Congressman Matt Gaetz today announced an Escambia County stormwater project will receive grant money from the U.S. Treasury Department. “The Office of Gulf Coast Restoration in the Department of the Treasury plans…
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Governor tells Sheriff Morgan state will fund SROs
This morning Escambia County Commission chairman Jeff Bergosh put off any discussion on allocations of the LET funds while he determined if the funds should be used for adding more school resource…
Sheriff Morgan: ‘Beyond Serious’ on handling campus threats
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Police Department and the Escambia County School District have been dealing with a rash of social media threats that mimic the Parkland, Fla. shooting. Two people…
The tale of two Escambia schools, two guns
On Tuesday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ransom Middle School student for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school. The student faces charges of possession of a concealed weapon, brandishing…
Convention center with indoor sports facility could create 660 jobs
A new study shows that a convention/conference center in combination with an indoor sports facility could generate as much $90 million revenue for the local economy and create 560-660 jobs. Crossroads Consulting…
Major clean-up of Johnson Beach begins today
Due to extensive structural damage, Gulf Islands National Seashore officials will remove several dilapidated structures at Johnson Beach in the Perdido Key Area of the national seashore. Work will begin today with…
Senate scraps moving Panhandle to Eastern time
By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Most of the Panhandle would remain an hour behind the rest of the state under a revamped Senate proposal that would seek…
County commission candidates continue to raise funds
Robert Bender did the best raising campaign funds in January, $7,933. He was followed by Alan McMillan, who raised $6,105. The top spenders in January were Christopher Phillips ($5,183), Robert Bender ($3,860),…
Grover Robinson speaks out against offshore drilling [video]
On Feb. 8, a group of local environmentalist traveled to Tallahassee to attend the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s public meeting concerning the recently released proposal for the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental…
City of Pensacola’s Triumph request for Blount project deemed ineligible
Last week, the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors reviewed 116 pre-applications. At the staff’s recommendation, 24 pre-applications were deemed ineligible. Among the ineligible projects was the City of Pensacola’s application for…
Female firefighter talks about pattern of harassment and other misconduct in Escambia Fire Rescue
In the documents released by Escambia County is the 223-page transcript of the female firefighter whose complaint led to a multi-faceted investigation of Escambia Fire Rescue. County Administrator Jack Brown tasked Assistant…
Breaking new: Judge denies stay of execution for Branch
The Office of the State Attorney announced today that Judge Edward Nickinson issued an order that denied Eric Branch’s Application for Stay of Execution and Motion to Vacate Judgment and Sentence. Branch…