Category: Politics
Votes count: primary elections can be close
Escambia County has a history of close primary elections. Every primary has at lease one race that is decided by a few votes. Please vote…
Kaine coming to Pensacola this week
For the second week in a row, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine will try to bolster support in Florida for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The…
Rubio swings through Pensacola
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio made a campaign stop in Pensacola this afternoon and asked for his supporters to help get out the vote tomorrow. Rubio…
Federal courthouse repairs hit a snag
Sen. Bill Nelson said today at a brief press conference at Pensacola City Hall that the repairs of the federal courthouse might be delayed for…
City of Pensacola treats allegations of insubordination differently
In 2014, a city department head called Mayor Ashton Hayward names and was found to have hired staff without going through the proper protocol and…
Aug. 30 primaries may already been decided
According to the Supervisor of Elections in our area, 58,965 people have already cast their votes in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties either by…
How did Hayward, Olson and Sisson hand out pay raises last year?
In his civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola, former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt said that City Administrator Eric Olson…
Former Pensacola fire chief sues Mayor Hayward, Olson and Sisson
Former Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer…
Property Appraiser grants homestead exemption on basis of Greta Hill’s residency
The Escambia County Property Appraiser issued this morning a statement granting a homestead exemption for 6080 Forest Green Road in the Marcus Pointe subdivision to…
Attorney says Hill is supplying homestead documentation
Ed Fleming, State Rep. Mike Hill’s attorney, has told Inweekly that he has sent Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones the documentation to support the…
Early voting: 43K ballots cast in three counties
According to the Supervisor of Elections in our area, 43,945 people have already cast their votes in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties as of…
A Pensacola Village toddler’s last day
Yesterday an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins, Jr. for First Degree Felony Murder in the death of a two-year-old child, initials C.S….
Hill’s attorney threatens legal action, Property Appraiser doesn’t budge
State Rep. Mike Hill’s attorney, Ed Fleming, hand delivered a letter to Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones responding to a certified letter from Jones’…
Mike Hill: When is a house a home?
At a Santa Rosa GOP Women’s Club luncheon yesterday, State Rep. Mike Hill said that Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has ruled that his…
Budget Voodoo: City Personnel costs have risen steady during Hayward’s second term
During his re-election campaign, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward touted how many staff positions he cut and how he reduced payroll costs. His proposed budget for…
Budget Voodoo: City departments have increased spending significantly
Pensacola residents are lucky to have an experienced City Council reviewing the FY 2017 budget proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward. P.C. Wu has 12 years…
Budget Voodoo: City of Pensacola enterprises down from FY 2014
The City of Pensacola has four businesses–Pensacola International Airport, Pensacola Energy, Port of Pensacola and Sanitation. In FY 2014, they turned operating profits, except for…
Grand jury indicts man for first degree felony murder in toddler’s death
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins, Jr. for First Degree Felony Murder in the death…
General Revenue estimates reduced
Florida TaxWatch reports that the General Revenue Estimating Conference has revised earlier estimates, reducing expected collections by $131.9 million in the current year (FY 2016-17)…
Mum on investigation of shooting in old Escambia courthouse
Escambia County and Pensacola Police Department are not ready to release any more information on the Aug. 12 shooting at the Escambia County Administrative Complex….
