In the 2010 Pensacola mayoral primary, the voter turnout was 36.4 percent for a four person race–Mayor Mike Wiggins, Ashton Hayward, Councilwoman Diane Mack and Charles Bare. As 1:30 pm, 12,614 Pensacola…
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Escambia County voter turnout strong
The voting in Escambia County has remained steady and probably will surpass the earlier prediction of a 25-percent turnout. As of 1:10 p.m., 14,698 votes have been cast today, increasing the primary…
Florida Blue awards The Arc Gateway $100,000 grant
The Arc Gateway is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant from Florida Blue Foundation to support the Pearl Nelson Child Development Center. The Pearl Nelson Center is the largest…
Top 10 busiest Escambia County precincts
Here’s the breakdown at 10 a.m. – 7,929 votes cast today — Primary total:Â 37,829 (18% turnout) Precinct 43 BEULAH FREE WILL BAPTIST 7561 Mobile Hwy 232 Precinct 46 TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH…
McCain said ‘Yes’
One of my favorite people in Pensacola is Nancy Fetterman, widow of Adm. Jack Fetterman. Nancy and Jack were close to Sen. John McCain. She shared this story about the late senator….
Escambia voting is steady, expected turnout 21-25 percent
As of 7:55 a.m., 31,900 votes have been cast in Escambia County. We’ve had 2,019 votes today. Mail-in is at 17,779, and Early Voting topped at 12,100. There are two provisional ballots…
Federal tariff mitigation plan for farmers announced
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers hurt by the trade war after the federal government imposed…
Pensacola sister, Gero, Japan recovering
Pensacola’s sister city, Gero, Japan, is still recovering from extreme flooding and landslides caused by the landfall of Typhoon Prapiroon in July. Gero experienced all-time rainfall records and saw thousands of citizens…
Another $250K-$350K of PAC money has been spent on local races
The Political Action Committee Escambia Citizens for Better Government spent $102,038 on local races. It primarily helped to promote District 2 Commission candidate Alan McMillan. District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill had the…
Over $273K spent in mayoral primary, over $826K in local primaries
Local candidates have spent $826.380 for the Aug. 28 primary. The most expensive race, through Aug. 24 campaign election reports, is the Pensacola mayor’s race – $273,532.88. Councilman Brian Spencer, who…
UWF football game on Cox
The University of West Florida, ranked number two in the country, will open their season Thursday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola against #22 Carson-Newman. The top 25 matchup will…
29,020 votes waiting to be tallied
Over 29,000 votes have been cast in Escambia County, which means some races may have already been decided: Mail-in 16,919, Early Voting 12,100, and one provisional ballot.
‘City of Grudges’ finalist for state literary award
My novel ‘City of Grudges’ has advanced from semi-finalist to finalist for the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Award in the published book-length mystery genre category. The winner will be announced in mid-October….
Bob-O-Link, Gorham & Cruzat Project public meeting on Aug. 29
District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill, Escambia County staff and Hammond Engineering Inc. are hosting an on-site public meeting to discuss the plans for the Bob-O-Link, Gorham and Cruzat Project. The project, previously…
Nearly 23K votes cast in Escambia County
Thursday was another strong day for Early Voting with 1,540 votes cast. To date, 22,929 mail-in and early voting votes have been cast in Escambia County. Democrat 7,143 31.15% Republican 13,929 60.75%…
Two local primaries decided by less than 33 votes
Since 2006, four local primary races have been decided by less than 33 votes: 1) The closest was the 2006 GOP primary for County Commissioner, District 2 when Gene Valentino nudged ahead…
Documentary: ‘Backpack Full of Cash’ on Sept. 24
“Backpack Full of Cash” is an award-winning documentary narrated by Matt Damon. Â It explores our national traditional public school systems under attack by those who would privatize and turn the Education Budget…
Infant Mortality Awareness event on Sept. 6
September is nationally recognized as Infant Mortality Awareness Month. To raise awareness for this critically important issue, the Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition will be remembering the infant lives lost in 2017…
And then the primary got weird
Republican Mike Hill, a former State Representative who is running for the Florida House District 1 seat, yesterday posted a live video on Facebook. Hill is standing in front of the City…
5,266
As of noon today, 5,266 votes have been cast by Pensacola residents, roughly a quarter of the expected turnout.