The Pensacola City Council met for nearly five hours yesterday: agenda review, CRA meeting and council workshop. At the very end of the last meeting, City Administrator Eric Olson chose to give…
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Chief Simmons retirement celebration on July 15
A retirement celebration is scheduled for Wednesday (July 15) to honor Police Chief Chip W. Simmons, who is retiring after 29 years with the Pensacola Police Department. The reception will begin at…
Council president calls special meeting on Studer leases
The city of Pensacola has notified the media that Council President Andy Terhaar has called for a special meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 16 to consider the proposed leases for…
Former DEA agent pre-files for Escambia County Sheriff
Press Release: John D. Johnson, a local law enforcement veteran and resident of the Oak Grove community in Escambia County pre-filed for the office of Escambia County Sheriff. Johnson, a Republican, is…
Pensacola City Council workshops film commission and climate control
The Pensacola City Council holds its monthly week of meetings this week (Calliope music playing in the background). The city leaders will its regular meeting on Thursday. Today the council has the…
Pensacola celebrates 194th anniversary of becoming U.S. territory on Friday, July 17
Historian John Appleyard called the office. This Friday, July 17, Pensacola celebrates becoming part of the United States. Military Gov. Andrew Jackson accepted the West Florida territory from the Spanish at 10…
Call to local restaurants and businesses: Greet returning Argos
From UWF VP Kevin Bailey: Dear Pensacola Area Restaurant and Business Owners: On behalf of the Division of Student Affairs at the University of West Florida, I invite you to participate in…
Orlando attorney pours funds into medical marijuana effort
A political committee leading a renewed effort to pass a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana raised nearly $293,000 in June, with about $233,000 of the money coming from an Orlando law…
PS Podcasts: Redistricting and Running of the Bulls
On Thursday’s show, I spoke with Todd Thomson about the Florida Supreme Court ruling that ordered the Florida Legislature to redraw some of the state’s congressional districts. I also interviewed Seville Quarter…
Tax collector reaches agreement with Ferris wheel owner
Escambia County will not have to send the repo guys to Atlanta to bring back the Skyview Atlanta Ferris Wheel. Tax Collector Janet Holley announced this morning that an agreement has been…
What do the Twitter accounts of the presidential candidates tell us?
If Twitter voted for the Presidential Primary, it would be Hillary Clinton (3.81 million) versus Donald Trump (3.11 million), according to website Spokeo.com. The contest might be even closer, using twitteraudit.com –…
NRSC Memo: Miller close to making decision on U.S. Senate race
Ward Bake, executive director of National Republican Senatorial Committee, sent out a memo giving his analysis of the various U.S. Senate races in the 2016 election cycle. His analysis on Florida said…
Nurseries seek piece of new pot industry
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In a key step toward making a type of medical marijuana available to patients, the Florida Department of Health has received 28 applications from…
Lutimothy May laid off by city of Pensacola
Rev. LuTimothy May is no longer Mayor Ashton Hayward’s community outreach administrator. The man who chaired the mayor’s transition team in 2010, and whom Hayward has referred to as being one of…
National Sheriffs’ Association Presidential Straw Poll has Huckebee leading
Several candidates for president spoke at the the National Sheriffs’ Association’s (NSA) 75th Anniversary Conference and Presidential Forum in Baltimore, MD last week. NSA members voted in the first-ever straw poll, giving…
Hayward fails to put Studer leases on July agenda
Mayor Ashton Hayward isn’t starting off the second half of 2015 much better than the first half. The most talked about new projects for downtown Pensacola are the University of West Florida…
Podcast: Bergosh pre-files for County Commission District 1 seat
School Board member Jeff Bergosh has pre-filed to run for Escambia County Commission District 1 seat. Incumbent Wilson Robertson has already announced that he will not seek another term. Bergosh came on…
Court looks at allowing guns in university housing
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a high-profile legislative debate this spring about concealed weapons on college campuses, a state appeals court is poised to hear arguments in a…
No version of the Confederate flag will fly over Escambia County buildings
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners last night voted unanimously to no longer fly the Confederate flag in its five-flag displays and to replace it with the state flag of Florida….
County sued over invocations
Alleging violations of the state and federal constitutions, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Brevard County Commission because atheists and other non-religious people have…