Dr. Nick Place, dean of the University of Florida /IFAS Extension, announced his decision regarding the Escambia County 4-H and its future at today’s Escambia County Commission’s Committee of the Whole. (Read…
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Oh, and about the county privatizing jail medical services
Sheriff David Morgan shared this email exchange regarding the rumor that George Touart was working a backroom deal to bring back Armour to handle medical services at the county jail. From: Alison…
Mythology of George Touart. He was not that great
Today the Board of County Commissioners will decide if George Touart will be given a contract to become the full-time county administrator. Touart didn’t finished at the top of the search committee’s…
Stand Down, Mr. LeRoy or how Valentino broke his gavel
I’ve heard repeatedly about Commissioner Gene Valentino breaking his gavel last week when he got upset with a citizen addressing the board. Admiral Leroy knows how to get under people’s skin, but…
George’s version of the truth
For $50, I got five DVDs of the Escambia County BCC Budget workshops. The videos show some troubling inconsistencies regarding the County’s takeover of the county jail. Interim County Administrator George Touart…
Gov. Scott meets with ARC Gateway leaders before big job announcement
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Senate President Don Gaetz met this morning with leaders from ARC Gateway at breakfast hosted by Lewis and Belle Bear and Collier Merrill. The governor wanted to…
BP wants to suspend claims, sets up hot line
BP asked a federal judge late Tuesday to order that all payments from its Gulf oil spill civil settlement be suspended until an independent investigation by former FBI Director Louis Freeh of…
Bollards are coming. They really, really are this time. Promise.
We got this email message via the Downtown Improvement Board: MESSAGE FROM THE CITY OF PENSACOLA Dear Resident/Property Owner: On July 18, 2013, the City of Pensacola will begin construction on Phase…
Discover Earth is coming to West Florida Public Library
DISCOVER EARTH is coming! The West Florida Public Library announces an ongoing interactive museum exhibit and program series beginning July 30 through Sept 27. WFPL is honored to be one of ten…
Jail death this morning, no foul play expected
The Medical Examiner’s Office is currently investigating a death in the Escambia County Jail Central Booking Division. Richard Craig Adams Jr., age 47, had been incarcerated on charges of Grand Theft and…
Buzz: Hayward prefiles for re-election
Mayor Ashton Hayward has pre-filed to run for mayor of Pensacola in 2014. Donna Clark and Maren Deweese have also pre-filed. Clark has reported $5,250 in campaign contributions, according to the Supervisor…
RESTORE Advisory looks at shoreline erosion and stormwater
By Brandy Volovecky Two speakers talked to the Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee about ways to slow and prevent shoreline erosion and decrease the damaging effects of storm water at its…
Gulf Coast Ultimate World Series Begins Tomorrow
The return of the popular Nations Baseball Ultimate World Series will begin this Wednesday morning, July 17, with coach and team meetings at Pensacola Beach, followed by Opening Ceremonies at 4 p.m….
EPA Grants DeSoto Canyon Drilling Amendment
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted an Australian oil company a revision to its Gulf of Mexico drilling permit that allows for an increased amount of emissions. The decision follows an extended…
More video on George Touart’s application for county administrator
Interim County Administrator George Touart used his position to campaign publicly before all the commissioners to sell why he should be given the job full-time. Wait until Touart finishes his monologue….for the…
Sheriff’s Office responds on its internal service fund
Gerald Champagne, the attorney for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, has sent County Attorney Alison Perdue a letter concerning Interim County Administrator George Touart’s recommendation that the county commission take control of…
Grover and Wilson took off the gloves (video)
You have to see this YouTube video on last night’s meetings. Commissioners Wilson Robertson and Gene Valentino are getting more upset when it anyone challenges the process for hiring of George Touart…
State Attorney says Chamber must follow Sunshine Law
We received this mail from State Attorney Bill Eddins: 20130711153920481. I will report more on this later.
Arc Announces 2013 Crab Cake Winners
Arc Gateway announced the winners of its annual Crab Cake Cook-Off. People’s Choice Awards went to the Oar House with first place, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos with second and Five Flags Rotary’s…
We found why Valentino and Touart have attacked Sheriff and DOJ so vigorously
Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino and Interim County Administrator have it in for Sheriff David Morgan. In open meetings they have repeatedly cast doubts towards the U.S. Department of Justice findings…