How Mobile is spending BP tourism bucks

According to Mobile Press Register, Mobile, Ala. is getting $1.35 million for tourism from the funds BP gave the state of Alabama. Here is how…

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County Closes In On Administrator

The Escambia County Board of Commissioners has narrowed  down its administrator search to  seven candidates. Here they are: (in no particular order) —Oliver, Charles (Randy)…

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Hard Boom Has Been Removed From State Waters

Press Release: All of the hard (containment) boom deployed as part of the federal-led response but now potentially posing more risk than it offers protection…

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Mexican Drug Cartel convictions

Several of the suspects in the Billings murders mentioned the Mexican mafia. Here is the latest press release from the U.S. District Attorney: LAST TWO…

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Battle over health plan brewing

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was elected due largely to the teachers, who wanted a change from the Jim Paul regime. Thomas kept most of the Jim…

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More judge nominees

Press Release: FIRST CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has nominated…

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Cazadores owners indicted

Press Release A federal indictment has been returned charging the husband and wife owners of Cazadores Mexican Restaurants in Pensacola, Florida with conspiring to commit…

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Dispersant found in weathered oil

Mobile Press Register reports that material was collected by a group of scientists  off of Horn Island, Miss. has tested positive for several of the…

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Bare, Mack endorsements not as helpful as you might think

To get elected Mayor of Pensacola, Mike Wiggins and Ashton Hayward will need between 10,000 to 15,000 votes, based on the voter turnout over the…

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ECUA Puts “Green” Vehicle On Road

This week the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority introduced a new hybrid sanitation vehicle to its fleet—hoping to cut costs and help the environment by using…

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Bare endorses Wiggins

Charles Bare, who received 1,763 (13.6 percent) votes in Tuesday’s primary, has issued a statement supporting Mayor Mike Wiggins as Pensacola’s first strong mayor. In…

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Baldwin County tourism dropped 40 percent in June

The Mobile Press Register is reporting that Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and the rest of South Baldwin Co. beaches lost in June $35.5 million in…

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