Anonymity may require paper bags

County Administrator Janice Gilley has made a big deal about protecting the identity of persons who make public record requests if want to be anonymous….

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Recap of County Pension Debacle (read for updates)

Let’s review the latest developments of what could be the plot of the next Walker Holmes novel or the script of a Coen Brothers movie….

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Gilley responds, bus drivers rebut

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley issued a statement in response to the bus drivers calling for her removal: “I know our professional transit workers have…

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Bus Union votes for removal of Administrator Gilley

The member of ATU Local 1395 overwhelmingly gave Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley a vote of non-confidence and has asked for her removal. Gilley’s employment…

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County HR director apologizes, sorta

On the day the Union representing the county’s bus drivers announced its no-confidence vote regarding Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley, Gilley’s human resources director, Jana…

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Childers finds retirement contribution excessive

Clerk of Courts and Comptroller Pam Childers has reviewed the much publicized 401(a) annuity program offered to the county’s senior management staff and determined the…

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Randall sworn in as police chief

By Jeremy Morrison The chambers at Pensacola City Hall were packed for the swearing-in ceremony of Eric Randall, the Pensacola Police Department’s new chief. And…

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Presser Notes: PPD Gets a Chief, W. Cervantes Gets a Wall, Bayview Gets Paddlesports

by Jeremy Morrison The density of uniformed law enforcement officers was impossible to ignore. “Obviously, it either looks like there’s a crime scene here, or…

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Mayor stumped why county not collaborating on homeless

By Jeremy Morrison City officials have been working with local non-profit organizations to address the issues surrounding homelessness,  issues like services and food and shelter….

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Administrator did ask for legal input, but changes not made

Though the agenda item shows no legal consideration or sign-off for County Administrator Janice Gilley’s request to change public record disclaimers, the county has provided…

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Escambia County has trouble filling positions

CareerSource EscaRosa is hosting a hiring event for Escambia County jobs on Thursday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6913 N. 9th…

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Gilley makes up public records problem, continues to push myth

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley continues to promulgate the belief that it’s a violation of Florida’s public record laws to release the IP address of…

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Inhumane treatment of sick, older employees inside county HR

No life appears to be more disposable to the county’s HR than an older Black woman who worked 25 years for the transit system, been…

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Nightly lane closure begin tonight on Pensacola Bay Bridge

Drivers will encounter nighttime lane restrictions on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Thursday evening, June 10 through Friday morning, June 18 from 8 p.m. to 5…

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Dismal picture painted of ECAT work conditions

ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery painted a dismal picture of the work conditions inside Escambia County’s transit system and blamed the county administrator and…

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County loses arbitration in Union prez suspension

In February 2020, Escambia County gave bus driver Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 1395, a one-day suspension for alleged insubordination when he took a…

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Buzz: Woolf jumping to UWF

Sources at Pensacola City Hall have shared that City Attorney Susan Woolf is resigning her post to become general counsel at the University of West…

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Remember Live Work Learn Play?

Five years ago this week, Richard Martz of the Montreal-based Live Work Learn Play revealed the concepts on how Baptist hospital would redevelop the 25…

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ECUA also handles retirement plans better than county HR

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority also handles how employees learn about retirement options better than the Escambia County Human Resources Department. A spokesperson for the…

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HR Nightmare

Bus Driver Gets COVID, Fired and Fights to Win Back Job by Jeremy Morrison A An Escambia County Area Transit driver who contracted COVID last…

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