Category: Escambia County
Commission Rejects Increased Caps, Wants City to Figure RESTORE Out
Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White made it clear last night that he did not support increasing electric and natural gas franchise fee caps. “The whole…
More RESTORE Planning
With the promise of RESTORE Act money on the eventual horizon, the Escambia County Commission today further discussed the process of divvying up the funds….
Commissioners Consider Cap Increase
The Escambia County Commission today will consider increasing its caps on electric and natural gas franchise fees. If this morning’s work session was any indication,…
Starting Down the RESTORE Road
The Escambia County Commission started down a long road this morning. It is a road potentially paved with many millions in treasure. When the federal…
The Randy Conversation
The parameters of a discussion regarding Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver’s contract remain a mystery. The county commission is scheduled to take up the matter…
Buzz: Why discuss county administrator’s contract now?
At the request of an unnamed county commissioner, Escambia County Attorney Alison Rogers has placed on the agenda for the BCC Committee of the Whole…
Visit Pensacola wins Silver Flager Award
Visit Pensacola, the tourism arm of the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, was presented with a Silver Flagler Award Wednesday at the 45th Annual Governor’s…
Praying for a Better Day
A group of local ministers gathered today to make a statement regarding the recent string of shootings in the Pensacola area. The First West Florida…
One fake candidate withdraws, will more follow?
Write-in candidate for Escambia County Clerk of Courts John Misiak has withdrawn from the race. Misiak, who lives in Santa Rosa County, was believed to…
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….
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…
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…
4th Cent Tally
The Escambia County Commission divvied up more than $1.5 million between area organizations earlier this week. The money stems from the fourth cent of the…
Escambia Lands First Florida NRDA Project
The first Florida project funded under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Early Restoration Projects (ERP) will begin next week. The project involves improvements to…
Analysis of Aug 14 primary -update
David Morgan, Pam Childers, Bruce Miller, Lumon May and Charles Bare were the big winners yesterday in Escambia County. Other winners were Steven Barry, Vicki…
Primary Morning
Standing at precinct 14, she waved to voters from underneath a green raincoat. The August primary had arrived. “I have been hyped all day,†said…
Commission candidate fails to pay property taxes
NorthEscambia.com reports that Escambia County Commission District 5 candidate Sam Archer failed to pay his 2011 property taxes on seven properties in the county. The…
Over a third of the primary voters may have already cast their ballots
Just got off the phone with Supervisor of Elections David Stafford. He estimates that about 16,685 votes have been cast either by early voting or…
Chickens, Noise and Taxes
During its Committee of the Whole workshop this morning, the Escambia County Commission tended to chickens, the county’s noise ordinance and allocation of the fourth-cent…
Election Day Tips from the Elections Office
Press Release: Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today offered Escambia County voters some tips to prepare for Election Day: -Confirm the location of your…
