By Tom St. Myer Movement for Perdido to incorporate into a municipality is gaining momentum after hundreds of residents attended an inaugural meeting Monday night at Liberty Church. We Are Perdido, a…
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We Are Perdido meeting agenda
Providing education and educational resources to the general public concerning the municipal incorporation of the Perdido, Florida community. Learning about the municipal incorporation process. MEETING AGENDA January 23, 2023 7-9 p.m. Liberty…
County terminates contract for jail construction
Whitesell-Green/Caddell sued Escambia County, alleging the county still owes the company $3.4 million for the construction of the new county jail. The county has countered the contractor—a joint company between Whitesell-Green and…
Auditor releases preliminary findings on TDC collections
Florida’s Auditor General has sent the Escambia Board of County Commissioners (BCC) three preliminary and tentative audit findings with recommendations that may be included in its report on its operational audit of…
Perdido looking at incorporation
The media and residents of Perdido are invited to join We Are Perdido on Monday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. for the first neighborhood meeting about the possibility of incorporating as a…
Let FCC know about your internet service
Escambia County residents are encouraged to validate the accuracy of the Federal Communications Commission’s new national broadband map. The map details where internet service is and is not available across the country,…
Real News: Monday, Jan. 9, 2023
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh recaps the Board of County Commissioners meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 5 – including approvals for a $5-Million Dollar boat launch park on the lower Perdido Bay…
Yoshimi Core named the 2022 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Escambia County Fire Rescue Assistant District Fire Chief by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. Chief Core began his career with Escambia County Fire Rescue in 2015. Prior to…
‘Keep the Wreath Green’ finishes with 16 red bulbs in Escambia County
At the conclusion of “Keep the Wreath Green,” Escambia County Fire Rescue placed a total of 16 red bulbs on the wreaths between Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022. Throughout the duration…
Real News: Jan. 3, 2023
Commissioner Lumon May announces 2023 Living the Dream honorees. ABC News’ Aaron Katersky shares the latest details on the Maine teen charged in the attack on three NYPD officers. Statements made to…
Stakeholders collaborating to avoid Baker Act crisis
By Tom St. Myer Efforts to circumvent a looming mental health treatment crisis in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are trending in the right direction after months of collaboration among stakeholders. An…
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office handed out $196K and kept a car valued at $84K
Sheriff Chip Simmons asked the Escambia Children’s Trust to fund a virtual reality training simulator – cost $152,201.14 – along with movie nights, public service announcements and a Real Time Crime Center….