Category: Escambia County
Stand Down, Mr. LeRoy or how Valentino broke his gavel
I’ve heard repeatedly about Commissioner Gene Valentino breaking his gavel last week when he got upset with a citizen addressing the board. Admiral Leroy knows…
George’s version of the truth
For $50, I got five DVDs of the Escambia County BCC Budget workshops. The videos show some troubling inconsistencies regarding the County’s takeover of the…
Jail death this morning, no foul play expected
The Medical Examiner’s Office is currently investigating a death in the Escambia County Jail Central Booking Division. Richard Craig Adams Jr., age 47, had been…
More video on George Touart’s application for county administrator
Interim County Administrator George Touart used his position to campaign publicly before all the commissioners to sell why he should be given the job full-time….
Sheriff’s Office responds on its internal service fund
Gerald Champagne, the attorney for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, has sent County Attorney Alison Perdue a letter concerning Interim County Administrator George Touart’s recommendation…
Grover and Wilson took off the gloves (video)
You have to see this YouTube video on last night’s meetings. Commissioners Wilson Robertson and Gene Valentino are getting more upset when it anyone challenges…
We found why Valentino and Touart have attacked Sheriff and DOJ so vigorously
Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino and Interim County Administrator have it in for Sheriff David Morgan. In open meetings they have repeatedly cast doubts…
County replies. ‘Test’ email was not a plot to circumvent the law
Assistant County Administrator Larry Newsom has responded to Douglas Underhill’s email that was published on this blog yesterday. Newsom explains that the emails, highlighted by…
Raises still possible for county employees
By Brandy Volovecky The Escambia County Commission completed the first day in its two-day Committee of the Whole Budget Workshop on Tuesday July 9. Interim…
Sheriff’s medical services for jail approved for continued accreditation
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has voted to continue accreditation the Sheriff’s medical services at the county jail. There are 35 essential standards,…
Perdido Key Master Plan Meetings
The first of two public meetings on the Perdido Key Master Plan will take place Wednesday night. Escambia County Development Services is hosting the meetings….
Sheriff challenges Touart’s claim that ECSO has not cooperated
This morning at a budget workshop, Interim County Administrator George Touart told the county commission that he can’t give them any numbers on the cost…
Email to county commission from voter regarding Perdido Key name change
Douglas Underhill copied me on this email to the county commissioners. He has doggedly tried to found out how DOT came to change the name…
Bashing a success story at the county jail
We keep hearing that Interim County Administrator George Touart will be proposing handing over health care at the county jail to a private company. In…
Mayor Hayward terminates Reynolds
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward Today, I made the decision to terminate Bill Reynolds from his position as City Administrator. Last week, I…
County budget workshops this week, no reports on jail transfer received
The Escambia Board of County Commission will hold budget workshops this week. On July 15, Interim County Administrator George Touart repeatedly has told the commissioners…
Valentino Earns FAC’s ACC
Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino has been presented with the Advanced County Commissioner (ACC) designation by the Florida Association of Counties. The designation follows…
Grover Wins FAC Award
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson is the recipient of a 2013 Florida Association of Counties Presidential Advocacy Award. The award is given annually to county…
What is going on with old Escambia County courthouse?
As with so many things in county government these days, no one knows for sure what is happening the space in old county courthouse that…
Searchin’
Escambia County’s selection committee for the county administrator position meets for the first time today. The committee was formed by the Escambia County Commission, with…
