Category: Escambia County
Blackface mailer architect paid $50K in defamation case
The architect of the mailer that attacked Walker Wilson for having a “trusted” Black friend last year settled a defamation suit filed by a Santa…
Real News: Books, NIL, Chilean workers and People’s Law
Explore ranked Pensacola as the #4 U.S. destination for book lovers, thanks to the Books By the Bay Festival and Open Books. Scott Satterwhite, co-founder…
PAC paints Walker Wilson black in race-baiting mailer
Walker Wilson is in a very tight Republican primary race for the Escambia County District 4 seat. He faces Buck Mitchell and Ashlee Hofberger. Wilson…
Childers a victim of Florida election laws?
The Pensacola News Journal no longer writes editorials but has a regular rotation of unpaid writers who do it for them. On Saturday, Theresa Blackwell,…
Thank you, Fred Levin
This week the News Service of Florida provided the list of future payments from Big Tobacco to the state of Florida. Fred Levin was the…
Daily Outtakes: Childers continues to retaliate against Lumon May
Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers has become known as a vengeful politician, and her latest attack on Commissioner Lumon May fits the pattern.
Behind the headlines: Perdido Key Beach lawsuit
The condo associations for La Riva III, Portico, Mirabella, Ocean Breeze, the Palms of Perdido, and Windemere have filed a lawsuit to determine whether Escambia…
Want to serve on Escambia Children’s Trust board?
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications from county residents to be nominated for gubernatorial appointment to the Escambia Children’s Trust. To…
Bergosh pledges to honor OLF-8 master plan
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh repeated his commitment to the OLF-8 master plan. “I’m not going…
Escambia County pays feds $3.5 to settlement EMS billing
From the News Service of Florida: Escambia County has paid $3.5 million to the federal government in a settlement over billing for emergency medical services,…
Tropical storm heading to the Gulf of Mexico
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the well-defined tropical wave that is moving into the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA latest:…
Need any sand bags, County offers sand
Escambia County Sand Locations Open Thursday, Aug. 1 Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas. The sand is available on a…
Daily Outtakes: Trump vs. Harris statistical tie
A new national survey by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research USA reveals that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump…
2024 Candidate Surveys
The Greater Pensacola Chamber asked candidates for the Escambia County Commission, ECUA Board, Escambia County School Board and Pensacola City Council to complete surveys for…
Daily Outtakes: Why did Pam Childers try to avoid filing Form 6 for Bruce?
It has bothered me that Pam Childers went to such lengths to avoid filing her husband’s Form 6. Why? Hundreds of candidates around Florida had…
Healthcare Heroes
The Escambia County Medical Society Foundation (ECMS-Foundation) is proud to announce its inaugural Health Excellence Awards, set to take place on October 10th, 2024 at…
Bender refused to break law for Childers
Bruce Childers, the husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, expressed his displeasure with the News Journal over the county hiring GrayRobinson to represent Supervisor of…
Daily Outtakes: Childers Trifecta hit!
Gizmo* has to pay off the Childers Trifecta – with three or more articles published by the News Journal focusing on County Clerk Pam Childers’political…
Harris for President kicks off in Northwest Florida today
Harris for President will kick off a weekend of action in Florida to mark 100 days until the general election. During the weekend of action,…
Daily Outtakes: Will anyone win Childers Trifecta?
We are approaching the one-month anniversary of Pam and Bruce Childers’ embarrassing performance in the emergency hearing that tried to force Bruce Childers onto the…
