Category: Escambia County
Voter restoration begins Jan. 8
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections will begin processing applications from previously ineligible voters beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8, the effective date of the Voting Restoration…
Century Town Council members charged
The Office of the State Attorney announced today that three members of the Century Town Council, Sandra McMurray Jackson, Ann Cofield Brooks, and Luis Gomez,…
Jail construction update
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly So far, the most expensive public building project in Escambia County history remains on target for completion by May 28, 2020….
Escambia County to Conduct Employee Survey
by Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –Escambia County plans to join major corporations and small businesses by conducting annual employee engagement surveys to gage its performance. Quint…
Buzz: Triumph appointee
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…
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…
