Category: News
Mayor says it is his fault that he screwed up qualifications of his COO
Mayor Ashton Hayward told WEAR TV that he misspoke about his former Chief Operations Officer’s education. Employees have come forward and said the COO talked…
Groundbreaking for new downtown YMCA on Thursday
After years of planning, dreaming, and a year of intensive fundraising, the Downtown Pensacola YMCA will finally break ground on their new, state-of-the-art facility on…
Pensacola Five Flags Rotary installs 2015-2016 Officers and Board of Directors
Pensacola Five Flags Rotary Installs 2015-2016 Officers and Board of Directors Press Release: Pensacola Five Flags Rotary Club recently held its annual Change of Command…
Escambia County Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program Returning
Press Release: The Escambia County Low-Cost Spay-Neuter program is returning, this time at the Pensacola Humane Society’s Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic. Beginning…
Fountain blames demise on local media and bloggers who ‘repeatedly crossed line and bullied public employees…’
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, resigned this morning. She also sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council saying, “It has been…
COO Fountain resigns
Press Release: The City of Pensacola announced today that Tamara Fountain would step down as Chief Operations Officer in order to pursue other opportunities. During…
Choral Society looking for executive director
The Choral Society of Pensacola is now hiring an Executive Director. The Executive Director acts as a liaison between the organization and the press, sponsors,…
Hiring Fountain makes sense if…
From the perspective of education and work history, Mayor Hayward’s hiring of Tamara Fountain as his Communications Administrator, at a salary above the market, doesn’t…
Gaetz family shows how to correct a misstatement….quickly and with humor
From The News Service of Florida: Everyone knows that Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, likes to tell tales and that some of them might have a…
Podcast: Rep. Jolly talks about his U.S. Senate bid
Congressman David Jolly (R-Clearwater) is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio. We had him on…
PBR: Olson has his own cover-up
While his co-leader, COO Tamara Fountain, is battling to keep her job, City Administrator Eric Olson has some explaining to do about the Planning Department…
PNJ editorial focuses the resume issue back on Mayor Ashton Hayward
The daily newspaper has a strong editorial coming out tomorrow. It is available online now: “City blind to bigger picture.” The editorial board points out…
Resume-gate: How a snafu became a full blown crisis on the 7th floor of City Hall
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward is interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about his restructuring of his administration and the qualifications of his…
Barry pre-files for second term
Press Release: Today, District 5, Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry announced his candidacy for re-election in November 2016, and filed paperwork with the Supervisor of…
Councilman Bare wants Pensacola City Council to conduct an inquiry into conduct of Planning Board member
Councilman Charles Bare wants the City Council to conduct an inquiry into the conduct of Planning Board member Scott Sallis in his recent vote on…
Fountain releases resume. It is a little sparse on prior experience (Update)
The Chief Operations Officer for the City of Pensacola late last night released her resume to the media. Tamara Fountain lists only one job that…
WEAR TV reporter says she never received email with corrections to Hayward interview
On July 24, Mayor Ashton Hayward was interviewed by WEAR TV reporter Amber Southard about the qualifications of his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain. In…
Mayor Hayward issues statement on Fountain, he will talk to her next week
In the furor over the qualifications of Tamara Fountain to serve as the Chief Operations Officer for the City of Pensacola, one voice has been…
Fountain cries foul
City Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain issued this evening a statement to the Pensacola News Journal accusing reporter Will Isern of printing “allegations and innuendo”…
Mayor Hayward mum on Fountain
The PNJ is reporting that City Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain does not have a Masters of Business Administration from UWF and Bachelor’s from Florida…
