Category: Escambia County
Ballots mailed
Supervisor of Elections Robert D. Bender announces vote-by-mail ballots for the August 20, 2024, Primary Election were sent today to voters who have requested to…
Weekend: Proof of political hit job
Why did I call the anonymous complaint County Clerk Pam Childers said she received, investigated and turned over the state attorney’s office a political hit…
Meet Scott ‘Intake’ Kartvedt
Blue Angels Foundation president Scott “Intake” Kartvedt is in town for the Blue Angels airshow and was my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen”…
Childers v. May: Anonymous tip led to fraudulent record
As I reported this morning, Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers sent a demand letter to County Commissioner Lumon May with an invoice for $4,253.74, claiming…
Pam Childers vs. Lumon May
Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers has sent a demand letter to County Commissioner Lumon May with an invoice for $4,253.74. She wrote: “My office will…
Campbell seeks fourth term
Republican Vicki Campbell seeks her fourth term on the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board. She explained why she is running this morning on my radio…
Hurricane season forecast ratchets up
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A day after deadly Hurricane Beryl pounded Texas, experts at Colorado State University on Tuesday…
Meet 2025 LeaP Class
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation announces the following members of the 2024-2025 Leadership Pensacola class: Alesia Y W Macklin Council On Aging of West FL Alicia…
Ascension Sacred Heart among top 15 nationwide
Fortune and PINC AI named Ascension Sacred Heart among the nation’s top 15 health systems for 2024, marking the first time it has made the…
Judge issues written order in Childers v. Bender
Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz has released the order dismissing Bruce Childers’ motion to get on the August primary ballot. Her analysis: Childers failed to demonstrate a…
Ethics Commission has Form 6 for Pam Childers, not for Bruce
Bruce and Pam Childers insisted that Bruce filed his Form 6 with the Commission on Ethics, just as Pam had done. In Writ of Mandamus:…
Bender speaks out [podcast]
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender spoke publicly for the first time since Bruce Childers filed a motion to…
Daily Outtakes: Childers v. Bender five takeaways
1. The Mosh Pit East video showed that Pam Childers, at best, had a bad memory of what happened on June 12, or, at worst,…
My recap of Childers v. Bender hearing
I put together this recap of Friday’s hearing from my notes of the hearing that lasted over four hours. When we get a transcript, we…
Bruce Childers announces he will not appeal
Bruce Childers announced on his Facebook page that he would not appeal Friday’s decision by Judge Jenifer Frydrychowicz to dismiss the emergency motion that sought…
Sheriff Simmons endorses Bergosh
County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh posted on his blog: “Today Escambia County Sheriff Chip W. Simmons officially endorsed our re-election campaign with this post on his…
Childers have a new witness
In documents filed this morning, the Childers mention that a third person, financial advisor Cameron Smith, accompanied them to help Bruce Childers qualify to run…
SOE office: Childers were told Form 6 was not complete
In his attorney’s response to Bruce Childers’ emergency motion for injunctive relief, Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender says Bruce and Pam Childers were told that…
Daily News: CoC has a charter
The proposed new Charter for the region’s Continuum of Care is on the Opening Doors website. Why this matters: The Governance Charter serves as a…
Matt Gaetz endorses Jeff Bergosh
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has received the endorsement of Congressman Matt Gaetz. The District 1 commissioner faces Jesse Casey and Steve Stroberger in the…
