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 Senior Vice President and General Counsel for…
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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 News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Senate…
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 the ground. An April 2014 flood caused…
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 & Detention Facility, providing an opportunity for the…
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 48.7 percent, and other parties have cast…
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 vote, plus 82 provisional, a total of…
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 Commissioner Doug Underhill vs. a well-funded challenger…
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 mail-in ballots and 20,647 have taken advantage…
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 of Understanding agreement signing between Vincent Chong,…
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 has sent the Escambia County Commission a…
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 its endorsement of a number of new…
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 Union, offering to “select, engage and pay”…
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 system and “severely impact public safety” when…
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 County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway: Horses…
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, District 4, resulting in an unopposed candidate…
Viewpoint: Disagreeing isn’t attacking
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 as OLF 8.  The publisher would not…
50 days since grand jury report on ECUA sealed
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 report was sealed. “All matters contained in…
Hayward asks county for $12M today for Project Titan
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 second largest MRO complex in North America….
Studers donate 8 acres to county for fieldhouse
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, located at 401 West Government St, formerly…
