Category: Escambia County

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…

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 Bill Eddins is concerned that the resignation of the First District’s medical examiner, Dr. Andrea Minyard, will create turmoil for the criminal justice…

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…

From the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections: Write-in candidate Leigh Anne Bell has withdrawn as a candidate for the office of Board of County Commissioners,…

From: Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh: A one-sided opinion piece was published very recently about Escambia County’s project to acquire the property in Beulah Known…

On July 18, the media was notified that an Escambia County grand jury had completed its investigation of the Emerald Coast Utility Authority. However, the…

Yesterday, I wrote about the Project Titan–a $275.5-million project to expand aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at the Pensacola International Airport and create the…

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners will vote tonight whether to accept Quint and Rishy Studer’s donation of a portion of land, approximately eight acres,…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward next week will ask the Pensacola City Council to allocate $8 million of Local Option Sales Tax towards a second maintenance…

In the 2014 Republican primary, Doug Underhill beat two-term County Commissioner Gene Valentino by earning 62.51 percent of the vote.  Four years later, he’s the…

Commissioner Doug Underhill won re-election by beating Alan McMillan by 212 votes. Two precincts – #3 Myrtle Grove United Methodist  and #67 Holy Spirit Catholic…

  The most efficient winning candidate was Judge Joyce Williams – who spent  88 cents per vote – followed by School Board member Kevin Adams…

The Escambia County Corrections Office Building, located at 2251 Palafox St., was evacuated about 11:30 a.m. after a strong smell thought to be sewer gas…

Both the County Commission primaries attracted more voters that the previous two primaries. The three School Board races drew 31, 596 votes—8,274 more votes than…

The biggest surprises were: Mike Hill edging out Rebekah Bydlak in the GOP primary for House District 1. Incumbent Doug Underhill surging in August to…

In governor’s race, the Inweekly/Political Matrix poll predicted the margin of victory for Congressman Ron DeSantis over Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam – 20 percent. The…

  Local candidates have spent $826.380 for the Aug. 28 primary. The most expensive race, through Aug. 24 campaign election reports, is the Pensacola mayor’s…

District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill, Escambia County staff and Hammond Engineering Inc. are hosting an on-site public meeting to discuss the plans for the Bob-O-Link,…

Republican Mike Hill, a former State Representative who is running for the Florida House District 1 seat, yesterday posted a live video on Facebook. Hill…