Category: Escambia County
More Prostitution arrests (photos)
Prostitution Arrests in Brownsville Area On March 23rd into the early morning hours of March 24th, Escambia Deputies conducted another Prostitution sting in the area…
Mythbusted: Independent Baseball Thrives
Mythbusted: Independent Baseball Thrives Posted on March 24, 2009 The anti-CMP cult like to scoff at the Pensacola Pelicans because they aren’t affiliated with a…
Locals out of work, Birmingham firm recommended
A email received today: Thank you for your recent article. My husband, a local architect, is now out of work as one of the casualties…
Economic Development: who will be in charge
Politics may take over Economic Development in Escambia County. Some may argue that it already has, but now we have two options facing us. Mort…
Council meeting lasts eight hours
The Pensacola held its committee meetings from 3:15-11:00 p.m. yesterday. The city staff appears to be out to wear down, The curbside recycling presentation took…
Buzz: Cindy Anderson new Asst. County Administrator
We are hearing that Cindy Anderson, the executive director of TEAM Santa Rosa, will be named the new assistant county administrator for Escambia County. Part…
Sheriff Morgan disputes McLauglin’s statements
A letter from Sheriff David Morgan to Commission chair Marie Young: 20 March 09 Honorable Chairperson Marie Young Escambia County Board of County Commissioners 217…
Anti-CMP 0-3
The anti-Community Maritime Park are 0-3 on proving their wild allegations – really they’re lies, but I’m trying to be nice. Federal Judge Lacey Collier…
Others see Pension Crisis
John Charles Thomas, director of Policy and Political Affairs for the Florida League of Cities, wrote a viewpoint for the Tampa Tribune, “Pension Crisis is…
CMP financing on the agenda today
The Pensacola City Council’s Finance Committee meeting will hear from Finance Director Dick Barker an update on the financing of the Community Maritime Park. The…
Consolidation bill passes commitee
CS/HB 1431, the Florida House bill that creates Escambia County Consolidation Study Commission to develop consolidation plan, was reported favorably out of the Military &…
Gaetz sponsors bill to halt double dipping
The Daily News reports that State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) is sponsoring Senate Bill 1182 “to end what I consider to be the abuse of…
Oops, C.J. is wrong on CRA
In an earlier post on this blog, C.J. Lewis posted: “My only other concern with the Community Maritime Park remains uncertainty about what is going…
Text message hoax
Several readers have told us that received text messages warning of gang violence at a Wal-Mart store: “Police are asking all women not to go…
Judge orders mandatory foreclosure mediation
The courts of the First Judicial Circuit have taken aim at high residential foreclosure rates which are damaging the economies of the counties and congesting…
Crazies come out as CMP vote nears
We are caught in a real life version of the movie “Groundhog’s Day” as we have to repeatedly deal with those opposed to the Community…
Put up the money
I love how so many of those against the Community Maritime Park now say that the Maritime Museum should be priority. To date, Quint and…
What did Sheriff Morgan say?
How much did David Morgan say he would cut the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office budget if he was elected? I’ve reviewed our archives and those…
Buzz: Perkins trying to derail consolidation
The buzz from Tallahassee is that ECUA board member Dale Perkins is there to introduce to the House committee considering the bill on consolidation an…
Another shooting involving teen
Last night, another teen, age 14, was shot in the leg by a drive-by shooter on Hampton Rd. Both Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas and…
