Who will be the next appointee to the Triumph Gulf Coast Board? Several names are being batted around: Frank White: former state representative who had made an impressive run at being the…
Category: Escambia County
Condo lease fees explored
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly At the Committee of the Whole yesterday, Escambia County District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh made a presentation showing the Beach Club Towers and Emerald Isle condominium owners on…
Updating PEDC
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) would allow people to serve on its nine-member board who live outside Escambia County but have a major business interest there,…
May wants to increase BCC productivity
This morning, Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May recommended cutting down on the number of meetings the five-member board attends on Thursdays. May said during the agenda review, “I don’t think it’s…
Replacing Jack
by Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –When it comes to replacing Jack Brown, commissioners already have begun compiling their wish lists. The next county administrator takes over during a pivotal time in Escambia County….
Bender appoints Callahan to SRIA board
District 4 Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender this morning announced that he will appoint Liz Callahan to the Santa Rosa Island Authority. Callahan is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for…
Broxson receives Senate committee chairmanship
State Sen, Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, has been named chairman of Banking and Insurance Committee. GALVANO TAPS LEADERS OF SENATE COMMITTEES By Christine Sexton The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Senate…
CBD demolition raises neighborhood concerns
By Duwayne Escobedo— By June the flooded and explosion-damaged Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Facility will be gone and look like a hole in the ground. An April 2014 flood caused…
CBD Demolition town hall meeting Wednesday
District 3 Commissioner Lumon May will host a town hall meeting Wednesday, Nov. 14 on the demolition of the old Escambia County Central Booking & Detention Facility, providing an opportunity for the…
More Dems and Independents are voting as polls close
The percentage of GOP voters is shrinking. It looks like Escambia County will have more than  a 60-percent overall voter turnout.
Republicans only half of the votes cast in Escambia County
According to the Supervisor of Elections office, only 60,333 Republicans have cast votes in this election, slightly better than half. Democrats and NPV make up 48.7 percent, and other parties have cast…
Voter turnout close to exceeding previous mid-terms in Escambia County
The Supervisor of Elections office reports 29,249 votes have been cast today. Couple the total with the 34,054 that voted by mail and 39,052 early vote, plus 82 provisional, a total of…