Category: Politics
DIB employee terminated over dispute regarding Palafox celebration, was about to go on medical leave
Hillary Gilles, the Downtown Improvement Board’s manager for Gallery Night and Palafox Market, was upset that she wasn’t included in Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Palafox Celebration…
Musical chairmanships at Escambia County Commission
The part of the BCC Nov. 7 meeting that got me the most text messages wasn’t the Patels protesting their near-arrest. No, people were fascinated…
Officer report on Patel incident tells a different story
Nash Patel and his wife had an incident with Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday night when he reported an alleged burglary at his brother-in-law’s…
Commissioner May comes to aid of parade organizers
The daily newspaper has an article on how the volunteers that have organized the Pensacola Veterans Day believe that they have been given the runaround…
Tea Party candidate loses Alabama congressional run-off
Well the Tea Party lost another House run-off, this time in nearby south Alabama. Bradley Byrne won the GOP primary runoff for the Congressional District…
Charles Bare files to run for mayor
City Councilman Charles Bare has pre-filed for Mayor of Pensacola in the 2014 Election. Now things are going to get interesting.
Mayor says city is not broke
At meeting today’s “Morning with the Mayor” session, I asked Mayor Ashton Hayward whether the city was broke. IN: What is the financial status of…
City of Pensacola may let firefighters keep pension plan open
Mayor Ashton Hayward said this morning at his “Mornings with the Mayor” with the media that there is a possibility that the fire pension may…
UWF General Counsel no longer counsel, shifted to assistant to provost
By Jesse Farthing Lee Gore, who was heading up the University of West Florida Office of the General Counsel, has been terminated from that position,…
Lau seeks rematch with Hill
Democrat Jeremy Lau has filed the necessary paperwork and opened a campaign account to run again next year against Mike Hill. Hill beat Lau this…
Rep. Mike Hill holds more town hall meetings
Newly elected State Representative Mike Hill will host two Town Hall meetings in the Pensacola area next week. Representative Hill will take questions and invites…
Pensacola 2013 State of the City address text
Good Evening. Thank you all for coming. Together, we have laid the foundation for meaningful work to come. We have proven to ourselves we can…
