1. The Mosh Pit East video showed that Pam Childers, at best, had a bad memory of what happened on June 12, or, at worst, she lied. She did not have her…
Category: Escambia County
My recap of Childers v. Bender hearing
I put together this recap of Friday’s hearing from my notes of the hearing that lasted over four hours. When we get a transcript, we will give you a more detailed account…
Bruce Childers announces he will not appeal
Bruce Childers announced on his Facebook page that he would not appeal Friday’s decision by Judge Jenifer Frydrychowicz to dismiss the emergency motion that sought to get him on the August primary…
Sheriff Simmons endorses Bergosh
County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh posted on his blog: “Today Escambia County Sheriff Chip W. Simmons officially endorsed our re-election campaign with this post on his Facebook page. I’m humbled for the support,…
Childers have a new witness
In documents filed this morning, the Childers mention that a third person, financial advisor Cameron Smith, accompanied them to help Bruce Childers qualify to run for Supervisor of Elections on Wednesday, June…
SOE office: Childers were told Form 6 was not complete
In his attorney’s response to Bruce Childers’ emergency motion for injunctive relief, Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender says Bruce and Pam Childers were told that a photo of the tablet screen with…
Daily News: CoC has a charter
The proposed new Charter for the region’s Continuum of Care is on the Opening Doors website. Why this matters: The Governance Charter serves as a comprehensive guide, detailing how the CoC for…
Matt Gaetz endorses Jeff Bergosh
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has received the endorsement of Congressman Matt Gaetz. The District 1 commissioner faces Jesse Casey and Steve Stroberger in the GOP primary. On X, Gaetz posted: “Jeff…
Daily Outtakes: Another candidate fails to qualify
In Citrus County, County Commission candidate Jesse Rumson appeared to have qualified to run. The local newspaper, Citrus County Chronicle, published that he qualified. However, Rumson, who was set to face incumbent…
Bruce Childers says he has evidence of fire bombing
Bruce and Pam Childers did a live interview that was streamed on YouTube yesterday. During the course of a 75-minute interview, Bruce mentions that the car that caught fire in his neighbor’s…
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 primary ballot to run against Supervisor of…
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. This is the third motion filed in…
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 unsupervised cellphone use, especially those younger than…
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’ definition. The bill was passed unanimously by…
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 to qualify for the race bounced. Read…
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 the up and up.” “At the same…
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 people standing on Palafox Street, but more…
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 several group sites: Monday Morning 6/24/24 at…
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 fill out the required state ethics form,…
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 got 10 of them from her branch….
