Category: Escambia County
County Commissioners reach out to their constituents
Commissioner Lumon May yesterday hosted a Unity in the Community day in the Montclair neighborhood at Westernmark Park. See PNJ gallery. On Monday Aug. 17,…
County seeks to clarify Fire MSBU Assessments
Press release: Several Escambia County residents have contacted the Board of County Commissioners with questions regarding the “Notice of NON-AD Valorem Assessments for Escambia County…
Barry pre-files for second term
Press Release: Today, District 5, Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry announced his candidacy for re-election in November 2016, and filed paperwork with the Supervisor of…
Work begins on Navy Point bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation began construction activities on replacing the bridge located on County Road 292A (West Sunset Avenue) over Bayou Grande to the…
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…
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…
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…
Battle over Confederate flag plays out today at BCC
The battle over the Confederate flag continues today at Escambia Board of County Commissioners. On the agenda is an item for the county to remove…
Podcast: Grover on juvenile detention costs
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, president of the Florida Association of Counties, talks about the proposed solution with the state on juvenile detention costs.
FDLE report: State has lowest crime rate in 44 years
Florida Department of Law Enforcement released its 2014 Annual Crime in Florida report today. The report shows Florida’s crime rate dropped 4.9 percent compared to…
PS Today: SaintPetersBlog.com
Peter Schorsch, creator of SaintPetersBlog.com, will be on the show today. He has been watching the Jeff Miller situation: If Jeff Miller runs for Senate,…
Castle Greyskull gets a reprieve…until next meeting
The meetings of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners are circular events. Ideas, opinions and facts go round and round, and sometimes a decision pops…
Grover fights for funds in Tallahassee
County commissioners from various parts of the state urged lawmakers Wednesday to approve a proposal that could end a long-running battle about how to split…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Duwayne Escobedo talks about W.D. Childers and the death of Willie Junior
On Pensacola Speaks, I talked with investigative reporter Duwayne Escobedo about his coverage of the fall of W.D. Childers and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the…
By 3-2 vote, Spanish, British, French and Confederate flags brought back to Pensacola Bay Center
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted, 3-2, to allow the five historical flags approved by the Pensacola City Council to be flown over all…
NAACP offers ‘compromise’ on Confederate flag issue
The Pensacola branch of the NAACP has sent a letter to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners titled: “Economic Development Committee Flag Response and Proposed…
IN 2005: Mysterious Death of Willie Junior
By Duwayne Escobedo In a roomful of the best and brightest newspaper and TV reporters from Mobile and Pensacola, no one dared ask the one…
Grover sends viewpoint on flag debate
From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: Recently in talking with a citizen I mentioned the County spends over $300-million annually on its budget with little…
Escambia crime stats show nearly 10 percent drop index crimes
The annual Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for 2014 show a 9.6% reduction in index crimes and indicate the number of violent crimes in Escambia…
Escambia County Democratic Executive Committee elects officers
Last night, Mike Lowery, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the Escambia County Democratic Executive…
