County budget buzz
Escambia County’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year will be posted on the county’s website today or tomorrow. As we suspected, former County Administrator…
DeSantis asks Biden administration for $1.1B for Medicaid
By Christine Sexton © 2021 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking the federal…
Best of the Coast voting passes mid-point
The Best of the Coast voting is going strong. The readers’ survey continues through Wednesday, July 21. Just like we have every summer for the…
Local cities receive block grants
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced grant awards totaling more than $3.5 million in Northwest Florida. Grant funding will be used to improve…
Change of Command at Information Warfare Training Command
Cmdr. Meredith Schley relieved Cmdr. Zach D. McKeehan as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station in a Change of Command Ceremony…
Clerk having trouble collecting bed tax
Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers tried to deliver to the Board of County Commissioners her monthly report on Tourist Development (also known as…
DeSantis appoints local
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Katie Spear and David Rouse to the Board of Optometry. Katie Spear of Pensacola, is a licensed…
Bicentennial Saturday, July 17
The 200th Anniversary Commission would like to invite the public to Florida’s Territorial Bicentennial and Escambia County’s 200th Anniversary on Saturday, July 17 at the Historic Village, Museum…
Mayor’s letter to employees re: Wilkin’s retirement
As I posted this morning, Mayor Grover Robinson announced City Administrator Keith Wilkins’ Â retirement, effective Dec. 12. “This is something that we knew was going…
Scooters coming to Pensacola
The City of Pensacola is partnering with shared electric scooter company, Bird Rides, to bring e-scooters to the city beginning Monday, July 19, offering residents…
Wilkins to retire in December
Mayor Grover Robinson announced that City Administrator Keith Wilkins will retire in December. He will step aside and serve as an advisor to his replacement…
Bridge lane closures start on Monday
The Pensacola Bay Bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the bridge approach in Gulf Breeze extending for approximately 3,500-feet from…
Funds available for tuition and more at Pensacola State
Federal Relief grant dollars  are available to eligible current and future part-time and full-time Pensacola State College students. This is NOT a loan that students will…
Check out July 8 issue
Cover Story: All Levels, All Stoked, All the Time Don’t add a disclaimer. If you decide to compliment one of the Pensacola Grrrls Skate Society’s skaters’…
Nothing free with Gulf Power
Gulf Power customers will pay for the utility’s COVID-19 measures, thanks to the Public Service Commission’s approval a settlement on Thursday, July 8 that allows…
‘We Build the Wall’ prez hit with more charges
DOJ Press Release: Brian G. Kolfage, of Miramar Beach, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for an additional crime related to the…
UWF Historic Trust issues report on Wentworth and KKK
Since the discovery of documents linking T. T. Wentworth Jr. to the Ku Klux Klan were uncovered in the UWF Historic Trust archives, UWF History…
Buzz: Gilley’s hatchet gone
Jana Still is no longer Escambia County’s Human Resources director. Still was one of former County Administrator Janice Gilley’s stranger hires. She had never worked…
Judge Kinsey to retire at end of term
The First Judicial Circuit of Florida today announces the planned retirement of County Judge Pat Kinsey after nearly three decades of dedicated service to the…
Wahoos will upfront stadium capital expenses
The Pensacola City Council will also consider how to pay for the required improvements to the Blue Wahoos Stadium. The team has offered to handle…
