Category: Escambia County
Judge denies Childers Writ of Mandamus
Circuit Judge Jenifer J. Frydrychowicz denied Bruce Childers’ petition for Emergency Writ of Mandamus without prejudice. Childers filed the petition to get on the August…
Childers Cha Cha changes tune, gets new ‘dance partner’
Supervisor of Elections wannabe Bruce Childers has hired Ed Fleming, who has filed a new emergency motion to get him on the August primary ballot….
Real News: Student cellphones, City leadership, YMCA games
Escambia County School Board member Kevin Adams discussed with Inweekly the need for parents to be aware of the dangers to children of unlimited and…
Did John R. Johnson meet new law’s definition?
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 187, which defines antisemitism in the Florida Statutes. Local Republican John R. Johnson appears to meet the lawmakers’…
Daily Outtakes: Another candidate not qualified to run
The Miami Herald reports that Miami-Dade County Commissioner René Garcia was automatically re-elected to a second four-year term on Monday after his challenger’s $360 check…
Andrade: Childers error not unusual
On WCOA this morning, State Rep. Alex Andrade said Form 6 is not “the be-all and end-all of financial disclosures and keeping government officials on…
Underhill protest has meager turnout
About a dozen people attended Doug Underhill’s protest to get Bruce Childers on the August primary ballot. At 9 a.m., there were more signs than…
Childers supporters to descend on Elections office
Bruce and Pam Childers’ supporters are organizing a protest at the Supervisor of Elections office on Monday at 9 a.m. This message is appearing on…
Daily Outtakes: Land of the unqualified, Childers responds
Escambia County has two GOP candidates that the Supervisor of Elections office initially reported as qualified to run but later were found to not correctly…
PenAir Credit Union has counter checks
I received a phone call from a Pen Air Credit Union customer who told that the credit union still offers counter checks, and she recently…
Daily Outtakes: Sorry, Pam
Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers has been insisting that Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender is not an incumbent. Why this matters to Childers:…
Escambia County politics still weird
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
