Category: Escambia County
PBA endorses Underhill
From Doug Underhill Campaign: Doug Underhill endorsed by the Police Benevolent Association Law Enforcement Professionals Support Underhill in District 2 Race PENSACOLA-Commissioner Doug Underhill, running…
Whoever is polling now on local races is not Inweekly
Inweekly has completed its polling of the Escambia County and City of Pensacola races, as we said we would. We believe we have baselines for…
Buzz: ECUA board members appearing before grand jury
Emerald Coast Utility Authority Board members have scrambled this week to get legal representative as they have been called to appear before a county grand…
Elementary school grades troubling
Three years ago, Escambia County had 14 ‘A’ elementary (non-charter) schools. The last two years it has had only six. However, the six ‘A’s are…
Psst, Simmons has raised $88K for 2020 sheriff’s race
While most of us are focused on the 2018 election cycle, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons quietly has raised $88,570 for his campaign for Escambia County…
County Commission candidates have already spent $137K
The August 28 primary is nine weeks away. Escambia County Commission candidates have spent over $137,000 as of May 31 on their campaigns. By far,…
ECUA problem well pops up in lawsuit
The Emerald Coast Utility Authority filed Friday a federal lawsuit against 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, National Foam…
Historic Little League game honored
At its regular meeting on Thursday, June 21, the Escambia County Commission recognized the 1955 Pensacola Jaycees Baseball Team for their contribution to the civil…
Poll: Bender leads D4 primary but very tight race
Robert Bender has the lead in the GOP primary to replace County Commissioner Grover Robinson, according to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 419 likely Republican…
Litton qualifies
Greg Litton has qualified to run for Escambia County Commission District 4 post. In only pre-qualified candidate that has yet to qualify is Linda Moultrie…
Bell files and closes Escambia County Commission District 4 GOP primary (update)
Leigh Bell has qualified as a write-in candidate for the Escambia County Commissioner District 4 seat. This closes the August 28 primary and allows only…
Deadline to qualify for local races is noon Friday
The deadline for qualifying for office is noon tomorrow. A handful of candidates who have pre-filed have yet to submit their petitions or a check…
Dump the Pump Day tomorrow
Escambia County Area Transit will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the 13th annual National Dump the Pump Day on Thursday,…
Escambia County GOP Party hosts County Commission Dist. 2 debate on July 9
The July meeting of the Escambia County Republican Party will take place 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 9 at the downtown West Florida Public Library, 239…
County Commission District 2 race is tight
Challenger Alan McMillan has a slight lead over incumbent Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill in the GOP primary for District 2, but the lead is…
Bare files for ECUA District 4
Former Pensacola City Council President Charles L. Bare has pre-filed for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, District 4, as a Republican for the 2018 election. He…
Garden District Cottages to begin work soon
ParsCo, LLC and its development entity, Encore Investment Company, LLC (Encore), have completed the closing on the former Blount School property with the City of…
Fiscal conservatism wins out on Thursday
Last night, the Pensacola City Council overwhelmingly told Mayor Ashton Hayward not to spend more than $8.25 million on the new Bayview Community Center. The…
Arena partner has checkered past
Before Escambia County does anything with Jay Patel and his Pensacola Arena Development Partners, the Board of County Commissioners must have staff do background checks…
Greg Litton files for District 4 Commission seat
Former Major League Baseball player Greg Litton has pre-filed as a Republican to run for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. Grover Robinson has held…





















