Category: Politics

Investigation into Criminal Activity in ECSO Jail Concludes The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the conclusion of the criminal investigation against our…

While the interim County Administrator George Touart and Commissioner Chairman Gene Valentino are doing everything they can to avoid paying to hire more staff at…

While there appears to be a rush to judgment to blame the BOHAN ad agency and its $278,000 30-second spot on Steve Hayes, the new…

From Greater Pensacola Chamber Board Chairman and Vice Chairman: The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce wants to hear from key stakeholders in the community about…

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Global Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI), an innovator in information technology services and technical training, has announced a five-year plan…

Former Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver is among the five finalist for the administrator position at Lee County, Fla. He had one-on-one meetings with Lee…

Sheriff David Morgan has requested that Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino recuse himself from the Department of Justice Working Group based on the commission chairman’s…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward held a town hall meeting at the Lucia M. Tryon Branch Library in District 2 on Tuesday, May 28. The meeting…

Press release: Sixteen potential sites for new industries and commerce parks have been submitted for Gulf Power Company’s new site certification program by cities, counties…

By Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare It is no surprise to me that the local newspaper is pushing for the elimination of the two at-large…

city press release: The City of Pensacola’s Neighborhood Services Department announced this afternoon the FREE “Listen Local” benefit concert series, featuring talented local musicians from…

Alan Miller is incensed. The senior vice president of Northwest Chapter of Police Benevolent Association, and who recently retired after working at the Escambia County…

Escambia Commissioner Gene Valentino has gotten off his negotiations with Sheriff David Morgan on the county’s response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s findings of…

The cover story for the May 30 issue covers why the U.S. Department of Justice investigated the Escambia County Jail. It’s story that some would…

Baldwin County commission chairman Tucker Dorsey is speaking to the Escambia County at its special meeting today. He is telling the commissioners that they don’t…

The buzz we are hearing out of the county complex is that Interim County Administrator George Touart plans to fight the Department of Justice findings…

city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will continue his popular series of “Taking City Hall to the Citizens” town hall meetings with a meeting…

This week the U.S. Department of Justice issued its findings on the Escambia County Jail. It gave the county 49 days to come up with…

The Civil Right Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its five-year investigation of the Escambia County Jail and its findings are as…

The daily newspaper, Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Bill Reynolds want the public to believe the financial woes of the Maritime Park are solely…