Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward issued today an open letter regarding the legal fees regarding the fight over the Pitt’s Slip leases. “Once again stories of the City’s legal fees are circulating. Those…
Category: Politics
Bowling tries to outline how she controls outside law firms
City Attorney Lysia Bowling is fighting Councilwoman Sherri Myers’ effort to put in stricter controls over the city’s outside legal contracts. Myers wants no more open-ended contracts with lawyers and law firms;…
Blue Angels in the Outfield on Monday, June 12
The Blue Angels Association and the City of Pensacola have partnered with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos for baseball night. Make plans to attend on Monday, June 12 at 5:30 p.m. during the…
FWC Commission to discuss changes to Gulf red snapper season on Friday June 9
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will have a special meeting at 3 p.m. Friday, June 9, to discuss the Gulf red snapper season for private recreational anglers in state…
Panhandle leaders see opportunity in BP money
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With the first check — for $300 million — on the way, Northwest Florida leaders know they must wisely invest the money across the…
Pensacola mayor pays out $28K for gas tax appeal, settles for lower share
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward paid the Orlando-based law firm GrayRobinson $28,409.55 to handle his appeal regarding the local gas tax and eventually settled for a lower percentage than he originally sought from…
The First Amendment Foundation wants CRC to adopt higher Sunshine standard
The First Amendment Foundation today called on the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) to adopt the Amendments to its proposed rules that would require the CRC to comply with the Sunshine Law’s highest…
Bergosh discusses OLF-8 (podcast)
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says the county was ready to pull the plug on the proposed commercial park for Outlying Field 8 (OLF-8) until it received a letter from the U.S….
District 1 Town Hall on Tuesday, June 13
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh is hosting a town hall from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 at the Jim C. Bailey Middle School Cafeteria located at 4110 Bauer Road. Residents are…
Scott approves payments in deaths, injuries
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The family of a Florida State University football player who died during a 2001 training session will receive the remainder of a legal settlement…
Inweekly Listening Tour off to solid start [podcast]
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Inweekly’s Listening Tour, led by publisher and owner Rick Outzen, brought a crowd of about 50 people to the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church where concerns about community…
Breaking News: Scott signs Triumph bill
State Sen. Doug Broxson sent me a text that Gov. Rick Scott has signed Triumph Gulf Coast bill.