Category: Politics

The Florida Department of Health has issued a health advisory pertaining to the fire at an Escambia County landfill. Here is the DOH press release:…

Robert T. Halfhill served as interim Escambia County Administrator for sixteen months, from December 4, 2001 until April 21, 2002. One April 22, Touart took…

One of the hottest topics downtown is the proposal that the YMCA relocate its downtown facility to the Community Maritime Park. The YMCA board hasn’t…

By Benjamin Stubbs My 6-year-old daughter is bright, happy, and, like many children, loves media. She has always loved books and movies, and she is…

Production manager/editor/reporter Joani Delezen is in D.C. covering Inauguration Day. She’s there with our former Food writer and 2012 Rising Star Ashley Hardaway.

On Jan. 8, I was invited to sit in with attorney Bill Rankin on his television show “Within Reason.” Segment One – Ernie Lee Magaha…

Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll is visiting Pensacola this weekend, which provide local officials a few photo ops. Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll’s Schedule Saturday, January…

ECUA Press Release: Downtown Pensacola Water Customers Will Experience Loss of Water on Sunday, January 20, 2013 Effective Sunday, January 20, 2013, from 5:00 a.m….

In celebration of the Second Amendment, Jan. 19 will be the first national Gun Appreciation Day. It falls barely a month after the Sandy Hook…

Press Release: Gulf Power Company has announced that it will continue to offer its “Re-Occupancy” rebate program in 2013, as well as other programs to…

The latest poll by Public Policy Polling shows Gov. Rick Scott’s approval numbers have declined dropping to 33 percent, with 57 percent disapproving of him….

We asked the Escambia Public School District what schools have surveillance cameras and what schools have access control. We know that some do, but not…

The Port of Pensacola’s account receivables have dropped over the period of Nov. 30, 2012 to Jan. 15, 2013 —going from $506,939 to $393,107. However,…

On June 19, 1997, Benka Pulko departed from her hometown of Ptuj, Slovenia on a BMW F650 motorcycle. She returned to Ptuj on December 10,…

Mayor Sam Jones is a part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. He was one of two Alabama mayors to sign a Dec. 19 letter to…

There is good and bad news in the Escambia County’s public school enrollment statistics. The district’s enrollment increased by 174 students over the 2011-12 Fall…

As I reported last week, Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford and nine other supervisors testified yesterday about their experiences during the 2012 General Election…

Press Release: Emmett Scully, President of Columbia, South Carolina based Synergetic, Inc., and H. Britt Landrum, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Landrum Professional…

The new game in town is “Waiting for Ashton.” It consists of giving him a report, having a press conference and then waiting for the…

While Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is forming a task force on school safety, Okaloosa County is moving rapidly ahead on putting deputies in its elementary schools….