Category: Politics
Sunshine Law training set to begin online March 1
Exceptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law have increased from 250 to more than 1,000 and it has Barbara Peterson upset. The Florida Legislature makes its own…
Pensacola Fire and Pensacola Energy knew of tornado damage
Residents on Lansing Drive are saying that both Pensacola Fire and Pensacola Energy were in their neighborhood within an hour after the tornado passed on…
Manatee homebuilder enters U.S. Senate race
Manatee businessman Carlos Beruff formally announced today that he is running for the United States Senate as a Republican. At Miami mainstay Vicky’s Bakery, close…
Escambia County Tornado Assessment and Update
Century Tornado Damage Assessment Update Friday, February 26, 2016 – 2:30pm Damage Assessments Destroyed Single Family Home: 28 Mobile Homes: 21 Commercial: 3 Major Single…
Tanyards hold community clean-up tomorrow
The Tanyards residents have started a neighborhood association to try to improve their area. Their neighborhood is west of downtown Pensacola. Its boundaries are roughly:…
North Hill continues to press for public records from ECUA
Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association passed along this public record request that she sent to ECUA Executive Director Steve Sorrells this…
Sanders campaign in downtown Pensacola today and tomorrow
As they have for several weeks, the March for Bernie Panhandle chapter will be waving signs at the corner of Palafox and Garden streets from…
Cruz and Trump campaigns active in Pensacola
Sen. Ted Cruz has opened a campaign headquarters at 23 S. Palafox Place, next to Global Grill. I spoke with Kelley W. Seward, a local…
Pensacola Speaks: Sherri Myers and Director of UWF Center for Entrepreneurship
On “Pensacola Speaks” today, Councilwoman Sherri Myers will be on the show at 5:10 p.n. We will discuss how her district is recovering from Tuesday’s…
Pensacola City Council member vs. City Hall to get help for Dunmire Estates
Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers had a difficult time getting the mayor’s office to respond to the havoc caused in Dunmire Estates by Tuesday’s tornado. Myers…
Trump crushes Rubio in Florida, according to new poll
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Three weeks away from the Florida primary, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is outstripping U.S. Sen. Marco…
Pensacola City Hall did not realize it had tornado damage initially
Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers told Inweekly that City Administrator Eric Olson had no idea that city residents had any damage from the Tuesday tornado until…
North Hill to present petition to ECUA board today
The North Hill Preservation Association is upset about the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s plan to build above ground, sewage storage tanks on site of the…
Gov. Rick Scott declares state of emergency for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Severe Weather Update · Governor Rick Scott has issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties as a…
Check out video of Pensacola storm damage
Pensacola Tornado Damage – credit SoutheasternSky.com Link: Vimeo
Latest Escambia County Storm Update – 9 a.m.
Severe Weather Update · Downed power lines and site safety remain a priority this morning. o As soon as the damaged area is safe, the…
BTW: Trump won Nevada, followed by Rubio, Cruz
The Nevada GOP caucuses gave Donald Trump his third consecutive primary victory. The billionaire gained 46 percent of the vote and walked away with 12…
City hall shutting down
Press release: City Hall and all City of Pensacola administrative offices will close today at 3 p.m. This also applies to all meetings and events…
Escambia County to activate EOC
Due to the significant threat for bad weather this afternoon and evening, the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center will activate at a Level 1. Level…
Council access to city staff for inquiries determined in 2012 court case
In 2012, Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan ruled that individual Pensacola City Council members have the power to make good faith, bona fide inquiries of…
