Pickets at IN
We had four people picket our office briefly yesterday afternoon and Tuesday over a viewpoint by William Calhoun published in the paper on Feb. 8. The flyers accused the paper and me…
Van Camp to file
Buzz: Heard that Jeff Van Camp is filing for Santa Rosa Co. Sheriff tomorrow. Van Camp developed the Escambia Co. Crimestoppers program into the one of the best in the country. He…
Whitehead wants more from ECUA
ECUA’s deal with Escambia County over relocation of Main St. Sewage Plant is falling apart. County Administrator George Touart is worried about impact of possible property tax caps. Whitehead wants more concessions…
City press release on shortfall
The Communication Services Tax is a tax on services such as any voice, data, audio, video or other information or signals, including cable services transmitted by any medium. The communication vendor remits…
Andrews splits with partner
The Birmingham News reports today Dr. Jim Andrews – the Andrews of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze – has split with his partner. “Orthopedic surgeons Jim Andrews and Larry Lemak are…
Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit
Listen to these guys – old school funk, Southern Rock, jazz www.myspace.com/aruofficial
Benefit for John Collins
John Collins is a 32-year-old father and husband. John is a local small business owner with no health insurance who has been diagnosed with a Stage IV Glioblastoma Multiforme brain tumor. This…
Daily starts diversity blog
Under fire for the more bigoted opinions posted readers to its web site, the daily newspaper has launched a new diversity blog – “Different Voices” – in hopes of giving more diverse…
Escambia County – Landfill Capitol
Private landfills have become the bane of the Escambia County. Since 2005, Escambia County and Florida DEP have tried to deal with the Saufley Landfill. Last week Operation Brownsville netted the arrest…
County planning and zoning seeks to stretch power
Expect more delays in construction and development in Escambia County if this policy change is allowed to be enacted: –Email– TO: All Engineers FROM: Frank Breaux, Chief Short Rang Planning Director, Planning…
City has budget shortfall – $5 million
EMAIL RECEIVED FROM SAM HALL: All: I received a phone call today from Tom Bonfield. The City is expecting a $5.4 million shortfall this year. Council will meet on Monday, February 26,…
Brownsville is tough to clean up
Operation Brownsville isn’t the first attempt by Sheriff Ron McNesby to clean up that area. However, it may be the most intensive. (You will need a West Florida Regional Library card to…
State property tax solutions have problems
Gov. Crist’s idea of doubling homestead exemptions has a heavy price tag for local governments – $608.6 BILLION. He has already backtracked some and said that it won’t apply to education budgets,…
Brownsville case for Annexation
If Brownsville was inside the city limits of Pensacola, would it have been allowed to deteriorate to level it was before Operation Brownsville? No, the Pensacola Police Department, the City’s code enforcement…
Operation Beat David Morgan?
I’ve been hearing and reading on the PNJ website that the real impetus for Sheriff Ron McNesby’s 30-day effort to clean up Brownsville was a BLAB program by 2008 Escambia Co. Sheriff…
Local GOP splintered
There is no organized local Republican Party – yes. the women meet, but they don’t have much say in who runs or doesn’t run for local offices. The negative side of the…
