Category: Pensacola
Weekend Buzz: Scarborough reunion, Scott called and Bush in 2016
“I Was There!” Reunion Joe Scarborough, former Congressman (R-Pensacola) and MSNBC host of “Morning Joe,” was in Pensacola this past weekend to celebrate the 20th…
Official Statement on Parole and Probation Office in Pensacola
Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mike Crews issued the following statement today regarding the agency’s Probation and Parole office in Pensacola: “At the direction of…
Gov. Scott makes decision not to locate DCC near North Hill
Mayor Ashton Hayward is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott has made the decision not to locate a Florida Department of Corrections probation and parole office…
North Hill residents picket Rick Scott fundraiser
Residents from North Hill stood outside The Fish House on the corner of Barracks and Main streets to protest the relocation of a state parole…
RFP for Airport Food Concessions says City Council will approve award
Pensacola City Attorney Jim Messer has opined that the mayor can unilaterally award the airport food concessions contract without council approval because there is no…
City attorney says Mayor does not have to competitive bid
City Attorney Jim Messer sent the following email to the Pensacola City Council stating that competitive bidding of the airport food concessions was a council…
Florida Dept. of Corrections letter to Mayor Ashton Hayward, dated March 13
Barbara Scala, Regional Director for North Region of Community Corrections, sent Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward a letter on its Probation and Parole Office that is…
North Hill creates Facebook page: Not In Anyone’s Backyard
The North Hill residents are following the example of the Spanish Trail and Cordova Park neighborhoods. They created a Facebook page to update each other…
Mayor Hayward uses Facebook to deliver his message on airport concessions
Using Facebook, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward delivered his message on the status of the airport food concessions contract. Last Thursday, the Pensacola City Council voted…
Decision on Hayward veto expected later today
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Communications Director Tamara Fountain sent me this email on the possible veto of the city council’s decision to extend Varona’s contract at…
Hayward has five days to veto Varona contract
Will Mayor Ashton Hayward veto the Pensacola City Council’s month-to-month extension Varona’s food concessions contract at the Pensacola International Airport? According to the 2010 City…
Weekend Buzz: PPD may have problem, Found Money and Smartest Answer
Courthouse rumblings Criminal defense lawyers are watching closely the case of Herchel Royals, who was arrested in July 2013 on drug charges. His case is…