Panhandle news roundup
SatDaily Dose PNJ has School FCAT scores. So do the Daily News and News Herald.
General Fund budget cuts
Here is one of the handouts given to the Escambia County Commissioners at the budget workshop yesterday. Note the commissioners wanted to return Escambia Community…
News coverage of budget workshop weak
Escambia County Commission held its first budget workshop yesterday. WEAR TV focused on the cuts on funds given to non-profits like the Florida Wildlife Sanctuary,…
Budget tricks may work
The county commissioners are working to stop in any cut in the Escambia Community Clinics. However, they should be working to increase what is spent….
Panhandle news roundup
FriDaily Dose PNJ:Derrick, Dr. Dino’s wife and no insurance drop. There is alliteration inside the Pensacola daily’s news coverage just have to understand the code….
What’s happening with other officers
Ernie Lee Magaha, Clerk of Courts, $4,676,281 (up 1.67%) but needs $2,111,446 from County general fund (up 15.9%) because his revenues are projected to be…
Sheriff asks for $10 million increase
At the Escambia County commissioners budget workshop today, Sheriff Ron McNesby submitted $85,870,017 budget for next year. His current budget is $75,858,215. Sheriff’s Office $52,962,824Â …
Beach parking garage plan
The Pensacola daily had an article on a proposed parking garage for Pensacola Beach. Here is a drawing of the garage’s location from Baskerville Donovan…
GoLeft TV interview on sex trafficking
GoLeft.tv has an interview with Shauna Newell (Shauna’s Story of Slavery ): See Video
County may cut public clinic budget
We just got a phone call that the county commissioners are discussing cutting the budget of the Escambia Community Clinics by $225,000. Escambia Co. already…
State has budget crisis of its own
The reports from Tallahassee are that since March, the state has taken in millions less in sales taxes than it anticipated. The state collected nearly…
Strippers boost golf scores
Here’s an idea that I’m surprised none of the local golf courses have tried yet – having strippers set up lap dance stations in between…
Panhandle news roundup
ThursDaily Dose Daily News has a coup – it has a copy of the report that concludes Air Force could save about $192.2 million if…
Century official responds to drug haven charge
From IN reporter Mari Krueger: Drug wars have sparked a blame game in Century and Flomaton, two cities on the Florida-Alabama border. Flomaton Mayor Dewy…
Vote by precinct
1 Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Dept 151 320 2 Gulf Coast Christian Church 27 43 3 Myrtle Grove Baptist Church 114 284 4 Gull Point…
Young are more liberal
Not that this is really a surprise since they almost always are. The New York Times, CBS News and MTV conducted a poll of young…
Alabama says Florida has drug problem
The Pensacola daily’s Michael Stewart is aggressively writing on the drug problem in the northern part of Escambia County, particularly Century. Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant…
Voters have spoken
Nearly two to one the Escambia County voters have voted against the half-cent sales tax for primary health care for the uninsured. Congratulations to those…
Early results
35 of 90 Precincts Reporting Health Care Surtax Referendum YES 6,343 (36.47 %) NO 11,047 (63.53 %)
Election update
As of 2 p.m. Voting turnout today is at about 10% overall – so including the early and absentee votes, we should hit the predicted…
