Category: Escambia County

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May toured the enormous Government Street stormwater pond and listened to local residents’ and business owners’ fears of soil contamination and…

Escambia Commissioner Lumon May will be visiting the Tanyard neighborhood that has been dealing with the Government Street stormwater project. He said on “Pensacola Speaks”…

Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has questions about the soil sample tested at the Government Street stormwater site in the Tanyard neighborhood. Mayor Ashton Hayward…

During last week’s Florida Cabinet meeting, Governor Rick Scott recognized Escambia County Deputies Darren Robinson and Stefan Chamlis with the Medal of Heroism for their…

Escambia County District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson was appointed on Friday, Dec. 9 to the National Association of Counties Board of Directors to fill an…

On Monday, Escambia County Commission chair Doug Underhill was my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Commissioner Underhill wants to see the Board…

Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown told Inweekly he is sending county code enforcement and environmental officials to the Shortleaf borrow pit to confirm the dumping…

Escambia County Commission chair Doug Underhill will be my guest today at 5:10 p.m. on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.”

This week, I interviewed Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy about her efforts to clean up Carpenter Creek. She and Councilwoman Sherri Myers had a tremendous response…

Escambia County’s unincorporated area has five times the population of the City of Pensacola. The Board of County Commissioners has more than twice the number…

Commissioner Lumon May received  over a thousand more votes than Secretary Hillary Clinton in District 3: Precinct Location Lumon May Clinton PRECINCT 14 FRICKER COMMUNITY CENTER…

The Presidential race had more votes cast in Escambia County than any other race on the Nov. 8 ballot. Many had forecast that the voters…

Escambia County Assistant County Administrator Chip Simmons will leaving the county to work for Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan, according to sources close to both…

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners will hold a Special BCC Installation Meeting today at 9 a.m. at the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221…

Of Escambia County’s 79 precincts, only Pensacola Christian College voted against Amendment 2. Here are the precincts listed by largest margins for the Medical Marijuana amendment. Precinct…

The U.S. EPA Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners has received a $295,500 cooperative agreement for the…

For the past week, callers to “Pensacola Speaks” have complained about the lack of input on the Escambia Board of County Commissioners decision to do…

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioner discussed this morning its positions on how the Florida Legislature should implement medical marijuana. The Committee of the…

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets tonight. The board will consider the establishment of a lobbying position for the medical marijuana implementation, as follows:…

One of the most talked about county decisions has been to completely automate the tollbooths on Pensacola Beach. Beginning Feb. 1, beach visitors must have…