Category: Politics
Federal Audit: ECUA did not comply with grant requirements
According to a recently released audit, ECUA only spent $1.09 million of a $149.2 million federal grant for Main Street Wastewater Relocation Project with minority-owned…
Escambia: unhealthy place
WEAR TV 3 reports: In the Annual County Health Rankings put out by the University of Wisconsin, Escambia ranks 47th out of 67 counties for…
Buzz: Lumon May running for District 3
Lumon May is working hard behind the scenes in preparing his announcement for his candidacy for Escambia County Commission, District 3. The current commissioner, Marie…
Helicopters back up
Press Release: Sheriff David Morgan announced today that the Sheriff’s helicopter will be brought back into operation on a limited basis. The Sheriff’s Office has…
Who wants to be a DCA judge?
Here who has filed applications for the 1st District Court of Appeals vacancies created by the departure of Judges Kahn and Webster. 1. Cox, J….
Cox contract with local Fox/CW stations to expire
Does anybody care? The stations have been running during their broadcasts: “On March 31, 2011, at midnight (EST), Cox Communications’ contract to carry WALA-TV and…
Rep. Clay Ingram gives fertilizer update
Press Release: The second week of Session has been a very productive week in the Florida Legislature. I have had several pieces of legislation successfully…
Where did Ingram’s money go?
Clay Ingram spent $119,342.41 on his first campaign for public office, according to the state’s Campaign Finance Database ( see Ingram Expenditures. For that $119,342.41,…
Young still pushing for aquarium
From William Young, III-Founder of Aquarium for Pensacola: Our economic strength and future lives, breathes and grows by virtue of our clean beaches and Gulf…
Escambia County opens employee clinic
Press release: Concentra, a subsidiary of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), announced today it has opened a new on-site medical center for Escambia County employees, their…
Escambia School District needs to hire Eric Smith
Escambia County public schools need a CEO – Chief Education Officer. A great candidate is Eric Smith, the outgoing Florida Secretary of Education. Smith was…
Morgan had no impact on first Stallworth trial
The daily newspaper reports today that Attorney Michelle Hendrix, who represents Donnie Stallworth, a defendant charged in the 2009 murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings,…
State budget cuts could hurt local economy by $35.1 million
Rick Scott’s proposed budget eliminates the Medical Needy Program and reduces hospital Medicaid rates. Sacred Heart Health System, the largest Medicaid provider in Northwest Florida,…
Time for whistleblower policies
Daily News reports that in response to the bonus kickback scandal that led to the arrest of its sheriff and several high-ranking officials in his…
Kudos for Pensacola guitar maker
St. Pete Times featured Kevin Burkett, owner and founder of Electrical Guitar Co. To date, he has produced and sold 522 guitars to legends such…
Is NAS Pensacola no longer a viable naval port?
The daily newspaper reported today that Navy had canceled planned May, June visits of USS Iwo Jima and USS Lawrence to Pensacola Naval Air Station…
Inside Tate Assault: How not to investigate
This is the Part Two of my interview with the mother who reported the sexual assault at Tate High School. The mother agreed to the…
Inside Tate assault: “Momma, pray for me”
“Momma, pray for me. Momma, pray for me. I’m going to throw up.” That’s what the Tate High School student told his mother over his…
Tate reported few crimes to ECSO last year
Through a public records request of the Florida Department of Education, IN got the School Environmental Safety Incident Report for the Escambia County School District…
WEAR TV reports on sexual assault at Tate
The local ABC affiliate reported last night on the investigation of the possible sexual assault at Tate High School. Two students have been suspended. The…
