Nobles drops out of race
Jack Nobles has issued a press release that he is dropping out of the city run-off. That will make Diane Mack the council person for…
City districts unequal also
The proposed city charter may address this, but District 2 and 7 are too small. PENSACOLA: 38,505 CITY DISTRICT 1: 5,879 CITY DISTRICT 2: 4,983…
Should Escambia County redraw districts?
Now that three county commissioners are settled until 2012. Escambia County needs to consider redrawing its commissioner boundaries. Here is how the latest voter rolls…
NorthEscambia.com confirms mill closing
NorthEscambia.com has confirmed that West Fraser’s McDavid Lumbermill has been shut down, at least temporarily. Read more.
City runoff voting history
I don’t think the City of Pensacola has ever had a runoff for an At-Large seat or Mayor, but history shows it doesn’t take many…
Newsweek sees Palin different from Pcola and PNJ
Palin fans have already launched palin4pres2012.com and are creating mailing lists for the Alaskan governor to make a run for the White House in four…
McDavid Sawmill closed
Just got word that sawmill in McDavid has been closed. Workers were told at 4 a.m. when they arrived for work.
Sarasota takes hiring locals seriously
I believe that public works projects can help a local economy in tough times, especially if they hire local workers. The payroll dollars stay in…
Disney offers sweet deals for slow economy
For the first time since 2003, Disney World has come up with some lower cost packages to attract visitors. For most of the first six…
MTV returns to Panama City Beach
MTV will return to the Beach for Spring Break next year. Bay County TDC and Panama City Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau agreed Thursday to…
Charter review votes for strong mayor
Last night, the Pensacola Charter Review Commission voted overwhelmingly to include a provision for a strong mayor in their proposed charter. Council member Jewel Cannada-Wynn…
Cost of Pensacola Council runoff
David Stafford, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, says, “I asked staff to estimate and they came up with a very rough figure of $40,000. Again,…
City precincts in other races
P.C. Wu (Dist. 1), Sam Hall (Dist. 2) and Jewel Cannada-Wynn (Dist. 6) won all their precincts handily. Maren DeWeese (Dist. 3) won her race…
Precincts on City-wide races
J.D. Smith did beat Megan Pratt in one precinct (110 – Pensacola Christian) 32-30. C.J. Lewis and Eric Schmitz outpolled Mayor-elect Mike Wiggins at Pct….
Port activity declining
C.C. Elebash shared these figures on the Port of Pensacola: Operating Activity Principal cargo (in tons) FY 2004 Frozen food (int’l export) 0 Sulfur (domestic…
Newsweek reports on Wasilla hillbillies
NEWSWEEK has learned that Palin’s shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain’s top advisers privately…
Timetable for Consolidation
Escambia All For One has released this timetable for consolidation, assuming the city councils and the county commission stay on board with the concept: November 2008  Meet with Pensacola City Council/ Century City Council/…
Better Pensacola Forum survey helped candidates
Those Pensacola City Council members that embraced the results of the Better Pensacola Forum and incorporated them into their campaign messages did better than those…
Anderson endorses neither candidate
Rhette Anderson has endorsed neither Larry Johnson or Marty Donovan for Pensacola City Council, Dist. 4. runoff. Email from Anderson to the candidates – with…
Message from Maren DeWeese to her supporters
We Win! We Win! What an amazing journey this past 3 months has been. We walked our neighborhoods, knocked on doors, and we asked in…
