Escambia County Sheriff’s Office issues official statement on evacuation
On the evening of May 22, 2014 at approximately 7:45 PM the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office had to evacuate its main building due to the…
When it rains, it pours: County Admin building loses power
Power Outage at County Administration Building Friday, May 23, 2014 – 7:00am A power outage in Downtown Pensacola this morning has impacted the Escambia County…
Report of gas leak shuts down Escambia County Sheriff’s dispatch temporarily
We received a phone call that the Escambia County Sheriff’s Administration building was being evacuated tonight. I called Commission Chairman Lumon May and he had…
FEMA: Florida Disaster Assistance Reaches Nearly $28 Million in Two Weeks
Just two weeks since the May 6 major disaster declaration for severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in the Florida Panhandle, nearly $28 million in disaster…
Florida Chamber hands out grades for local lawmakers
The Florida Chamber of Commerce today released the actual grades earned by all members of the House and Senate on the Florida Chamber’s 2014 Legislative…
Company maps out local flood areas
The KatRisk has a data map of our April flooding. The modeling is fascinating – check it out here. KatRisk is a catastrophe modeling company…
ECSO shut off the gas to CBD after 2012 flood
In the days after the county’s Central Booking and Detention exploded, county officials were telling commissioners, away from the public, that the gas explosion would…
BP says it will appeal to Supreme Court
Reuters is reporting that BP said today that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling concerning the 2010 Gulf of…
ECUA offers media tour to new recycling facility
ECUA issued a press release stating it has continued to provide recycling services to its customers for the past month, despite the loss of its…
House Aide: Giving maps to consultant was ‘a mistake’
By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida An aide to former House Speaker Dean Cannon admitted Tuesday that he made a mistake by secretly…
County explains why it rebuilt the CBD basement to ‘pre-flood’ conditions
Yesterday, I posted a November 2012 letter (ObjectionbySheriff ) from Sheriff David Morgan to Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom. At the time, the county commission…
BP loses appeal, must start paying business claims
Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans refused to reconsider its decision that businesses do not have to prove…
Tickets Now On Sale for 6th Annual Life’s a Dance
Fred Astaire Dance Studio Pensacola presents a star-studded evening of dance at the 6th Annual Life’s a Dance benefiting Covenant Hospice at the Saenger Theatre…
Jazz Jam, June 2
Who: Jazz Society of Pensacola presents What: Jazz Jam When: Monday, June 2, 6:30 PM. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Where: La Brisa, 51 Gulf…
The Three-Step Process to FEMA Disaster Assistance
Florida survivors who sustained property damage or loss from the recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding should apply for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency…
Trial puts redistricting under microscope
By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida A high-stakes trial that could decide the future of the state’s congressional districts began Monday in Tallahassee,…
Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union presents Manna Food Pantries with check for $146,465
From Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union: We did it! The community did it! Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union raised $146,465 through the Gulf Winds Manna…
Escambia County Long Term Recovery Group forming, May 21 meeting
Over 6,000 families in our community have already registered for FEMA assistance to help them recover from the Spring 2014 flood. If past experience is…
Pensacola area named Top 10 Destination list
Pensacola has made it onto ConventionSouth magazine’s 2014 Top 10 list of the “South’s Five-Star Destinations for Military & Public Service Groups.†The cities on…
Innovation Awards: Deadline moved to June 15
The Innovation Awards application deadline has been extended to June 15, 2014, due to the recent historic flooding in Northwest Florida. High-tech companies have a…
