Bonus Question

  Some City of Pensacola employees—those in the AFSCME union—will receive their Christmas bonuses as part of their regular paycheck. Union leaders and members let…

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Viewpoint: Juvenile Curfew

Hi and I hope this email finds you well. This letter is to address John Jerralds’ proposed Juvenile Curfew for Pensacola and possibly Escambia County…

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Free Speech Standoff

Holding his three-minute ground at the public lectern, Father Nathan Monk chanced an arrest during last night’s Pensacola City Council meeting. Two members of the…

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Lashbrook’s Attorney Stresses Innocence

Keith Lashbrook’s attorney is certain his client is innocent of accusations stemming from the Haitian orphanage the missionary oversaw. Children from the facility—and their state-side…

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ECUA finalize deal with ESP

In response to an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s (ECUA) Board directive, the ECUA recently finalized a ten-year compressed natural gas (CNG) agreement with Energy Services…

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Pensacola Business Challenge Orientation is Tonight

Any future entrepreneurs or businesses who want to participate in the Pensacola Business Challenge are invited to a free orientation tonight at 5:30 p.m. at…

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State Attorney clears TDC

State Attorney Bill Eddins has cleared the Escambia County Tourist Development Commission of any Sunshine Law violations regarding a series of meetings held with hotel…

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Video: Gingrich keeps his perch on top of GOP polls

Newt Gingrich continues to lead Mitt Romney in the polls, but the race for the Republican nomination is not over yet. CBS News political correspondent…

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Gas Cash

Although the Pensacola City Council approved the borrowing of $5 million for improvements and purchases for its natural gas infrastructure, it was not without some…

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City Employee Union: Bargaining in good faith

Good-faith bargaining generally refers to the duty of the parties to meet and negotiate at reasonable times with willingness to reach agreement on matters within…

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Could Have Been Messer-ier

It turns out that adopting a new city charter isn’t as easy as a vote. The logistics take some time to figure out. Pensacola City…

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Bank of America to help local borrowers tomorrow

Bank of America is holding a workshop for customers who are experiencing financial hardship. If you are a Bank of America customer, home loan specialists…

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FactCheck checks latest GOP debate for truth

Here is the list of misstatements: –Romney falsely claimed that no president before Obama had cut Medicare, and that Obama favored pre-1967 borders for Israel….

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Perry needs more study time

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry, who is also the governor of Texas, told Iowa voters yesterday that Solyndra is a country. The self-proclaimed Christian candidate…

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New poll shows Gingrich now leads in Florida

Newt Gingrich is leading Mitt Romney in Florida GOP presidential primary race, according to the Dec. 4-7 NBC/Marist poll. Gingrich leads Romney by 15 percentage…

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Grades on last night’s GOP debate

Newt Gingrich did well, Romney not so much. Perry is lost his mojo entirely, looks like Will Ferrell playing GW. The Daily Beast grades the…

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Escambia County loses in House redistricting

The proposed new Florida House districts have the new boundaries shifting with the population to the east. Matt “Baby” Gaetz loses south Santa Rosa County…

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Economy continues to drag down Obama approval rating

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit shows that only 41 percent of Americans think President Barack Obama has performed his job…

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Wahoos Welcome Riggleman

Everybody had known about it all week, but that didn’t seem to damped the excitement surrounding the official announcement of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ manager….

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Commissioner Grinch

Before getting down to official business, Escambia County Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson took a moment to crush a child’s vision of Christmas and blow the…

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