Monday, Oct. 17 the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†in Century, primarily in the area bounded by East Pond Street to the south,…
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School Board rejects own pay increase…not Escambia
Okaloosa County School Board voted recently to not accept the salary increase set forth by the state. The savings was small, only about $5,000 total, but showed their employers that they would…
IN Interview: Wilson Robertson
Seeing a Man About a Horse.. by Jeremy Morrison… He maintains that what he did wasn’t against the rules. But he concedes it probably should be. “There is no law on the…
UWF opens Military and Veterans Resource Center
Press Release: More than 2,500 military and veteran students at the University of West Florida (UWF) will have access to specialized resources to assist in the transition from military to civilian life…
Chinese company gets $64 million contract with GE Pensacola
Bloomberg reports Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co. has winning a $63.6 million order to provide GE Generators (Pensacola) LLC with towers for wind turbines. Titan will deliver the towers to the unit…
Vessels of Opportunity can now file for damages
The Times-Picayune reports captains who participated in BP’s Vessels of Opportunity program can now pursue claims for damage to their boats and possibly other grievances, even if they settled claims for economic…
Grants for Economic Development available -$30 million
From Sen. Don Gaetz office: The University of West Florida (UWF) Office of Economic Development and Engagement (OEDE) today began accepting proposals for grant funding to promote business development and research in…
Pensacola GOP Debate Watching Party
Escambia County Romney for President is hosting a debate watching party: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11 Monterrey’s Mexican Grill on Bayou Blvd. 5030 Bayou Boulevard Monterrey’s is located in the Cordova Mall…
Give the Coat off Your Back Drive
The “Give the Coat off Your Back Drive†is officially kicked off for the 2010 annual drive. The Farrar Law Firm and Farrar Family and all of our sponsors and friends encourage…
It’s official. UPS moving to P’cola
Press Release: UPS to move regional sorting operation to Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that international shipper UPS would be moving their regional sorting facility to…
Chamber gets two defense grants -$300K
Press Release: Governor Rick Scott announced the awarding of two defense grants to the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The announcement was made at the Gulf Power Economic Symposium last week,…
Blackwater prison target of federal grand jury
The St. Pete Times reports that the federal grand jury investigation that has gotten the Santa Rosa County Commission upset about TEAM Santa Rosa is focusing on the privately-owned state prison that…
Escambia Coach had problems at Columbia High
The arrested head football coach of Escambia High School, Scott Anderson, resigned in 2004 as the head coach of Columbia High School after only coaching one game and had his educator’s certificate…
Broxson Seeks Answers from Mediacom
Press Release: Executives of Mediacom have agreed to a town hall meeting to discuss the recent interruptions in programming for the local Fox networks, according to a statement released by State Representative…
AG Bondi on audit of GCCF
Press Release: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Provides Recommendations on the Gulf Coast Claims Facility Audit TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Advocating on behalf of Floridians who have suffered economic losses in the wake of the…
Letter to Feinberg
From Art Rocker, state head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: As of October 6, 2011, o/a 10:20am, I have had an opportunity to meet with BP’s Ken Feinberg in his Washington,…
Victor Steen case settled
Mayor Ashton Hayward has sent the following memo to the Pensacola City Council: The City’s Police Liability Insurance Company has settled the claim of Cassandra Steen against the City and Officer Ard…
Buzz: UPS moving to Pensacola Airport
The word I’m getting both here and from friends in Mobile is United Parcel Service (UPS) is moving its regional operations from Mobile to Pensacola. Estimated jobs: 40+ Avg. salary: $40K+ It…
State Attorney’s subpoena
Here is the copy of the subpoena from State Attorney’s office to the Pensacola Chamber on Ed Schroeder’s emails – 20111006160403668
Hugh King drops out of Democrat primary
The race for Escambia County Commissioner District 3 has seen one life-long Democrat drop his party affiliation and switch to No Party Affiliation (NPA)–Hugh King, Sr. The former city councilman hasn’t gotten…