District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a town hall Monday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. The town hall will take place at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, 3730 Stefani Road. This…
Category: Escambia County
Breaking: Escambia created 7,805 jobs in past year
The total number of jobs in Florida has returned to pre-pandemic levels, and the state’s unemployment rate in December and January has dropped to 3.5%, according to a Florida Department of Economic…
Single member districts prevail in Sarasota
Four years ago, Sarasota County voters approved switching to single-member districts, which allow citizens to cast ballots for a single county commissioner from the district in which the voter resides. This is…
Monoclonal antibody treatment returns to Escambia
The day after Gov. Ron DeSantis declares COVID-19 pandemic over, the state works with Escambia County to open a monoclonal antibody site Escambia County, in partnership with the state of Florida, will…
Perdido Key Beach Access opens tomorrow
Escambia County will hold a ribbon cutting for Perdido Key’s new Beach Access #4 on March 4 at 9:30 a.m. The media is welcome to come and cover the event. One or…
Underhill loses arguments in federal court
For over a year, David Bear has sought public records from Commissioner Doug Underhill. The commissioner has argued that his comments on social media aren’t public records and he doesn’t speak for…
Childers sues BCC
Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers has filed a lawsuit against the county and Commissioners Steven Barry, Lumon May and Robert Bender, seeking the return of more than $130,000 per year that she…
Latest on Underhill ethics hearing
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has an administrative hearing on the probable cause findings of the State Commission on Ethics. He recently submitted this set of responses to interrogatories: Underhill responses
“All-star team” of retired investigators reviewing six cold cases
By Tom St. Myer Retirement offers its share of perks, but Buddy Nesmith misses the thrill of solving a case. So, when Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons first broached him about forming…
Jail conditions ‘unacceptable’
NorthEscambia.com interviewed Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh about his recent tour of the old county jail, which is still housing prisoners. The conditions are deplorable – Bergosh called them “unacceptable.” Bergosh said…
Moore and Bergosh [podcasts]
Pensacola City Councilman Jared Moore offers a preview of this week’s council agenda. Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talks about last week’s BCC meeting and his Feb. 22 town hall in Beulah.
Childers has 20 days to respond [podcast]
Judge William Stone has given County Clerk Pam Childers 20 days to show cause why the relief requested by the Board of County Commissioners concerning the 401(a) retirement plan should not be…