Wedgewood came out in numbers to commission meeting
The Escambia Board of County Commission chambers were packed yesterday with residents from the Wedgewood community. The public forum normally lasts only 30 minutes. Yesterday…
Florida GI BIll, E-Cigarette Ban, Among New Florida Laws July 1
By Jim Turner THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA On Tuesday, the state’s record-setting, $77 billion election-year budget goes into effect, along with 157 other bills…
Valentino wants county to review dump ordinances
Commissioner Gene Valentino has added to tonight’s agenda a recommendation that there be a wholesale review of the previously enacted pit ordinances and current department…
Reminder: Evenings In Olde Seville Square, Sarah Mac Band performing (video)
Evenings In Olde Seville Square 7—9 p.m. The Sarah Mac Band performs this week at Evenings in Old Seville Square, the free summer concert series…
Fish Hatchery and Pensacola Beach Ferry Service make final list
Today the Federal and State natural resources Trustees released the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Phase III Early Restoration Plan (ERP) for the…
BP shuts down its oil spill claims program
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court saying that the British oil giant had to pay business claims tied to the 2010 BP oil…
City Survey questions focus on rating city services
City Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain called to further explain the city’s survey that will be conducted by the HAAS Center for Mayor Ashton Hayward. The…
Wedgewood families to show up in numbers, wearing orange
The families in the Wedgewood, Rolling Hills and Olive Heights neighborhoods have organized to protest the dumps surrounding their area. A flyer has been circulated…
DCF has its own secret list, involves child deaths
By Marge Menzel, The News Service of Florida THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 24, 2014……….As the Florida Department of Children and Families rolls out a new…
Hayward announces own Quality of Life survey
Since 2007, Mason-Dixon Polling has conducted a survey to measure the attitudes of voters in the city of Pensacola and Escambia County on Quality of…
Baptist sells LifeFlight
Air Methods Corp. announced today that it has acquired the four bases of Baptist LifeFlight, owned by Baptist Health Care. According to press release, 43…
Blue Wahoos to Host USA Soccer Viewing Party
Blue Wahoos to Host USA Soccer Viewing Party WHAT: The Blue Wahoos will host a USA Soccer viewing party in the Hancock Bank Club (HBC)….
Wells sends out his first memo as council executive
MEMORANDUM TO: City Council President Jewel Cannada-Wynn and Members of the Pensacola City Council FROM: William D. (Rusty) Wells VIA: Office of the City Clerk…
Two Weeks Remain to Apply for Disaster Assistance: Deadline July 7
The deadline to apply for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is Monday, July 7. Residents in Escambia, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa…
County sends Rolling Hills landfill Notice of Violation
On June 17, the county issued a Notice of Violation to Rolling Hills C&D Recycling Facility. Six violations were listed: 1. No person shall cause,…
City press release confirms Cox out
Hayward announces appointment of Wells as Council Executive Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward today announced the appointment of former City Attorney William “Rusty†Wells as City…
Lila Cox fired
Mayor Ashton Hayward has fired Lila Cox as the council executive, according to Councilman Gerald Wingate. He said that City Administrator Colleen Castille told him…
Occupy Pensacola won their appeal against the City of Pensacola
Occupy Pensacola will have another in federal court, thanks to an opinion issued on its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th…
Commissioner Grover C. Robinson, IV Sworn in as FAC President
On Thursday, June 19, Escambia County Commissioner Grover C. Robinson, IV was sworn in as the President of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) at…
Donovan scores nice pay raise with Melbourne
When Pensacola Airport Director Greg Donovan start work on August 1 with the Melbourne Airport Authority, he will earn over $25,000 more. The authority board…
