By Jeremy Morrison When Quint Studer first arrived in Pensacola, something befuddled him. “We were the Wild West when it came to what you could build in Pensacola,” Studer recalled. “When I…
Category: Escambia County
Election Update (3:20 pm)
Note: We adjusted D6 figures after talking with Supervisor David Stafford. Precinct 31 includes Military votes and needed to be backed out. Escambia Votes Cast: 98,458 Turnout: 43.9% It looks like we…
Escambia: Over 7,000 people vote during lunch
ESCAMBIA COUNTY (1 pm) UNOFFICIAL VOTER TURNOUT: 89,251 PERCENT TURNOUT: 39.83% Local Races: Escambia County Commission District 4: 21,134 votes – 36.6% turnout Escambia County School Board District 2: 17,018 votes –…
SEC Soccer Tournament sets new attendance record
On WCOA this morning, Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer announced that the SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament had over 10,000 spectators over its week in Pensacola – setting a new attendance record. South…
Low voter turnout compared to 2018, 2020
Early voting ended on Saturday with 34,215 people casting their votes in Escambia County. With the 27,786 mail-in ballots received, the county had a voter turnout of 27.68% as of Nov. 5….
Over 25K in Escambia County have voted
Here are the stats from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – 52,508 votes cast, turnout 23.43% Mail: 25,457(48.66%) Early Voting: 26,842(51.31%) Provisional: 16(0.03%)
District 4: Van Hoose vs. Bender
On WCOA, we had the two candidates facing off for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 Term: Four years Salary: $92,738 (source: edr.state.fl.us) Myra Van Hoose (Democrat) myravanhoose.com…
Childers has spent $148K on pension lawsuit
The legal bills are piling up in Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers’ quest to prove the 401(a) retirement plan for the county commissioners, which has been in effect since 1998, is illegal….
Inweekly covers Commission D4 race
This week’s issue reports on the Escambia County Commission District 4 race where Democrat Myra Van Hoose faces Republican incumbent Robert Bender. Van Hoose has spent $39,676 of the $49,365 that she…
Bergosh holds Perdido Town Hall tonight
District 1 Commissioner and Chairman Jeff Bergosh will host a town hall Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m. at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, 13660 Innerarity Point Road. Attendees will include county…
Podcast: Rafferty prepares for Childers
On Monday, Oct. 24, attorney Troy Rafferty will depose County Clerk Pam Childers on her refusing to sign checks for commissioners’ retirement plans.
Gun violence roundtable opened a broad conversation on the community
By Tom St. Myer Gun violence served as the entry point, but a roundtable consisting primarily of elected officials expanded into a broad conversation about Black-on-Black crime, fatherless households, mental health, socioeconomic…