Category: Escambia County
Nelson drops out. Who?
Nathan Nelson Ends Campaign For U.S.Congress SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL – Today, Nathan Nelson announced he is ending his campaign for U.S. Congress. “I’m grateful…
Governor gives PEDC $250K to help Corry Field; Santa Rosa $250K for land swap
Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $2.1 million in additional funding for military-supporting infrastructure through the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program. The grants support infrastructure…
Quick Draw returns to Florida Politics
Stan “Quick Draw” McDaniels has pre-filed run for with the state to run for Congress as a member of the Libertarian Party of Florida. McDaniel…
Daily Outtakes: ECUA prepares for fluoride fallout
A debate is raging over the public health practice of putting fluoride in drinking water, and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is preparing for the potential…
Salzman backs out, endorses Patronis
Escambia County campaign contributors may have a little more money to spend this Christmas. State Rep. Michelle Salzman has backed out the race to replace…
Community Health receives $1 million HRSA grant
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has awarded Community Health Northwest Florida (CHNWF) a $1-million grant to provide care for people released from incarceration…
Top Stories of the Week, 11/24/24 edition
Readers showed interest in our hospitals’ safety scores, which the PNJ ignored to cover more dining spots. The city’s announcements also drew attention, as did…
More D1 candidates found. But who will actually qualify?
With some help, I found the FEC Form 2 filings for several more candidates. They will still have to complete the qualifying process to be…
Gov. DeSantis sets special election for April Fool’s Day
The primaries will be Jan. 28, and the special election will be April 1. Resignation deadline for candidates holding office is Monday, Nov. 25. Florida…
Florida Surgeon General sides with Kennedy against flouride
Just in from the Florida Department of Health: State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo Issues Community Water Fluoridation Guidance Tallahassee, Fla. —Today, State Surgeon…
Breaking: Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress
In an exclusive interview with Charlie Kirk, former Congressman Matt Gaetz said, “I’m still gonna be in the fight, but it’s going to be from…
Childers, Timothy on SRIA board
Denied an opportunity to be supervisor of elections, retired attorney Bruce Childers will instead serve on the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board. County Commissioner Steven…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets Ethics chairmanship
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton has appointed newly elected Sen. Don Gaetz to chair the Ethics and Elections Committee. This is a fitting spot for…
Valentino soliciting donations to run for Congress
Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino is asking for campaign contributions to run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. You can donate by Apple Pay or…
ECUA elects officers, appoints advisory, sets meeting dates
The ECUA held its Organizational Board Meeting for 2024-2025 yesterday. Vicki Campbell, District One, was elected to serve as Board Chairman, and Kevin Stephens. District…
Breaking: Salzman announces her candidacy for Congress
State Rep. Michelle Salzman announced on X that she will run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. “I am making my intentions to run for Congress by…
Daily Outtakes: Congressional D1 Roundup; Lara Trump podcast
Despite social media posts touting that people have filed to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat, the special election date hasn’t been set, and no one…
Congress 2015: DeSantis may not name Rubio’s replacement until January; No special election date yet
Like many of his appointment decisions, Gov. Ron DeSantis is in no hurry to name who will complete Sen. Marco Rubio’s term. His team is…
Inweekly – Nov. 14 edition
Winners & Losers: STEM-TALK The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) podcast has earned another accolade, winning the bronze award in the third annual…
Daily Outtakes: Who will Escambia back for Congress
The First Congressional District covers all Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties and about half of Walton County. Escambia County has only controlled the seat…





















