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Administrator did ask for legal input, but changes not made

Though the agenda item shows no legal consideration or sign-off for County Administrator Janice Gilley’s request to change public record disclaimers, the county has provided…

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Posted in Escambia County

Escambia County has trouble filling positions

CareerSource EscaRosa is hosting a hiring event for Escambia County jobs on Thursday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6913 N. 9th…

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Posted in State & National News

New poll: Crist has 10-pt lead over Fried

In a recent Political Matrix/Listener Group poll of 660 likely Florida Democrat voters, Congressman Charlie Crist leads Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried 40.9% to 30.5%,leaving…

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Gilley makes up public records problem, continues to push myth

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley continues to promulgate the belief that it’s a violation of Florida’s public record laws to release the IP address of…

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By the numbers: Top 10 specialty plates

More than 1.68 million specialty license plates were on Florida roads in 2020. Here are the top 10 specialty plates last year by sales: —…

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Something sounds off – but explainable

In the weeks after the December 6, 2019, shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola that killed three U.S. sailors and severely wounded eight other Americans,…

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Posted in Caring Escambia County

Inhumane treatment of sick, older employees inside county HR

No life appears to be more disposable to the county’s HR than an older Black woman who worked 25 years for the transit system, been…

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Nightly lane closure begin tonight on Pensacola Bay Bridge

Drivers will encounter nighttime lane restrictions on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Thursday evening, June 10 through Friday morning, June 18 from 8 p.m. to 5…

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Posted in Business Escambia County

Dismal picture painted of ECAT work conditions

ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery painted a dismal picture of the work conditions inside Escambia County’s transit system and blamed the county administrator and…

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County loses arbitration in Union prez suspension

In February 2020, Escambia County gave bus driver Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 1395, a one-day suspension for alleged insubordination when he took a…

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Posted in Education

As reported earlier…

News is often about who has the best sources. Once again, this little newspaper scooped the largest newspaper chain in the country. UWF names new…

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Posted in Business

Call for the best Southern-made products

The official call for entries for Garden & Gun’s twelfth annual Made in the South Awards is open through July 1. The magazine is seeking…

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