More on Jail Death
Shelia Doreen Jackson was in the Escambia County Jail awaiting to be transported to the state mental hospital. Jackson was arrested in May 2008 for…
All for One says Evers is supporting the bill
I interviewed Jason Crawford, co-chair of Escambia All-For-One: “Scott Remington and I, on behalf of Escambia All-for-One, have been working closely and extensively with Rep….
Buzz: New bar coming to downtown
We’re hearing that the Hopjacks crew is opening another bar on Palafox. We’ve got call into Corey, Joe and Melissa to find out where and…
Bingo Parlors may come to Pensacola
Innerlight Surf Shop owner J.B. Schluter wants to put in a Bingo Parlor on his property on Ninth Avenue. A public hearing by the city…
Buzz: Peaden/Evers will derail consolidation
Latest political gossip: The fix is in to stop the efforts to have the state legislature pass bill for the formation of a consolidation commission….
Death at Escambia County Jail
Sheila Jackson, 50, was found dead Wednesday at 2 a.m. during an hourly check of inmates housed in the infirmary. Jackson had been in jail…
Purple ticket curse
The trials and tribulations of IN staffers Sean Boone and Joani Delezen at the inauguration: Down But Not Out An Event Failure Couldn’t Stop Patriotic…
Sorry, Obama’s birth certificate is real
Despite persistent Internet rumors to the contrary, the St. Petersburg Times stands firm on its conclusion that Barack Obama was indeed born in the United…
White House gets new website
The Obama techie team has been hard at work redesigning the White House website. Check it out – here
BTW: Studers pay city taxes, too
The Studers own several properties in the City – both downtown and in Belmont area. Their total property tax bill for these properties is $14,276.83.
Oops, Lewis, we pay more property taxes than you
CJ Lewis ends his latest diatribe with: “Lastly, thank you for your interest in the City of Pensacola. As a non-resident, non-voter, and non-taxpayer we…
Firefighters protest Whitfield hiring
This letter is from the Escambia County Professional Firefighters Union to the Escambia County Commission: This letter is in opposition to the recent appointment process…
Oops, Saenger opening delayed
Four days after a spokesperson for the Saenger Theatre told the IN that the completion of its new performance hall is still scheduled for February,…
Cold and crowded in D.C.
IN staffers Sean Boone and Joani Delezen are in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration. Here is Sean’s report on Monday: Its 8:42 and man am…
CJ Lewis joins the CC Elebash bandwagon
Former Pensacola mayoral candidate C.J. Lewis has his own mythology on the multi-use stadium at the Community Maritime Park. In his comments under my analysis…
Elebash strikes again, same tune as 2006
Fear reigns in C.C. Elebash’s opinion in the PNJ (Cancel the baseball stadium). The viewpoint is filled with coulds, maybes and unsubstantiated conclusions – very…
Bigger oops, Whitfield fired by Santa Rosa sheriff
The man the Escambia County Commission wants to make the Deputy Fire Chief – Robert Paul Whitfield, Jr. – was fired by the Santa Rosa…
Oops, who does county hiring?
Last week, the daily newspaper announced that Robbie Whitfield was named the new deputy fire chief for Escambia County at the Tuesday, Jan. 13 retreat…
City fails disparity test
The draft of the MGT Study of the City of Pensacola’s Procurement and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program is close to being released. We received…
