Big Deal at the Airport

A big deal is brewing at the Pensacola International Airport. While local officials have kept the lid on the details fairly tight, it appears something…

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Easy decision: Give county employees Dec. 31 off

The Escambia County commissioners debated yesterday how to live up to the old commission’s vote (i.e. Gene Valentino, Wilson Robertson and Kevin White) to give…

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Buzz: Touart and pals do not want a citizen advisory committee on BP millions

There has been a persistent rumor that interim George Touart and his supporters (both on and off the county commission) don’t want to have a…

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New Kids on the Block

Escambia County’s two new commissioners are forgoing any honeymoon. From the get-go, their voices have become pivotal in weighty conversations. During their initial meeting last…

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Wilson’s Town Hall

Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson will host a town hall meeting tomorrow night. The meeting will include a discussion about the upcoming Merlin Road drainage…

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A Building Named Ernie Lee

The Escambia County downtown complex was renamed yesterday. It is now the Ernie Lee Magaha Governmental Complex. During an afternoon ceremony, a crowd of about…

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Touart’s Reception

The couple of dozen people that showed up at the Escambia County Commission’s public forum Thursday afternoon to voice their dissatisfaction at the hiring of…

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Escambia’s RESTORE Rethink

Though it wasn’t on this morning’s agenda, the post-November incarnation of the Escambia County Commission–officially meeting for the first time–began discussing the “revamping” of the…

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BTW: Florida has one of the worse high school graduation rates in the country

The U.S. Department of Education released data last week listing state four-year high school graduation rates in 2010-11—the first year for which all states used…

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Touart protest is not going away

Some citizens still aren’t happy about the lame duck Escambia County Commission hiring George Touart as the interim county administrator. They plan further protests. I…

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County Considers Settlement Over Accident

Escambia County commissioners will consider this week if the county should settle with a woman who was involved in an accident with a county vehicle….

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Magaha Governmental Complex

Escambia County’s downtown complex will be formally unveiled this week as the Ernie Lee Magaha Governmental Complex. A ceremony will be held Thursday at 3…

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