Before Escambia County does anything with Jay Patel and his Pensacola Arena Development Partners, the Board of County Commissioners needs to have staff do background checks on the partners. One that deserves…
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Greg Litton files for District 4 Commission seat
Former Major League Baseball player Greg Litton has pre-filed as a Republican to run for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. Grover Robinson has held the seat for three terms. Instead of…
Update: ECUA board member agrees to attend drinking water town hall
ECUA board member Larry Walker will be attending tonight’s town hall on drinking water. Organizer Teresa Hill called Inweekly this morning and said Walker had contacted her late Tuesday night about attending….
ECUA declines invite to town hall on drinking water
The Emerald Coast Utility Authority will not have a representative at tonight’s “What’s in Our Water?” town hall that will be held 6-8 p.m. at E.S. Cobb Resource Center, 601 E Mallory…
Breaking news: DIB director resigns
From the Downtown Improvement Board: Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) Executive Director Curt Morse has announced his resignation, effective June 6, 2018. “Thank you very much for the opportunities for professional and personal…
Petition for a Safer West Cervantes St.
Christian Wagley has started this petition to FDOT District 3 Secretary Phillip Gainer, Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Escambia County Commission on change.org: Pensacola’s West Cervantes St. is a chronic hotspot of…
District 4 Commission forum tonight
The June meeting of the Escambia County Republican Party will take place tonight at 6:30 pm at the downtown West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. The majority of the meeting…
County Judge Group 2 race a toss-up
Incumbent County Judge Joyce Williams has a slight lead over challenger Paul Hamlin, 20-17.7 percent, with 62.3 percent uncertain in the primary for County Judge, Group 2 race. The Political Matrix…
County Commission honors Gary Sansing
Last night, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners adopted and authorized its chairman to sign a resolution naming the Board’s Public Forum as the “Gary Sansing Public Forum.” Gary Sansing frequently attended…
County Commission wants action on West Cervantes
On Wednesday night Commission Lumon May stood on West Cervantes and watch police and paramedics deal with a one-year-old that had been hit and killed trying to cross the street. He called…
Andrade holds Summer Campaign Kick-Off, June 19
Alex Andrade, who is running for Florida House District 2 as a Republican, is holding a Summer Campaign Kick-Off event 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E….
Candidates need to start their campaign engines
The close of candidate qualifying for statewide and local office is 23 days away. Mail-in ballots will sent out in 55 days. Early voting for the August primaries begins in 80 days.The…