Category: Escambia County
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
June 3 BCC discussion transcript
Here’s the pdf on the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ discussion of the 401(a) annuity program. We’ve highlighted the statements made by Commissioner Lumon May….
Barry, May don’t want back pay for themselves
Both Steven Barry and Lumon May yesterday told Inweekly that they wouldn’t accept any back pay regarding the 401(a) annuity retirement plan. Still, they want…
Barry waits until June 17 to discuss Gilley’s job performance
By Jeremy Morrison Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry says “there’s not one specific reason” why he called for a discussion regarding County Administrator Janice Gilley’s…
Local entities handle retirement options better
How do other local government entities inform their employees of the retirement plan options and any changes? Commissioner Doug Underhill’s position is the county’s HR…
Pension debate uncovers another Gilley goof
The hot topic at the Escambia Commission meeting on Thursday, June 3, was the pensions for the county’s senior management and the commissioners. According to…
Gilley’s Gauntlet
Escambia Administrator’s Contract Up For Discussion By Jeremy Morrison When Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley returns to work from her trip out of town, she…
Buzz: Gilley’s employment future up for discussion
The word on South Palafox is Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley may have to face a job performance evaluation when she returns from vacation. The…
Suggestions for Bicentennial time capsule
In commemoration of Florida’s Territorial Bicentennial and Escambia County’s 200th Anniversary, the 200th Anniversary Commission is seeking the community’s input on items to place in a time capsule…
Gilley jumps the shark
What should have been a routine public record request of the county has revealed the dysfunction of the Gilley administration. To get an accurate breakdown…
County public Information office loses new hire
Danica Phillips, who was only hired by Escambia County in January, has notified her bosses that she, too, is leaving her job. She is a…
Boatwright leaving county
Cassie Boatwright, Escambia County’s director of facilities management, has announced that she is leaving the Gilley administration. Boatwright was hired in January 2020. She came…
Judge Dannheisser receives Fairest of Them All Equal Justice award
The Fairest of Them All Equal Justice Awards named Judge Tom Dannheisser the “Fairest of Them All” in Circuit 1 The awards provide a scientific…
Homeless, Shipyards & Libraries
Pensacola, Escambia Ponder Shared Interests by Jeremy Morrison Escambia County and the city of Pensacola leaders held a joint meeting this week to discuss a…
Reduced speed on West Cervantes
The speed limit on West Cervantes Street (U.S. 90) between Dominguez Street and A Street will be permanently reduced from 35 mph to 30 mph…
County round-up: 9-1-1 and Ferry Service
Escambia County wants to remind you that 9-1-1 is for emergencies, not general information, such as where to find gas or what’s on HBO tonight….






















