Category: Escambia County
Escambia EOC Update #36
Press release – Saturday, June 5 – 5:30 p.m. – Update #36: # The beaches at Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key remain open. # For…
Transparency Challenge for District 2
The race in the Republican primary for Escambia County District 2 is a dogfight. The top candidates – incumbent Gene Valentino, former County Administrator George…
Buzz: Murzin to enter Commission District 2 race
Before the day ends, we hear that State Rep. Dave Murzin will drop out to his State Senate race against Greg Evers and Mike Hill…
DEP holding up Escambia County oil spill plan
I did receive a phone call from an Escambia County official late last night. He told me that the word from the Unified Command in…
BP Hot Line: What to expect
I called last night the BP Hot Line for oil spill claims ( 1-800-440-0858). Got a call center and was told that I had to…
Sheriff Bill Davis – King of Dirty Politics
Escambia County has a history of crooked, dirty politics. While people like to point to W.D. Childers as the “grandfather” of such dealings, the king…
Questions for Touart
1. Who else was at the breakfast table when Mark Clabaugh talked about going to the Sindel home? How often do you dine with him?…
Touart spin machine kicks in
Commissioner candidate George Touart has a problem….a huge problem. He is running his campaign on a theme of being the most ethical person to ever…
Dirty Tricks Ops: part of Escambia politics
“Bubba-Gate” –Mark Clabaugh’s alleged attempted burglary of Karen Sindel’s home– isn’t the first dirty tricks operation for a political campaign in Escambia County. Clabaugh is…
Pending Crist decision dominating state papers
My sources in Tallahassee have gone silent on whether Gov. Charlie Crist will drop out of the Republican primary and run as an Independent. He…
Buzz: Perkins may have opponent
Dale Perkins was first elected to the Emerald Coast Utility Authority in 1994. He is seeking his fifth term. When he first ran the utility…
Valentino framed…or so it goes
Valentino supporters are alleging that the commissioner’s political opponent, George Touart, is behind the grand jury investigation of Gene Valentino’s campaign fundraising. They point to…