Category: Escambia County
Project FightBack
Patrick Gonzalez’s self defense group was called “Project FIGHTBACK.” It was described as providing Abduction Awareness and Kidnap Prevention Training to children in the North…
More GV emails
I think this is the last set of emails to/from Commissioner Valentino with BPM on economic development. There are some duplicates from earlier posts. I…
Accused Billings murderer – “Born Again” self defense instructor
Patrick Gonzalez (Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr.), one of the two men accused of murdering Byrd and Melanie Billings, is a south Santa Rosa County resident…
Arrest made in Billings murder case
Sheriff David Morgan and State Attorney Bill Eddins just completed a press conference to announce the arrest of Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Sr. for tampering with…
How Valentino plan was formed
The IN requested the emails of Commissioner Gene Valentino regarding his economic development plan. The purpose was to gain a better understanding of the details…
VIC responds to PNJ article
This email was sent to the partners of the Visitor Information Center & Convention Bureau. It’s a shame that one reunion fell through the cracks…
Downtown Pensacola takes big hit
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has turned his tax rolls into the Department of Revenue. County and City valuations are down slightly, but the…
ECSO releases Dear John letter
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has released a copy of a letter that will be sent to the registered owners of the vehicles involved in…
Southern Heroes sought
Press Release SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), announced today it has launched its fifth Southern Heroes promotion. From now through Aug. 31, 2009,…
Newest PEDC member suggests name change
This email was forwarded to me by Rhette Anderson, the newest PEDC member: From: Rhettean To: blandrum@amstaff.com, ttait@whitneybank.com, fdonovansr@baskervilledonovan.com CC: eemerson@pensacolachamber.com, cwood@pensacolachamber.com, sasarisi@osullivancreel.com Sent: 7/1/2009…
Five nominated for Judge
The Judicial Nominating Commission for the First Judicial Circuit has submitted five names to Gov. Charlie Crist to fill the Escambia County Court vacancy resulting…
More PEDC notes
The meeting was heavily attended. All PEDC members were present: Gene Valentino, Sam Hall, Century Mayor Freddie McCall, Comm. Kevin White, Councilwoman Maren DeWeese, Mort…
ED battle is over
The battle of the Economic Development plans is over. Councilman Sam Hall made a motion today at the PEDC meeting for the body to let…
Pensapedia Reaches 2,000 Articles
Press Release: Pensapedia ( http://www.pensapedia.com ), a wiki-style online encyclopedia for the Pensacola area, has reached a major milestone with the creation of its 2,000th…
Maren DeWeese releases goals
Councilwoman Maren DeWeese has released her goals for the upcoming City Council workshop: Establish an Education Funding Committee to evaluate scholarships through Pensacola Promise that…
Top local firms named Best Places to Work
The Studer Group and Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc. have been named among the Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America by…
How does Chamber spend County money?
We made a record request of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to find out how it spends the money it receives from the…
GOP roundup
Our Congressman, Jeff Miller, has endorsed Marco Polo Rubio who is running for the GOP nomination for the US Senate against Florida Gov. Charlie Crist….
Oops, State Attorney Meggs released Sansom testimony
State Attorney Willie Meggs’ office accidentally released Ray Sansom’s testimony to the Tallahassee grand jury to three media outlets, St. Pete Times, Palm Beach Post…
No more cuts by Magaha
Spoke with Lisa Bernau, Chief Deputy for Escambia County Clerk of Courts/Comptroller Ernie Lee Magaha, about the change in funding for the Clerk that will…
