Category: Escambia County
St. Joe buys Southwest for Panama City
St. Joe essentially bought the Southwest Airlines business for Panama City — guaranteeing to cover any losses up to $26 million over two years. St….
Buzz: Southwest goes to Panama City
WEAR TV 3 is reporting that Southwest Airlines has made the decision to use the new Panama City airport. Read more.
City is already in Economic Development business
Both Charlie Fairchild and Jerry Maygarden have said the City of Pensacola government shouldn’t be in the economic development business. Well, it already is. The…
Tice creditor claims Mexican mafia a hoax
The State Attorney’s Office released today more documents and DVDs of the interviews with suspects, persons of interest and witnesses – 36 CDs and DVDs….
Dead baby thrown away by mother
It’s one of those stories that’s so horrific that you don’t want to hear it. Mothers are suppose to love their babies, take care of…
One more Fairchild PAC
I overlooked another short-lived political action committee formed by Charlie Fairchild in September 2008: Citizens for Constitutional Integrity. Of course, there will be another that…
Billings update: Four face death penalty
Alleged leader Patrick Gonzalez Jr, Donnie Ray Stallworth, Wayne Thomas Coldiron and Frederick Lee Thornton Jr. face the death penalty in the murders of Byrd…
Longevity pay lives
Jamie Page reports on his blog that at its Thursday Committee of the Whole meeting, Escambia County commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a request…
PAC man is back
Charlie “PAC Man” Fairchild is back. His latest political action committee (PAC) will be the one opposing the proposed new city charter. Here is a…
Buzz: Charter, consolidation, promise
The proposed charter for Pensacola may be a tough sale in the black community. All three council members are against it. They see African-Americans holding…
Rebuttal to Maygarden viewpoint
In today’s daily paper, former Pensacola Mayor Jerry Maygarden makes that point that economic development is not the city government’s job. While I agree with…
Valentino will run for re-election
Yesterday, Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino filed to run again for his District 2 seat. The incumbent already has two opponents, Robert Kelley and Andy…