Category: Escambia County

Last week’s special school board meeting wasn’t easy for anyone involved. Escambia County School Superintendent Keith Leonard knows that proposing a tax increase is never…

State Rep. Michelle Salzman has asked Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia to audit Escambia County, paying close attention to…

Even though the post was up less than 24 hours, the article on University of West Florida General Counsel Susan Woolf being fired drew the…

The once-touted Office of Independent Internal Audit (OIIA) and its publicized policy manual have disappeared from Clerk Pam Childers’ website. Background: Last summer, Childers launched…

The News Journal’s analysis of the chaotic Fricker Center town hall prompted me to examine the City of Pensacola’s voter registration statistics. In our archives,…

When the Paradise Beach fire station closed its doors in 2018, area residents faced the troubling reality that their nearest emergency response would be miles…

By far, the story receiving the most attention was my exclusive interview with Dr. Martha Saunders. Mayor D.C. Reeves had a rough week—the curbside recycling…

General contractor and frequent county commission candidate Jesse Casey passed away suddenly due to complications caused by gallstones. The Republican first filed to run for…

This popped up on my feed: Escambia postpones Galvez Landing project, opts to fund Perdido Key beach access instead Pensacola News Journal Escambia County initially…

Last week, Escambia County concluded another transformative cycle of its Summer Youth Employment Program, offering over 200 local youth invaluable work experience and career development…

Earlier this week, I talked with Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons about retired deputy Jeremy Cassady, who passed away last week and will be buried…

Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jeremy Cassady, 50, passed away last week, after a long battle with cancer that his family and colleagues believe was…

We provided readers a variety of topics last week, covering the University of West Florida, Pensacola Police Department and County Clerk Pam Childer’s refusal to…

Senior United States District Judge William H. Stafford, Jr., father of former Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford, passed away on July 14, at…

This Friday, July 18, the Escambia County Commission celebrates the nearly 200 young people who dedicated their summer to gaining valuable work experience through Escambia…

At its meeting on July 10, the Escambia County Commission approved a contract to develop a Pensacola Beach Traffic Congestion Management Plan, a response to…

Two statements made at public meetings went under the radar for most of the media last week Mental Health Funds Frozen At the Escambia Children’s…

Frustrations mount as commissioners and the clerk’s office clash over Clerk Pam Childers’ new community support fund requirements. What should have been a routine approval…

When a “catfish pond” becomes a massive excavation operation, you know something fishy is going on.   In 2006, Roads Inc., Escambia County’s largest road…

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons is navigating budget realities after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed state funding for the county’s ShotSpotter program, leaving law enforcement agencies…