State Rep. Clay Ingram will be my guest on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5 p.m. The show airs on News Talk 1370 WCOA Monday-Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can…
Scott scraps LIP injunction
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pointing to a budget agreement reached by lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott’s attorneys late Tuesday withdrew a request for a preliminary injunction in a legal…
School enrollment is flat in Escambia County
Less than year after Escambia County voters approved an extension of the sales tax for public schools–and two weeks after he pre-filed for a third term, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is ready to…
Air Travelers, send us photos of your food receipts
We’ve gotten feedback that OHM food and drink prices are comparable to what travelers pay at other airports. Others have told us the prices are higher. Let’s settle it. Please send me…
Clinton leads Rubio, Bush in Florida
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Democrat Hillary Clinton holds slight edges over Republicans Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush in potential 2016 presidential battles in Florida, but voters are concerned…
Brevard School Board selects new superintendent
Most large school districts in Florida have an appointed school superintendents. Escambia County is the largest district that still elects its school leader. Yesterday, the Brevard County School Board picked Desmond Blackburn…
Andrews hires former Penn State AD
Press Release: Baptist Health Care and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine are pleased to announce that David M. Joyner, M.D., has been selected as senior vice president and executive…
A few more points on MCM-BAP offer
I spoke with Jim Reeves, chairman of the CMPA Board of Directors, last night. He agrees the June 8 offer by MCM-BAP is very different than the one his board voted on…
Silver Airways postpones NOLA flights
The much ballyhooed Pensacola to New Orleans air route has been postponed indefinitely by Silver Airways. Apparently there is little interest in the flight among locals. “Despite robust marketing efforts, this market…
Pensacola writers launch new online literary magazine
Pensacola poets Katheryn Holmes, Jeff Santosuosso and Andrea Walker are looking for innovative, international voices for Panoply, a new online literary magazine. The trio is bringing Santosuosso’s vision to reality after months…
CRA contributes to West Moreno Strategic Plan
By Claudia Carlson Plans are underway to improve West Pensacola with the help of Live Work Learn Play (LWLP), an international real estate development and advisory firm, Baptist Hospital, Escambia County, and…
Newpoint teachers told to find lawyers
Yesterday, the Escambia County School Board held a workshop. A former Newpoint teacher attended and reported on the discussion to his fellow teachers. The email was share with me: I attended the…
City loses money on MCM-BAP deal
I called Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones and asked him to estimate what the real estates taxes would be on a $33-million investment at the Maritime Park. Jones estimated around $590,000…
Miami developer makes substantial changes on Maritime Park deal
The Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop on Thursday afternoon to review the Maritime Park lease proposals of Studer Community Investments and MCM-BAP, LLC. The MCM-BAP, LLC offer is substantially different…
Miami Herald names Gaetz surprise star at Jeb rally
The Miami Herald writes State Sen. Don Gaetz delivered some of the best one-liners at Jeb Bush’s campaign launch yesterday in Miami. Gaetz was the last speaker before Bush took the stage….
Lawmakers pour $301M into last-minute projects
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House and Senate budget negotiators struck a deal on a state spending plan Monday night moments before the stroke of midnight, pouring $301 million…
Panhandle TigerBay Club: LEO and Race Relations
Press Release: On Friday, June 19, Panhandle TigerBay Club will host Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan, Pensacola Chief of Police Chip Simmons and Reverend LuTimothy May to discuss the relationship between local…
Hatch Mott MacDonald moves downtown
The Pensacola office of Hatch Mott MacDonald has moved from near the Pensacola airport to a new location in downtown Pensacola. HMM began its relocation to the SunTrust high-rise office tower on…
Apply for Escambia-Pensacola Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
The Board of County Commissioners is soliciting applications for representatives to join the Escambia-Pensacola Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC), which was established per Florida Statute (F.S.) for the purpose of reviewing affordable…
Gonzalez Sr. passes away
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Sr. died in prison Saturday, according to Florida Department of Corrections. He was the getaway driver during the robbery and murders of Bud and Melanie Billings in July 2009.