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 months of 2009, vacationers can get seven…
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 spend $200,000 to make it happen. According…
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 was there in the audience. In the…
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, just an estimate.” Who pays for it?…
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 in Pct. 3 East Hill Baptist –…
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. 47 – West Pensacola VFD, 10-9-8. New…
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 barge export) 43,879 Asphalt (domestic barge import)…
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 fumed at what they regarded as her…
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/ County Commission   December 2008  Legislative Delegation Meeting  January 2009  Legislative Delegation files bill to create Constitutional Commission  February 2009  Engage Community through Focus Groups & Town Halls …
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 who questioned the study. Accepted the results:…
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 a riddle: The campaign is over, and…
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 simple terms for our neighbors to trust…
Magaha is open to Morgan move
Just got off the phone with Lisa Bernau, Chief Deputy for Escambia County Clerk of Courts/Comptroller Ernie Lee Magaha, about Sheriff-elect David Morgan’s request to move the ECSO accounting over to the…
Valentino may be out as chair
Buzz – Nov. 6 issue of Independent News: There is rumble from the Escambia County Office Complex that current commission chairman Gene Valentino may not keep the chairmanship. The dispute appears to…
Boone Report: Shumak-Who?
by IN Reporter Sean Boone Relatively unknown in the Pensacola political scene, City Council Dist. 7 candidate Jacqueline Shumaker was able to force a runoff on Nov. 25 with incumbent Ronald Townsend…
Will Jack fight for council seat?
Jack Nobles did not campaign to keep his city council seat. He took vacations and attended FSU football games on the weekends. He did call his buddies and family for money. He…
Morgan makes smart move
Sheriff-elect David Morgan has started out his administration with a bold move that is smart politically and fiscally responsible. He wants to move his department’s accounting under the County Comptroller Ernie Lee…
Sansom takes over Nov. 15
Ray Sansom (R-Ft. Walton Beach) takes over as Speaker of the Florida House on Nov. 15. He tells the reporters that he doesn’t believe a special session is needed to deal with…
Under votes could have impacted results
Voters don’t always complete the ballots. Those are called under votes for certain races. State House District 3 Clay Ford wins by 2,706. Escambia County has 3,706 under votes. School Board, District…
Escambia County by precinct – big races
Look how Obama and McCain votes track across the county-wide races and the House District 3 race. Pensacola Christian College (Pct. 110) actually voted for Democrat Larry Scapecchi. Check it out:big-races110608.pdf Updated…
