Category: Escambia County
Jail medical director abandons job, terminated
Dr. Rayme Edler has abandoned her job as medical director of the Escambia County Jail and was terminated under county employment policies, according to a…
Real News podcast: Ethics and the Law
The Pensacola News Journal recently attacked the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm for representing the Escambia Board of County Commissioners in a dispute with County…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 30
Former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan explains why he brought jail medical services in-house after he took office in 2009. Dr. Martha Saunders, UWF president,…
Levin Papantonio Rafferty responds to Childers
Earlier this month, County Clerk & Comptroller Pam Childers told the Board of County Commissioners she would no longer pay the invoice for their 401(a)…
Underhill censured for alleged harassment (podcast)
At the end of last night’s county commission meeting, County Attorney Alison Rogers notified the board that she had been threatened by District 2 Commissioner…
Real News podcast: Stafford on redistricting
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford gave an update on how the 2020 US Census has impacted the city, county…
Childers balks at using word ‘illegal’
After nearly three months of proclaiming the county’s 401a annuity plan was illegal, County Clerk Pam Childers balked at using the word at the Board…
Downtown Pensacola vaccine drive Friday, Aug. 20 (podcast)
After announcing the cancelation of August 20 Gallery Night in person event, Gallery Night Pensacola has been working hard to plan a virtual event and…
Real News podcast: A county jail is not a prison
Attorney Gene Mitchell came on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA yesterday and talked about problems with the new $142-million Escambia County Jail. “A jail is a pretrial…
Real News podcasts: Robert Bender and David Stafford
Escambia County Commission Chairman Robert Bender talks about the Tourist Development Council and his first term in office. Our tourism economy has thrived this year….
Real News podcast: Community Health CEO Chandra Smiley
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I talked with Chandra Smiley of Community Health Northwest Florida about how she and her staff have been combating COVID-19 with…
Blue Angels license plates available
Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, announces that the new Blue Angels specialty license plates will be issued during a special Saturday event on August…
Will Gov. DeSantis hand out $1K bonus checks to Escambia Co. deputies
Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a 2 p.m. presser at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Why? Earlier today, he handed out $1,000 bonus checks to…
Stop the lynchings
Counter to the daily newspaper’s diatribes, County Attorney Alison Rogers did nothing more than help one of her commissioners get an advisory opinion last March….
Escambia COVID cases more than double
The Florida Department of Health reports Escambia County had 1,627 new COVID-19 cases – a jump of 115% over the previous week. The positivity rate…
Buzz: Budget director jumps to Clerk
Over the weekend, Inweekly received news that County Budget Director Amber McClure will go to work Clerk Pam Childers after she leaves the county on…
Escambia COVID cases nearly doubling week to week
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had 757 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, almost double the previous week. The positivity rate…
Childers goes off again
Something must be in the water at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building, County Clerk Pam Childers dropped another bomb at today’s BCC meeting, declaring the…
Childers still upset about audit of how she handles bed tax
Escambia County Clerk of Court Pam Childers is upset that Tourist Development Council chair David Bear has asked for the Florida Auditor General to conduct…
Bay bridge closures to continue
Chipley, Fla. – The Pensacola Bay Bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the bridge approach in Gulf Breeze extending for…
