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Gov. Bob Riley of Alabama and Gov. Haley Barber of Mississippi will announce today the formation of “The Aerospace Alliance” —a four-state region from NASA’s…

To register to vote in the City referendum on the proposed Pensacola charter: Visit escambiavotes.com and complete the online application. Be sure to include a…

The Panama City News Herald published this weekend an article on how Bay County landed Southwest Airlines for their new airport. As I reported earlier…

Yesterday, Pensacola City Manager Al Coby did his job as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the city without a reporter sitting in his office….

Having dodged prosecution by the State Attorney’s Office, the Santa Rosa County Commission has passed unanimously a new email policy. According to the Daily News,…

Email sent to Pensacola City Council: From: Rusty Wells Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:05 PM To: Mike Wiggins; M Wiggins; P.C. Wu; Sam Hall;…

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office website shows that Patrick Gonzalez has been charged with aggravated battery. We’ve requested the arrest report. From arrest report: Kevin…

Today the daily newspaper published the interview with Silvano Gonzalez, that we posted on this blog on Monday. Based on that interview, the paper reports…

An unemployed Pensacola man – charged in connection with break-ins at two Gainesville businesses – was hospitalized for several hours Wednesday after being bitten by…

The word is Mayor Mike Wiggins has met with the former city attorney, Don Caton, and has agreed to write a viewpoint against the proposed…

These are the latest arguments by the No Boss Mayor PAC against the proposed charter: 1. Only the mayor will have the executive power to…

St. Joe essentially bought the Southwest Airlines business for Panama City — guaranteeing to cover any losses up to $26 million over two years. St….

WEAR TV 3 is reporting that Southwest Airlines has made the decision to use the new Panama City airport. Read more.

Both Charlie Fairchild and Jerry Maygarden have said the City of Pensacola government shouldn’t be in the economic development business. Well, it already is. The…

Under the current charter, the citizens can petition for a referendum to rescinded any council action: Within sixty (60) days following the effective date of…

October 19, 2009 Bill Eddins State Attorney First Judicial Court of Florida 190 Governmental Center Pensacola, FL 32501 Mr. Eddins, I have read the report…

The State Attorney’s Office released today more documents and DVDs of the interviews with suspects, persons of interest and witnesses – 36 CDs and DVDs….

I received this email from Tim Eagan: I totally support the construction of Pensacola’s Maritime Park but I have had very serious reservations about the…

I couldn’t believe that I read in the daily newspaper that Charlie “Pac Man” Fairchild is against making it easier for the citizens to bring…

I have been assured by several city council members that the City Manager and staff have figured out how to keep the construction work at…