The Escambia County Commission didn’t score any points in Tallahassee when it recently formalized its opposition to imposing a toll on the Pensacola Bay Bridge in order to fund work on the…
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Learn About Your World
Escambia County is partnering with other organizations to offer a Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP). Along with the University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and other groups throughout the state,…
The Beach’s Other Bridge
It’d been a long night down at the Santa Rosa Island Authority meeting. The packed-house gallery had said their piece and board members had tossed motion after motion onto a merciless table….
Mr. Robinson Goes to Washington
After a week in D.C., his layover at the Atlanta airport must have seemed almost calming. “Gawww-lee,†said Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson. “Washington is crazy.†Robinson was returning from Washington D.C….
Dickey appointed to judgeship
Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Darlene F. Dickey, of Molino, to the Escambia County Court. Dickey, 41, has been general counsel for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office since 2006. Previously,…
2011 County Crime Stats
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office recently released the 2011 crime statistics for the area. The stats reveal an overall reduction in violent crimes from the previous year. The sheriff’s office reports a…
Mike Whitehead files for Tax Collector
Former Escambia County Commissioner Mike Whitehead filed today to run as Republican for county tax collector, a position currently held by Janet Holley.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to Hold Groundbreaking for Warrington Precinct
(Press Release) – The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will hold Ground-Breaking ceremonies for the new Escambia County Sheriff’s Office South Headquarters, Warrington Precinct on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. The…
3,800 Cast Early Votes
With a few more days of early voting left, approximately 3,800 voters have casts their ballots in Escambia County. “Early voting’s going pretty well,†said Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford….
Dixon and the District and the ‘Steep Hill’
School district officials wanted to shut it down. It was $100,000 in the hole and labeled as “failing†by the state. But a semester down the road, A.A. Dixon Charter School of…
Buzz: Gibbs didn’t get horse job
We’re hearing that Forrest Gibbs, the Commission Wilson Robertson supporter that is suing the three commissioners over his losing a job at the county’s equestrian center, will not get be hired back…
Escambia County Introduces New BCC Agenda Tools
(Press Release) — Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver is pleased to announce new additions to the County’s website, www.myescambia.com, which allows residents easier access to County government. Beginning with the January 19,…
Deadline for Absentee Ballots
Wednesday, Jan. 25 is the deadline to request your absentee ballot to be mailed for the Presidential primary election, Tuesday, Jan. 31. After Wednesday you can still pick up an absentee ballot…
Florida and Pensacola Unemployment rates continue to drop
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December 2011 was 9.9 percent, the lowest since April 2009 when the rate was 9.7 percent. This represented 913,000 jobless out of a labor force of…
Luncheon with Lawmakers, or Tallahassee Wish List
Earlier this month, state legislators from northwest Florida visited Pensacola for a bite to eat and a sit-down with the local business community. The 2012 Legislative Luncheon—sponsored by area chambers of commerce—was…
Oliver Goes On EDATE With Women
The salad was light and the tea was sweet, but conversation waded immediately into deeper waters: politics. That’s the way the League of Women Voters prefer it. Today, the League enjoyed lunch…
County Commission primaries – Robertson, May, Archer lead in funds
The Escambia County Commission candidates are gearing up for the Republican and Democrat primaries. The District 1 Republican primary has incumbent Wilson Robertson, who has raised $56K to-date, against challenger Jesse Casey…
Morgan outraises Powell, builds war chest
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan raised over $17,000 in the last quarter of 2011 for his re-election campaign. Republican opponent John Powell received $12,850 and spent most of it. As of Dec….
Dirty Smurfs
Escambia County officials have no interest in seeing a recycling center on a collection of remediated Superfund sites. They also don’t want to see any little blue men on the properties. In…
The ‘Make Us Whole’ Boat Ramps
How will we be ‘made whole’ following the 2010 oil spill? For starters, how about some boat ramps for $4.4 million? Over the next few weeks, the Gulf Coast public is being…
