Category: Politics
New Kids on the Block
Escambia County’s two new commissioners are forgoing any honeymoon. From the get-go, their voices have become pivotal in weighty conversations. During their initial meeting last…
Wilson’s Town Hall
Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson will host a town hall meeting tomorrow night. The meeting will include a discussion about the upcoming Merlin Road drainage…
Locals AppRiver and Allan Bell name top innovators for 2012 by Gov. Scott
Press Release: The winners of the 2012 Governor’s Innovators in Business Awards were announced today by Governor Rick Scott. The winners will be honored this…
Past due receivables at the Port of Pensacola continue to grow
As of November 30, the Port of Pensacola had accounts receivable totaling $506,393–with $109,935.04 that’s over 120 days and due from NWF Cold Storage. The…
Council’s 1st COW
The Pensacola City Council will hold its first meeting today since seating four new members. It’s a full agenda, with topics including the new library…
District 5 Town Hall
The next town-hall meeting in Mayor Ashton Hayward’s ‘Taking City Hall to the Citizens’ series will take place next week in District 5. It is…
A Building Named Ernie Lee
The Escambia County downtown complex was renamed yesterday. It is now the Ernie Lee Magaha Governmental Complex. During an afternoon ceremony, a crowd of about…
Gaetz addresses issues surrounding Transparency software
TO: All Senators FROM: Don Gaetz, President SUBJECT:Senate Contract with Spider Data Systems DATE: December 7, 2012 You may have seen a number of news…
Hayward on Downtown, MURAC
Mayor Ashton Hayward said this morning during a windblown press conference at Pensacola’s Plaza De Luna, that the city’s downtown core was vital to the…
Gulf Winds opens downtown Pensacola location
Press Release: Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that a new downtown branch is officially open for business. The new convenient branch…
Three Pensacola restaurants receive Golden Spoon awards. Two named to Hall of Fame
Global Grill, Jackson’s Steakhouse and McGuire’s Irish Pub have been awarded Golden Spoon awards by Florida Trend. Jackson’s and McGuire’s were named to the Golden…
Touart’s Reception
The couple of dozen people that showed up at the Escambia County Commission’s public forum Thursday afternoon to voice their dissatisfaction at the hiring of…