Category: Escambia County
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…
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….
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…
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…
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….
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.”…
Daily Outtakes: Who Qualified?
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen,” we will discuss who has qualified to run…
Real New: PFAS, Santa Rosa boom, Sunday talk shows
Last year, 3M agreed to pay at least $10 billion to water utilities across the United States that had sought compensation for cleanup costs of…
Andrade on the radio
State Rep. Alex Andrade was my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. We talked about having the one-two budget punch of Sen….
Daily Outtakes: Mike Burns new SRIA director
Last month, the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board selected local attorney Mike Burns as its new executive director. Burns was chosen from a field of…
Escambia County has over 16,000 fewer voters than in 2020
Escambia County has lost over 7% of its voters, 16,224 people, over the past four years, thanks to laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature since…
Bergosh on new $36 million offer for OLF-8
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Commisisoner Jeff Bergosh discussed the latest offer of OLF-8 for $36 million, which includes donating part of the…
Meet Kim Kline
Small business owner and former Gulf Breeze teacher Kim Kline is running without party affiliation for the Florida House District 2 seat, currently held by…
Bergosh says ‘kill shot’ failed
On May 21, an Escambia County grand jury issued a “No True Bill” in the investigation of Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages that…
Daily Outtakes: Grand Jury clears Bergosh
Last week, a grand jury issued a “No True Bill” in the investigation of Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages that were stolen off…
Kline qualifies and gets an endorsement
The Florida Forward Party today announced its first official candidate endorsements, declaring its support for State House District 2 challenger Kim Kline and State House…
Daily Outtakes: Budget Turkeys
The taxpayer watchdog group Florida TaxWatch found 450 budget projects totaling $854.6 million they deem to be “turkeys” — a 43% increase over last year…
Sheriff: Possible link between Diego Circle shooting and triple homicide
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said there may be a link between the drive-by shooting in Diego Circle yesterday and the triple homicide in Myrtle…
Glory Days Tour at NAS Sponsored by Florida Trust
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting an exclusive event on Thursday, June 13, to experience and explore America’s history and one of Florida’s…
CourtTV examines trials of the King brothers, Ricky Chavis
On Sunday, May 12, the Court TV true-crime series “Accomplice to Murder with Vinnie Politan” will examine Ricky Chavis’s role in the 2001 murder of…
