Category: News
ECSO modifications of interlocal agreement
ECSO Chief Public Information Officer Amber Southard has told us that the mediation is a two-phase process that the ECSO considers the mediation agreement an…
Mediation and Interlocal agreements side-by-side
Inweekly has placed the Mediation agreement and the Interlocal agreement drafted by the county side-by-side: Mediation Agreement Interlocal Agreement 1. Board of County Commissioners shall agree…
Is the BCC-ECSO mediation agreement binding?
Yesterday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) issued a press release stating that Sheriff David Morgan would not accept the mediation agreement approved the Escambia…
Scott signs bill targeting opioid addiction
By Jim Saunders NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Saying it is critical to “stop the addiction in the beginning,†Gov. Rick Scott on Monday…
Mother says her son was warning of danger, not threatening
The mother of the Booker T. Washington High School student that was arrested last month and charged with threatening the school has told Inweekly that…
Sheriff releases official statement on budget impasse
From the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office: “The attempt to resolve the budget appeal through mediation appears to have been unsuccessful. “Based on communication after the…
Pensacola makes semi-finals of Strongest Town Contest
Pensacola easily outpolled Twin Falls, ID in the Elite Eight round of the Strongest Town Contest. Some of the races this round were extremely close….
CRA Urban Design Overlay workshops today
Workshops will be held by the CRA and Planning Board at 2 p.m. and City Council at 5:30 p.m. for feedback and public comment on…
Sheriff rejects mediation agreement
Sheriff David Morgan has rejected the mediation agreement that would have given his agency $9.1 million over the next four years for pay raises for…
Gov. Scott vetos $64 million, only $2 million locally
Moving quickly, Gov. Rick Scott today signed a nearly $89 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 and issued $64 million…
Another signal more VTMAE jobs coming to Pensacola
Last week, I wrote Gov. Rick Scott was giving the Triumph Gulf Coast signals he wants the board to help the City of Pensacola add…
Grand jury slams Okaloosa school superintendent
An Okaloosa County grand jury issued a scathing report stating that School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson failed to satisfy her obligations to provide for the…