Category: Escambia County
Derek finds possible Sunshine violation
Derek Cosson and Progressive Pensacola requested the emails of the Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission (ECCSC) and he have uncovered communications which, in his words,…
Arts Council finances are a mess
The problem with the Arts Council of Northwest Florida is not that it “over-allocated” funds. In documents received by the IN, it appears the arts…
McLaughlin contract not renewed
At this morning’s meeting, Escambia County Commission voted 4-1 to not renew County Administrator Bob McLaughlin’s contract. As expected, Marie Young was the sole vote…
Thomas strongarms church
Without talking with Rev. May, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas goes on television and says that he has made a deal to sell Brownsville Middle School. He…
Valentino called for Arts Council audit
Spoke with another source close to the arts community who has given me a fuller picture of the financial issues surrounding the Arts Council of…
Support mounts for sale
From Reid Rushing to Malcolm Thomas: Mr. Thomas, I wanted to let you know as a business owner and resident of Escambia County, I support…
Help Restore Brownsville
By Lumon May Few people know that my father, Theophalis May, was a philosopher in addition to restoring some of Pensacola’s most precious historical buildings….
Malcolm Thomas blocks Brownsville deal
Brownsville Middle School has sat vacant for three years. One wing has been damaged by fire. The School District has let one its contractors use…
Mediacom vs. WEAR round-two
Once again the two corporations are battling for Gulf Breeze and Santa Rosa dollars. And Mediacom is threatening to drop WEAR from its line-up unless…
Arts Council busted
For the past few weeks, there have been rumblings about the Arts Council of Northwest Florida. Member organizations were complaining about the lack of grants…
Buzz: 16 arrests at Escambia public schools
Friday, Dec. 11 was a particularly violent day in the Escambia Public School District. Sixteen students were arrested at four different schools. Two fights at…
PNJ endorses Bob McLaughlin
As we wrote in the paper a few weeks ago, County Administrator Bob McLaughlin’s job is in jeopardy. His contract is up for renewal and…
ECUA has worst drinking water
On Saturday, the Environmental Working Group released findings of a multi-year study on tap water for major cities nationwide. The study tested MSAs with a…
Helping children
Who in this community does a good job of helping children? Child are the hapless victims of poverty. They didn’t choose their parents and have…
Did college force retirement of Sansom predecessor?
The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that former Northwest Florida State College president, Bob Richburg, may have nudged Jim Chitwood into early retirement so that…
Dishonest petition
If Marty Donovan truly wanted to stop the Community Maritime Park, then he should have had a petition drive in April or May. At the…
America’s Most Stylish Blogger
Trang Huyen of the Behind the Seams in Pensacola, Fla. has been selected America’s Most Stylish Blogger by stylelist.com. I was pulling for Derek Cosson.
City Pension solution
If Consolidation is recommended by the commission and that plan includes merging Energy Services of Pensacola into a utility authority, then ESP shouldn’t be given….
Tick, tick, tick – Consolidation deadline looms
The Escambia County Consolidation Commission is less that 45 days away from its Jan. 15, 2010 deadline to report to the Northwest Florida legislative delegation….
Poker coming to dogtrack
Mobile Press Register is reporting: “Officials at Pensacola Greyhound Track in western Escambia County expect the track’s poker room to open “around the end of…
