NorthEscambia.com reports the instability in the Town of Century continues with the resignation of Century Town Clerk Leslie Howington. She had been a temporary leave of absence since mid-April. She told NorthEscambia.com…
Category: Politics
Bender appointed to judical nomination body
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Amy Bender, wife of Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender, to Florida’s Judicial First Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Amy Bender is senior…
Presser takeaways
Mayor D.C. Reeves said the focus on reducing noise violations in downtown Pensacola reaped several citations and arrests over the first weekend of the off-duty officers enforcing the ordinance. The breakdown included…
Kline qualifies and gets an endorsement
The Florida Forward Party today announced its first official candidate endorsements, declaring its support for State House District 2 challenger Kim Kline and State House District 25 challenger Banks Helfrich. Kline, who…
2024 Road Project Priorities Public Survey
Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning 2024 Project Priorities Public Survey Open Until June 4, 2024 The Florida-Alabama 2024 Public Survey is now open and available for public comment until June 4, 2024. Anyone who…
Smoke Alarm Saturday on May 18 – Mallory Heights
The Pensacola Fire Department will hold its next Smoke Alarm Saturday event May 18. This is the department’s latest effort to provide free smoke alarms to every household in the City of…
Daily Outtakes: Budget Turkeys
The taxpayer watchdog group Florida TaxWatch found 450 budget projects totaling $854.6 million they deem to be “turkeys” — a 43% increase over last year when the group found $598.7 million in…
Foo Foo announces grant recepients
Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announced the public grant scoring for the eleventh annual Foo Foo Festival, naming 13 grant recipients and allocating nearly $500,000 in grant funding for this…
Searching for JUST solutions on housing
By Tom St. Myer Nurse Kathy Chaplin’s son and daughter-in-law live with her out of necessity. The couple’s lone income is his salary from Publix. Chaplin predicts their income will soon increase…
Sheriff: Possible link between Diego Circle shooting and triple homicide
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said there may be a link between the drive-by shooting in Diego Circle yesterday and the triple homicide in Myrtle Grove last month. On WCOA’s “Real News…
Gulf Breeze publisher files to run against Gaetz.
Not Rick Outzen vs. Matt Gaetz Gulf Breeze News publisher Lisa Newell has filed as a Democrat to run against Niceville Republican Don Gaetz. In a guest viewpoint in the South Santa…
Daily Outtakes: Wing commander orders stand down after airman killed
On May 3, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in an apartment building, and a deputy fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson multiple times in…