Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford told the Board of County Commissioners that his office has yet to receive the 2020 census data. At the Committee of the Whole, Stafford said…
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Local cities receive block grants
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced grant awards totaling more than $3.5 million in Northwest Florida. Grant funding will be used to improve infrastructure, community redevelopment, and job creation in…
Clerk having trouble collecting bed tax
Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers tried to deliver to the Board of County Commissioners her monthly report on Tourist Development (also known as bed tax) last Thursday, but Commissioner Jeff…
Bicentennial Saturday, July 17
The 200th Anniversary Commission would like to invite the public to Florida’s Territorial Bicentennial and Escambia County’s 200th Anniversary on Saturday, July 17 at the Historic Village, Museum Plaza, near 330 S. Jefferson St. in…
Buzz: Gilley’s hatchet gone
Jana Still is no longer Escambia County’s Human Resources director. Still was one of former County Administrator Janice Gilley’s stranger hires. She had never worked in an HR department. She worked nearly…
Have you seen this Ford Fusion? Call CrimeStoppers
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the black 2014 Ford Fusion  used in the homicide of Ladarius Clardy that took place at the intersection of West Fairfield Drive and Hollywood Avenue…
County job vacancies may be a management problem
The daily newspaper posted early this morning an article comparing the job vacancies in Escambia County government to other counties: Escambia 18.5%, Santa Rosa 9%, Okaloosa 14.5% and Bay 7%. A recent…
Best of Coast voting has begun
Just like we have every summer for the last 21 years, we’re asking you all to play favorites and vote in our Best of the Coast poll. That means all of your…
Bizarre Childers sighting
ATU 1395 Union president Mike Lowery shared Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers’ bizarre appearance at the ECAT ATU 1395 collective bargaining session on Friday, June 25. The clerk’s office usually sends a…
Bus union prez wins another arbitration
ATU Union 1395 president Mike Lowery has moved one step closer to winning back his job for the county’s Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT). Last year, Lowery was fired by the county…
Move for advisory committee on county redistricting
With the 2020 census completed, Escambia County and City of Pensacola need to review the boundaries of their districts and adjust them before the end of this year. The city of Pensacola’s…
Buzz: Musical chairs
Here are the latest rumors floating around Tallahassee, Pensacola City Hall and Escambia County Administrative Complex: Kevin Brown, legislative assistant to State Sen. Doug Broxson, is expected to pre-file for Escambia County…