Category: Escambia County
Sheriff launches Operation Brownsville (not Good Neighbor, oops)
By Tom St. Myer Gun violence dominated the public forum discussion, but measures put in place to improve Brownsville as a whole took center stage…
Third Gun Violence Roundtable
Escambia County Gun Violence Round Table on April 4 The public is invited to attend the Escambia County Gun Violence Round Table hosted by Sheriff…
Real News: Beulah, Soul Royals
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses his expectations for the Beulah Master Plan. The Soul Royals – one of the more popular musical groups in…
Bye, ERIC
On Monday, the Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that Florida’s ending its involvement in Eric, which is the Electronic Registration Information Center, a…
UWF Students join statewide walkout
Protest DeSantis Education Moves by Jeremy Morrison On Thursday, students at the University of West Florida joined with thousands of other students on high school…
Pillow talk about Christian Nationalism
By Jeremy Morrison MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell — a Trump-era caricature growing even more cartoonish in hindsight — has largely been relegated to the political…
ECT: A failure to connect
The Escambia Children’s Trust’s executive director, Tammy Greer, appeared before the school board on Monday and responded to criticism that the ECT only awarded two…
Psst, Mental Health Task Force met again
The Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida met again last week in private. No announcement of the meeting appeared on its website, and no…
Breaking: County gets new $35 million offer for OLF-8
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh announced on WCOA this morning that the Board of County Commissioners has received a $35-million offer for Outlying Landing Field 8. He…
Bergosh: D.R. Horton offer ‘would be a windfall’ [podcast]
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh was my guest on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. He sees D.R. Horton’s offer of $33 million…
Alert system misfires
Pensacola Catholic High was the victim of a swatting incident on Wednesday, Feb. 8, when someone notified law enforcement of a possible active shooter situation…
Andrade endorses White for State Senate
Sen. Doug Broxson will term out of office in 2024. Several potential candidates have been mentioned, but former State Rep. Frank White appears to be…
North Escambia and Santa Rosa counties receive state grants for broadband
At a press conference in Milton this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first set of awards through the Broadband Opportunity Grant Program to expand…
God in Government Award
Sheriff Chip Simmons was named the 2023 recipient of the God in Government Award at 46th Annual Governmental Prayer Breakfast on Saturday. The breakfast was…
Florida Legislature recap for the week ended Jan. 27
What happens in Tallahassee matters, I’ve recapped some of the highlights with the help of the News Service of Florida. Voucher Expansion Moving The House…
Podcast: PB Sailfish sign returns
Escambia County is pleased to announce the new Pensacola Beach Sailfish Sign is fully operational. The sign sustained damage during Hurricane Sally in 2020. Work…
Perdido shows interest in incorporation
By Tom St. Myer Movement for Perdido to incorporate into a municipality is gaining momentum after hundreds of residents attended an inaugural meeting Monday night…
We Are Perdido meeting agenda
Providing education and educational resources to the general public concerning the municipal incorporation of the Perdido, Florida community. Learning about the municipal incorporation process. MEETING…
County terminates contract for jail construction
Whitesell-Green/Caddell sued Escambia County, alleging the county still owes the company $3.4 million for the construction of the new county jail. The county has countered…
Auditor releases preliminary findings on TDC collections
Florida’s Auditor General has sent the Escambia Board of County Commissioners (BCC) three preliminary and tentative audit findings with recommendations that may be included in…
