Category: Escambia County

By Jeremy Morrison City officials have been working with local non-profit organizations to address the issues surrounding homelessness,  issues like services and food and shelter….

CareerSource EscaRosa is hosting a hiring event for Escambia County jobs on Thursday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6913 N. 9th…

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley continues to promulgate the belief that it’s a violation of Florida’s public record laws to release the IP address of…

No life appears to be more disposable to the county’s HR than an older Black woman who worked 25 years for the transit system, been…

ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery painted a dismal picture of the work conditions inside Escambia County’s transit system and blamed the county administrator and…

Five years ago this week, Richard Martz of the Montreal-based Live Work Learn Play revealed the concepts on how Baptist hospital would redevelop the 25…

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority also handles how employees learn about retirement options better than the Escambia County Human Resources Department. A spokesperson for the…

Bus Driver Gets COVID, Fired and Fights to Win Back Job by Jeremy Morrison A An Escambia County Area Transit driver who contracted COVID last…

Here’s the pdf on the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ discussion of the 401(a) annuity program. We’ve highlighted the statements made by Commissioner Lumon May….

Both Steven Barry and Lumon May yesterday told Inweekly that they wouldn’t accept any back pay regarding the 401(a) annuity retirement plan. Still, they want…

By Jeremy Morrison Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry says “there’s not one specific reason” why he called for a discussion regarding County Administrator Janice Gilley’s…

How do other local government entities inform their employees of the retirement plan options and any changes? Commissioner Doug Underhill’s position is the county’s HR…

The hot topic at the Escambia Commission meeting on Thursday, June 3, was the pensions for the county’s senior management and the commissioners. According to…

Escambia Administrator’s Contract Up For Discussion By Jeremy Morrison When Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley returns to work from her trip out of town, she…

The word on South Palafox is Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley may have to face a job performance evaluation when she returns from vacation. The…

In commemoration of Florida’s Territorial Bicentennial and Escambia County’s 200th Anniversary, the 200th Anniversary Commission is seeking the community’s input on items to place in a time capsule…

What should have been a routine public record request of the county has revealed the dysfunction of the Gilley administration. To get an accurate breakdown…

Danica Phillips, who was only hired by Escambia County in January, has notified her bosses that she, too, is leaving her job. She is a…

Cassie Boatwright, Escambia County’s director of facilities management, has announced that she is leaving the Gilley administration. Boatwright was hired in January 2020. She came…

The Fairest of Them All Equal Justice Awards named Judge Tom Dannheisser the “Fairest of  Them All” in Circuit 1 The awards provide a scientific…