Roads Inc catfish pond

Last night the Escambia County Commission revoked the stormwater permit for a pit that Roads, Inc has claimed for two years was a catfish pond….

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Presidential Politics

On IN Your Head Radio, two of top political writers in the South: Jackson Baker (Memphis Flyer) and Max Brantley (Arkansas Times). Listen online from…

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Notes on Council fire vote

The Pensacola City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 707. Councilman Mike Wiggins was…

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State still pursues Allstate

From Orlando Sentinel: Insurance regulators on Tuesday filed a complaint seeking to suspend Allstate’s authority to write new insurance policies in Florida in response to…

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Okaloosa counts on military to weather recession

The Daily News reports a study released by Enterprise Florida concluded that military spending remains one of the state’s leading growth industries. It’s particularly valuable…

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Pace Award winners

Emerging Leader Of The Year was given to Mike Hicks – CEO of Hixardt Technologies Business Leader Of The Year was given to Keith Gregory…

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Council passes fire agreement, 9-0

Everybody approved it. Mike Wiggins was absent. So much for cutting the city budget.

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Let City Council know how you feel

From the City website: John Fogg, Mayor Home (850) 479-9962 Email jfogg@ci.pensacola.fl.us John Jerralds, Deputy Mayor Home (850) 433-1749 Email jjerralds@ci.pensacola.fl.us P. C. Wu, District…

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Staffing comparison

How does Pensacola Fire Department staffing compare with Port Orange: Fire Chief: Port Orange 1 – Pensacola 1 Division Chief: Port Orange 4 – Pensacola…

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More fire comparisons

City of Bradenton – population: 53,662 – no fire dept. County provides it. City of Homestead – population: 53,767 – no fire dept. County provides…

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Pensacola Fire Expensive

According to US Census, Pensacola has a population, as of July 2006, of 53,248. Port Orange has 54,851. Margate has 55,974. Sarasota has 52,942. Pensacola…

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New Fire salaries boost upper ranks the most

The proposed collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pensacola and the Firefighters Union is online . The new agreement, which will be voted on…

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