Category: Politics
Okaloosa County Tax Collector resigns
Chris Hughes has announced his resignation as Okaloosa Co. Tax Collector. For the past 4 years, Hughes has been in trouble. A Florida Department of…
OPEC talks collapse
Reuters reports that OPEC talks broke down in acrimony on Wednesday without an agreement to raise output after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the oil…
Is it time to dissolve SRIA?
The Santa Rosa Island Authority survived two efforts in the Aughts –or what some in Pensacola are starting to call the “Bull$#% Decade”–to abolish it….
Maritime Park Aerials
The park is moving along. Blue Wahoos will be playing next spring.
Buzz: County may privatize juvie
Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver told the IN yesterday that he is looking into privatizing the county juvenile detention. The state is charging the county…
Escambia County avoids budget crisis
Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver stopped by the IN offices to discuss the 2011-12 budget. The good news is the budget is balanced without a…
May jobs reinforces moderate growth
From John Peacock, Edward Jones advisor: I want to share our perspective on the May jobs numbers. Below are comments from our investment strategist, Kate…
More Clearwire leaving Milton
GeekWire has another take on Clearwire backing out of its expansion commitment in Milton and outsourcing its call center to TeleTech Holdings. The Milton shift…
June 2 Winners & Losers catches heat
We made former Blue Angels loser last week in our Winners & Losers column. Not all our readers agreed. From retired Adm. Robert Kelly: “Hope…
Sarasota lose proposed Jackson Lab, 3,000 jobs
Jackson Laboratory, currently based in Maine, had requested for $100 million in state funding, for a proposed biomedical village in Sarasota County. By 2031, the…
Hayward appoints pension advisory board
Press Release: As part of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s 20 Solutions for 2011 campaign platform to address lingering pension problems with the City’s various employee pension…
Richburg saga is not over
Bob Richburg, former president of Northwest Florida State College, dominated Okaloosa County for decades. He was the dean of the college presidents in the panhandle…that…
Clearwire to return $2 million
Press Release: Clearwire today notified members of our customer care teams of an agreement that will transition parts of our customer care operations to TeleTech….
WEAR TV fires Dan Thomas
Channel 3 has told its star investigative reporter Dan Thomas to take a hike. He has been taken off WEAR’s website. Pensacola is losing a…
Chambers & PSA proposal
The Visit Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key Chamber and the Pensacola Sport Association made a combined presentation for the entire $4.38 million. The TDC instead…
DeLuna Fest proposal
DeLuna Fest made a proposal for $1 million of the $4.38 million in BP grant money. The TDC has recommended they receive $546,342. This is…
ER violence rising
As the Pensacola sees more shootings, hospital emergency rooms are becoming more like MASH units in a war zone—particularly when rival gang members are there…
Homeowners ask Bondi to change stance
Florida homeowners are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to reconsider her stance on litigation against mortgage companies, according to the Florida Tribune. A working group…
No area companies make Florida Trend lists.
Florida Trend magazine will published in June its top 200 largest privately-held companies in the state. The St. Pete Times has revealed the top 50…
Cadillac Banks writes BOCC
Music promoter William “Cadillac” Banks has written the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners asking that the board either fund his two-day music festival that…
