County Attorney Alison Rogers sent the following email to the county commissioners: Commissioners, Please be aware that today Judge Nobles granted summary judgment for the remaining Gibbs defendants, Marie Young and Grover…
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Low, low, low voter turnout in House Dist. 2 GOP primary
Gulf Breeze Recreation Center at noon today, only 290 votes cast. In 2007–the last special election– 955 votes cast, 589 for Ford. In Scenic Heights, one voter called to say only 95…
Ingram, Broxson pay less for health insurance than we do, much less
How much do you pay for health insurance? Would you like to pay only $9 a month? How about $30 for your entire family? The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Florida…
Baby Gaetz to run for Papa Gaetz’s Senate seat
The Daily News reports that state Rep. Matt Gaetz has pre-filed for his father’s Senate seat. Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, will reach his term limit for the District 1 Senate seat in…
Negative ads appear to work, Hill surging ahead in latest poll
SaintPetersblog.com is reporting that Mike Hill has surged to a 12-point lead in the House District 2 GOP primary over former Gulf Breeze mayor Ed Gray, with Hill receiving 36 percent of…
Commissioner Barry’s Town Hall
Escambia County District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will hold an open forum town hall meeting on Monday. The May 13 town hall is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., in the Ransom Middle School…
Mike Hill gets taste of his own medicine
In Republican primary for House District 2, Mike Hill and his supporters have taken several swings at Ed Gray and Jack Nobles. As we get closer the May 14 vote, Hill’s supporters…
Auditor waiting on info from Amex to close gift card investigation
Escambia Clerk of Courts released this letter from Saltmarsh, Cleaveland and Gund to the Greater Pensacola Chamber: Mr. Gary Huston, Treasurer Greater Pensacola Chamber 117 West Garden Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 The…
ECAT launches student wheels pass,
Press Release: Students can ride for $25 from Memorial Day till Labor Day. Representatives from Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) are proud to announce the launch of the Student Summer Wheels pass….
Zac Brown has his own Landshark can
Landshark Lager is giving fans of Zac Brown Band a unique, all-access pass to the band this summer. The Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band will be featured on special, limited-edition 16 oz….
Transition audit blasts Magaha
After she was sworn in as Escambia County Clerk of Court, Pam Childers engaged Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC to perform an independent evaluation of compensation practices and other internal control matters…
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Announces New Leadership
Press Release: The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Lieutenant General Duane D. Thiessen, USMC (Ret) as the new President and CEO of the Foundation beginning June…
Hertz to relocate to Lee County
Press Release: Yesterday, the Hertz Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark P. Frissora, Governor Rick Scott and Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope were joined by a host of community leaders to…
Sexual assaults in military are up, alarmingly
A survey released by the Pentagon yesterday estimates that sexual assaults in the military have increased over 36 percent since 2010–jumping from 19,000 people in the armed forces assaulted in 2010 to…
Hayward announces he is running for a second term
Mayor Ashton Hayward used his press conference on Southwest Airlines to announce that he is running for a second term. According to the daily, Hayward said deals like Southwest adding Houston and…
Viewpoint: More Practical Approach to Medicaid
By Grover Robinson, Escambia Co. Commissioner Another Florida Legislative Session has just ended and for 19-million Floridians there are a host of new issues and opportunities that have been created. For local…
Another sexual assault by Air Force officer
Stars and Stripes reports that the chief of the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention and response branch–Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski– was arrested by Arlington, Va. police this weekend and charged with sexual…
1600 votes cast already in Escambia County for House District 2
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford has told the IN that 1,600 votes have been cast the GOP primary for House District 2 in Escambia County as 3 p.m. Only 271…
Pensacola Airport to gain Nashville route
The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has announced that Nashville International Airport will begin offering in November two daily nonstop Southwest flights to Pensacola. Read more.
$58 Million for NRDA Projects
A number of Northwest Florida projects received funds today as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Here is a press release from…