The salary for Pensacola mayor is too low, $100,000. The Pensacola City Council should have a discussion about raising the salary to a level comparable with the county’s constitutional officers, such as…
Navy Federal Selected as a Best Employer in the Sunshine State
Navy Federal Selected as a Best Employer in the Sunshine State Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union was recently named one of the Best Companies to Work For in Florida for the…
Nelson wants to tell Grover ‘Hi’ and Gene gets a cup of coffee
This must be the day for elected officials to use their positions to get their staffs (and the taxpayers) to promote their re-election campaigns: From Escambia County Public Information: Senator Nelson to…
National Night Out tomorrow
The 31st annual National Night Out, a community event aimed at encouraging people to unite against crime, is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5. The event is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m….
Blue Wahoos rated the best in customer satisfaction
Turnkey Intelligence has ranked the Pensacola Blue Wahoos the first out of 42 minor league baseball teams in customer satisfaction. The company surveyed full, partial and single-game ticket holders of 17 Double-A…
Bus union endorses Valentino and Lowery
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 which represents the Escambia County Area Transit and Escambia County Community Transportation workers and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1771 which represents the classified blue collar County workers…
Another school district switches buses to CNG
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas turned down two years ago Pensacola Energy’s appeal to switch his buses to compressed natural gas. Other districts are much more progressive and environmental conscious. Leon County made the…
Weekend buzz: Publix coming downtown, Who owns pits and Stevenson on the warpath
The buzz is the old AV Clubbs School on Cervantes between 12th and 11th and the commercial offices on that block will become home to a Publix. Sources inside city hall say…
AWKO Justice Foundation hosts Help the Kids event, Oct. 4
The AWKO Justice Foundation is hosting the 2nd annual “Help the Kids†tennis event on October 4, 2014 at Roger Scott. They are looking for sponsors and donated items: Gift cards, hotel…
Murzin makes the cut for Public Service Commission
A nominating panel Thursday decided to interview 16 candidates, including current Commissioner Julie Brown, for two upcoming vacancies on the state Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission Nominating Council chose the…
Breaking News: Judge orders revised Congressional map
From The News Service of Florida Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis on Friday ordered the Legislature to submit a revised map of congressional districts by Aug. 15 and required the Secretary…
Miller speaks out for VA reform
Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis caused by corruption, mismanagement and a lack of accountability across…