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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 &…
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…
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…
Over 15K votes in Commission D2 race
Over 15,400 votes have been cast by County Commission District 2 voters as of Saturday. Only 6,317 people voted in the GOP primary that matched…
Over 44K have voted in Escambia County
Escambia County voters are participating in the 2018 general election at a record pace. As of the close of Tuesday voting, 24,275 have voted via…
ST Engineering deal inked
This past weekend, Scott Luth, FloridaWest CEO, and Escambia County Board of County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh were among the participants in a historic Memorandum…
PEDC enacting legislation needs to be updated
Pensacola-Escambia County Promotion and Development Commission Act needs to be updated by the Florida Legislature to comply with how the current PEDC operates. The board…
Florida Retail Federation PAC endorses 26 candidates seeking open Florida House seats, but not Mike Hill
We guess retailers aren’t too crazy about Trump’s Walk of Fame star coming to Pensacola– Press release: The Florida Retail Federation (FRF) PAC today announced…
Navy Federal offers to pay $1.5-$2 million to master plan OLF8
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners received a letter today from Debbie Calder, Executive Vice President of Greater Pensacola Operations for Navy Federal Credit…
State attorney proposes a compromise on ME transition
State Attorney Bill Eddins is concerned that the resignation of the First District’s medical examiner, Dr. Andrea Minyard, will create turmoil for the criminal justice…
Pensacola Bay Center opened as a shelter
The following shelters are open in preparation of Hurricane Michael. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E Gregory St.: General population and special needs (now open) Escambia…
Bender to be next District 4 commissioner
From the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections: Write-in candidate Leigh Anne Bell has withdrawn as a candidate for the office of Board of County Commissioners,…
