WEEKLY ROUNDUP – NOT SO LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After the merciful end of the special session and the months-long process of legislating, it…
VT MAE funding still unsecured, but project within timeline
Late Friday night, the mayor’s office sent out its latest “Upwords.” Mayor Ashton Hayward said that Governor Scott’s veto of $3 million for Pensacola International Airport will not impact VT MAE, the…
Confederate flag hurts conservative cause
The managing editor of the Washington Examiner opposes flying the Confederate flag because it hurts the conservatives fight for states’ rights: “The invocation of “states rights” among those waving the Confederate flag…
Confederate flags could fall in other Panhandle counties
The Daily News reports two petition have been started urging the removal of the Confederate flag from the Walton County Courthouse lawn and from the William “Uncle Bill†Lundy memorial in Crestview….
Escambia County to remove Confederate flag, too
The county attorney sent this email to the Escambia County Commissioners: Commissioners~ Please be aware that this afternoon, the Mayor of the City of Pensacola removed the First National Flag of the…
Pensacola mayor removes Confederate flag
The mayor’s office issued this statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward today: Today, I directed City staff to remove the Confederate Flag from display at all City of Pensacola facilities and to fly…
Seville Quarter goes smoke-free August 1
Press Release: Seville Quarter will be going Smoke Free inside its premises effective August 1, 2015. Wilmer Mitchell, Rosie O’ Grady’s, Inc. President, and family patriarch says: “We have been considering this…
Pensacola Speaks: Don Gaetz and Judy Bense today
State Senator Don Gaetz will be on at 5:05 pm. We will discuss the 2016 budget, the line-item vetoes and his candidacy for Congress. At 5:35 pm. UWF President Dr. Judy Bense…
Podcasts: Doug Underhill and Dr. David Joyner
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Dr. David Joyner, the new executive director of the Andrews Institute, and Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill. Joyner on Andrews Institute and on playing for Coach…
Animal Shelter reduces adoption fees for ‘Clear the Kennels’ Event
The Escambia County Animal Shelter will host a public animal adoption event, “Clear the Kennels,†on Friday, June 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m….
Former lawmaker, ‘country doctor’ Peaden dies
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Sen. Durell Peaden, a soft-spoken Panhandle doctor who helped shepherd state health policy and funding, has died after suffering a heart attack early…
Holley sues owner of former Pensacola Beach Ferris wheel
Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley has filed suit in Atlanta, Georgia alleging the previous owners of the Skyview Atlanta Ferris wheel owe back taxes. The Ferris wheel is owned by a…
Politico: Inside the Republican reversal on the Confederate flag
Politico.org published an article on the behind the scenes of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to call for the removal of the Confederate flag from her state’s capitol. “On the face,…
Take down the Confederate flag, Pensacola
South Carolina, Mississippi and several states are reconsidering the wisdom of flying the Confederate flag on government property and whether they should even allow it on state license plates. Walmart, Sears, Kmart,…
Reynolds sworn in as Shakopee city manager
Last week, former Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds was sworn in as the city manager for the City of Shakopee, Minn. He started work on June 15 and his starting salary is…
Hayward proposes $211 million budget for FY 2016.
The City of Pensacola’s fiscal year 2016 budget, totaling $211,183,000, has been uploaded to the city’s website. As we reported earlier, Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has projected a 2.7 percent…
Feds say hospital funding deal reached ‘in principle’
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After months of wrangling about the issue, a top federal official Tuesday outlined a deal to continue Florida’s Low Income Pool health-funding program for…
Gov. Scott vetoes $461 million in the FY16 budget, including Airport and National Flight Academy (updated)
The list of line-item vetoes by Gov. Rick Scott has been released the cuts total $461,387,164 –$220 million of which is from General Revenues. Northwest Florida projects impacted include: City of Milton…
Escambia deputy receives heroism award
Today Escambia County Deputy Kerem Suhi will be awarded the Governor’s Medal of Heroism by Governor Rick Scott in Tallahassee. In March 2013, Deputy Suhi pulled Sgt. Shedrick Johnson to safety after Sgt….
Lovett and other Bay County staff part ways with Newpoint
WJHG TV reports that Carla Lovett, vice president of Curriculum for Newpoint Education Partners and Cambridge Education Group, has severed her ties with NEP for whom she has worked since June 20083…