Former Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine may be indicted this week on more charges in connection to the death of Angel Downs, according to reports by WEAR and Mobile Press Register. Nodine…
Hayward must regain momentum
The Ashton Hayward campaign deliberately slowed down in September, spending more time at neighborhood meetings, attending youth sports events and walking door-to-door. Meanwhile his opponent, incumbent Mike Wiggins, has achieved a series…
Mack backs Wiggins for mayor
On Friday, October 8, outgoing City Councilwoman Diane Mack, who placed a distant third in the mayoral primary, unleashed a new blog, Pensacola for the People. The first post on the blog…
Steen Civil Suit Likely Set For November
Aaron Watson, the attorney for the family of Victor Steen, tells IN he will likely file a civil suit against the City of Pensacola next month. During the early morning hours of…
September contributions to mayoral race
Since the August primary, Mike Wiggins was successful in raising money from the parties involved in the airport hotel development lawsuit, Chamber, Fiesta and retired city employees…and/or their wives and businesses. It…
Rubio takes beating, not rattled
The debate between Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek was heated. Crist and Meek went after Rubio, the clear front-runner in the race for U.S. Senate. Rubio handled it well, stayed…
Student loan defaults
The Orlando Sentinel has an article on the student loan defaults. The Sun Sentinel has a database on percentage of borrowers whose loans became due between Oct. 1, 2007 and Sept. 30,…
Another rumor hits the dust
Among the Pensacola Firefighters a rumor that has surfaced since the August primary has been that Charles Bare, who placed fourth in the mayor’s race, will be appointed the Pensacola fire chief…
City Spent More Than $70k In Airport Suit
According to and e-mail from City Attorney Rusty Wells, $71,000 was spent on attorney fees in a fight with the PNS Hotel Group over a 2008 approved land deal. The fee does…
Adequate Yearly Progress letters
We have received copies of the letters the elementary school principals sent home regarding the adequate yearly progress. There is definitely a formula the principals were given to use, but some principals…
Buzz: Inappropiate timing by Wiggins (updated)
While the buzz about Pensacola mayoral candidate Ashton Hayward skipping the Downtown Rotary debate has started to die down, there is a rumble in the African-American community over Mayor Mike Wiggins barging…
Buzz: Another Gallery Night to be added
The buzz is the Downtown Improvement Board will vote on adding another Gallery Night on Oct. 22. The vote will be this week.
School District Releases Statement On Amendment 8
Press Release: At the September 21, 2010, regular meeting of the School Board of Escambia County, Florida, a position statement on proposed Amendment 8 was adopted and is reflected below. “The School…
Buzz: Hayward v. Rotary, Thomas v. PFD
It’s fall and Pensacola turns to football and politics. While many are looking forward to the Florida vs. Alabama football game, minor skirmishes are developing around town. The feelings of the Downtown…
NYT: GOP takes House, falls short in Senate
Nate Silver of the New York Times in his FiveThirtyEight blog is forecasting that the Republicans will take over the House of Representatives (224-211) but will fall short in the U.S. Senate…
Rubio continues lead in US Senate race
Marco “Hot Dog” Rubio packed the tiny Dog House Deli in downtown Pensacola yesterday as local Republicans flocked to see their Senate candidate reach out to the common man. He did get…
Regions: Tourism may take years to recover
The Mobile Press Register reports on a conference call with Regions Bank’s chief economist, Bob Allsbrook. Good News: U.S. should expect slow growth over the next 18 month. Bad news: “It’s going…
Escambia School District seeks out-of-town attorneys
It has long been the position of the IN that our local governments should hire local professionals and consultants first – engineers, architects, attorneys, etc. Local dollars should stay local. The Escambia…
Spencer Releases Council Goals
Yesterday, Pensacola City Council candidate Brian Spencer released a list of goals for Dist. 6. Spencer said in a press release “the plan came about from weeks of knocking on doors, visiting…
Miller, Gaetz, Evers, Ford, Murzin honorary chairs for Rick Scott
Honorary Campaign Chairmen: Governor Bob Martinez Campaign Co-Chairs: Tom Slade, former RPOF Chairman and Sharon Day, RNC Secretary Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs US Senator George Lemieux, Congressman Jeff Miller, Congressman Ander Crenshaw Congressman…
