Category: Escambia County
Local Wins National History Fair
The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the…
4th Cent Tally
The Escambia County Commission divvied up more than $1.5 million between area organizations earlier this week. The money stems from the fourth cent of the…
Escambia Lands First Florida NRDA Project
The first Florida project funded under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Early Restoration Projects (ERP) will begin next week. The project involves improvements to…
Analysis of Aug 14 primary -update
David Morgan, Pam Childers, Bruce Miller, Lumon May and Charles Bare were the big winners yesterday in Escambia County. Other winners were Steven Barry, Vicki…
Primary Morning
Standing at precinct 14, she waved to voters from underneath a green raincoat. The August primary had arrived. “I have been hyped all day,†said…
Commission candidate fails to pay property taxes
NorthEscambia.com reports that Escambia County Commission District 5 candidate Sam Archer failed to pay his 2011 property taxes on seven properties in the county. The…
Over a third of the primary voters may have already cast their ballots
Just got off the phone with Supervisor of Elections David Stafford. He estimates that about 16,685 votes have been cast either by early voting or…
Chickens, Noise and Taxes
During its Committee of the Whole workshop this morning, the Escambia County Commission tended to chickens, the county’s noise ordinance and allocation of the fourth-cent…
Election Day Tips from the Elections Office
Press Release: Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today offered Escambia County voters some tips to prepare for Election Day: -Confirm the location of your…
Six things to watch in August 14 primary
Escambia County voters head to the polls Tuesday. As with the any local election, there are countless plots and subplots. Here are a few that…
SRIA report: Ferry service in works, $6-million price tag
By Shelby Smithey… The Santa Rosa Island Authority Board met Wednesday to hear a variety of reports, as well as to discuss future plans for…
Escambia Schools Named in SPLC Complaint
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed five complaints with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights regarding racially discriminatory disciplinarian practices in…
Homestead fraud costs county up to $1 million
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones states that homestead fraud in Escambia County robs county coffers of up to $1 million annually. “Unfortunately some property…
Agencies Combine Efforts
Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies plan to work together in an effort to curb violent crime in the Escambia County area. Representatives from…
SPLC Eyes Escambia Schools
The Southern Poverty Law Center will be in town tomorrow. The organization has announced that it filed a complaint with the Department of Education against…
Powell responds to indictment
John Powell, candidate for Escambia County Sheriff, was indicted on Monday on one misdemeanor charge for accepting cash contributions in excess of $50. He turned…
ECUA, District 3 Race
The ECUA, District 3 race is packed with four Democrats. In the August primary, voters will decide between incumbent Elvin McCorvey and challengers Calvin Avant,…
Beulah Landfill’s Contamination Costs
The bill for the work at the Beulah Landfill is going to be a bit higher than originally thought. The price increase is due to…
ECUA, District 5
There are three ECUA, District 5 candidates looking for votes in the August primary election. Incumbent Larry Walker will go up against challengers Barry Tweedie…
Viewpoint: What is the value of local government
From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: What is the value of local government? The answer is that today a vast majority of Escambia County residents…
