Escambia County politics have had weird turns over the years. The 2024 election cycle is no different. On Friday, June 14, a Republican filed to qualify to run for the Escambia County…
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Thornton calls Lumon May statement a lie
Lumon May’s statement is a lie. If anyone wants to know what I said please contact me. I did not call Lumon May. He called me one night last week complaining about…
Perdido Bay Boat Ramp opens
District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and Escambia County staff invite the public to join them for the Perdido Bay Boat Ramp ribbon cutting Tuesday, June 18, at 11 a.m., 10808 Lillian Highway….
Johnson: Lumon May and his dirty Jew friends can go to hell
To say Republican John R. Johnson is upset that he was disqualified from running against incumbent District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May would be an understatement. He didn’t hold back in a…
Meet Mike Burns
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) Board finalized the contract to hire local attorney Mike Burns as its new Executive Director during a special Board meeting Wednesday night, June 12. “They called…
Chris Jones’ bittersweet decision
Chris Jones has decided not to seek re-election as Escambia County Property Appraiser. Jones has served the citizens of Escambia County with dedication and integrity since his appointment in 1995. “It was…
Bender explains why Johnson was disqualified
On WCOA this morning, Escambia County Supervisor of Election Robert Bender explained why GOP candidate John R. Johnson was disqualified from running for the District 3 County Commissioner seat held by Lumon…
Escambia GOP wanted Lumon May to get in line or else
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, a Democrat, was approached last week by Charles Thornton, the vice chairman of the Escambia County Florida Republican Executive Committee. “It’s so unfortunate how divisive local politics…
GOP commission candidate disqualified (Update)
On Friday, it appeared that Republican John R. Johnson had suddenly raised enough money to pay the qualifying fee to challenge District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May when Johnson showed up at…
Real News: Narcotics unit ‘kicks more doors’
Sheriff Chip Simmons has made fentanyl and methamphetamine investigations a top priority. “We’ve doubled down. I’ve put more investigators in the narcotics unit with the task of ‘Hey, kick more doors’ like…
District 1 GOP Primary closed
A Write-in candidate, Tyler Aulger, has qualified for the Escambia County Commission District 1 race, which limits the GOP primary to only registered Republican voters. Had no one qualified, all voters would…
It’s official, no testimonials from Pam Childers
In a heated email exchange between County Clerk Pam Childers and County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, Childers wrote, “…I do not read blogs or free newspapers.” Who owns a blog and a free…