commission D2 debate tomorrow in Perdido
The Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, will be bringing all three candidates running for the Escambia…
Mayoral candidates give five-year plans
Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber released responses to their 2018 candidate questionnaires for the offices of Escambia County Commission, Pensacola Mayor and Pensacola City Council….
Pensacola: ‘The Capital of…’
On Monday, I sat in the balcony of the Rex Theater and listened to bestselling author Andrew Davis talk about how thriving communities market themselves….
Saunders near bottom in pay for state university presidents
The News Service of Florida published this article on the pay for state university presidents. University of West Florida president, Dr. Martha Saunders, is near…
Gaetz fails to support Kinder-Guardian program
Rep. Matt Gaetz failed to support the Kinder-Guardian program, “an intensive three-week introduces specially selected children from 12 to 4 years old to pistols, rifles,…
Realtors endorse Gaddy
From Peter Gaddy Campaign: Peter Gaddy has received the endorsement from the Pensacola Association of Realtors for City Council District 4. This is the first…
FDOT takes aim at contractor amid Sunpass problems
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Florida is halting payments to a company upgrading the SunPass toll-collection system until all the…
Groups call for investigation into Florida Department of Agriculture
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence have caledl on Attorney General Pam Bondi to open a…
County seeks public input for Living Shoreline Project at NAS
Escambia County has received funding from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill for the design and…
350 Pensacola: Students on Ice
Join 350 Pensacola as they follow the journey of a group of students and their instructor on an expedition to the Arctic to see firsthand…
UWF pilots Florida’s first hacking defense course
University of West Florida undergraduate students are working as teams to come up with solutions to problems critical to national security as part of an…
Spencer raises over $100K in two weeks
Councilman Brian Spencer is speed records for raising funds for a city of Pensacola race, raising $100,250 in two weeks, according to the reports filed…
City Finance budget jumped 29 percent in five years
It’s difficult to ask city departments to be frugal and fiscally conservative when the Chief Financial Officer’s budget has grown more than $1.4 million since…
DIB member endorses Spencer for mayor
From John Peacock, Downtown Improvement Board member and former DIB chairman: This November will mark the ninth anniversary of the successful vote to change our…
