Gulf Power has a new president, Stan Connally. Over the past two decades, the omen of pending hurricanes is our electric utility getting a new leader. Travis J. Bowden took in the…
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Preparing for RESTORE
County commissioners Grover Robinson and Gene Valentino reported to the board this morning on their venture to the Florida Association of Counties meeting last week. One topic of discussion during the Panama…
Franchise Fees and Medicaid Predictions
The Escambia County Commission is considering raising the caps on electric and natural gas franchise fees by 50 percent. Such an increase would generate between $2.5 and $3 million for the county….
Akin’s statement called ‘medically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous’
By Shelby Smithey… The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has called the statements by Rep. Todd Akin (Rep-Missouri) on rape and pregnancy “medically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous.†Local professionals who deal…
Local Wins National History Fair
The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the recognition of a “Stellar Employee†and the…
Viewpoint: Rand and Ryan
By Ryan Barnett…. On the surface of the recent discussion relating to Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Ryan as running mate is the interesting question as to how much Ayn Rand’s line…
Shootings continue
Press Release: Escambia County deputies are investigating two overnight drive by shootings. On August 20th, 2012 around 2116hrs deputies were notified of a shots fired call in the 2200 blk of W….
E. Government St. Marathon
After drawing fire from the East Government Street crowd in July, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer came prepared last night. Slipping on a blue hardhat, he noted the “passionate champions†engaged in…
Bare wins 18 out of 21 precincts, only 43 percent vote on west side
Charles Bare soundly defeated incumbent Council President Sam Hall for the City of Pensacola’s At Large B seat – with 58 percent of the vote. However, it was the white-dominated precincts that…
Lumon May won every precinct
Lumon May won every precinct in the Democratic primary for County Commission District 3. His team did a better job in getting out the votes than incumbent Marie Young did in 2008….
Sam’s Announcement
Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall made an announcement of sorts last night during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “I’m at a state now where I’m not able to perform…
Reconnect Neighborhood Added to Agenda
The ‘Citizens in the East Government Street Neighborhood’ have weighed in on the reconnection of that street. A report from the group has been added to today’s Pensacola City Council agenda. The…
Facts about rape and pregnancy
A national study found in 1996 that rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency and is a cause of many unwanted pregnancies. The rapes are closely linked with family and domestic violence. Department…
What the heck is legitimate rape?
Rep. Todd Akin opened his mouth and once again a Republican nut case has taken any meaningful debate of issues out of the media. When asked in an interview on a St….
IN Game Changer IMS ExpertServices makes new list
PENSACOLA, Fla.- For the sixth year in a row, IMS ExpertServices was named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. IMS is ranked number 2,311…
Busy COW
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to hammer out a lease for a parcel…
New school standards start this week
Starting this week, kindergarten and first-graders in Florida will be the first to be taught under new standards intended to better prepare students for college and careers. Florida has voluntarily adopted the…
Blog nominated for 2012 Netroots Award
By far the best independent blog in the state of Florida is the SaintPetersblog.com. Peter Schorsch has his finger on the pulse of the state’s politics. His blog has regularly won several…
Robertson wins recount
The Escambia County Canvassing Board has completed the machine recount for the District #1 County Commission race and certified the Primary Election today. The final count for Commissioner Wilson Robertson was 3,369…
Still Finding BP’s Oil
As officials begin to consider how they might spend eventual RESTORE Act money, the impact of BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is still being felt on local beaches….