British oil giant, BP, petitioned on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its battle over claim payments resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. BP…
Former Inweekly writer makes Huffington Post blog
Sarah McCartan has an article on the Huffington Post blog – Why I’m Not Leaving Florida (Yet): Sure, Florida is declared the Sunshine State, but it has also been cited as a…
Time to discuss the salary of the mayor
The salary for Pensacola mayor is too low, $100,000. The Pensacola City Council should have a discussion about raising the salary to a level comparable with the county’s constitutional officers, such as…
Navy Federal Selected as a Best Employer in the Sunshine State
Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union was recently named one of the Best Companies to Work For in Florida for the sixth consecutive year. Florida Trend magazine ranked Navy Federal #26 in…
Nelson wants to tell Grover ‘Hi’ and Gene gets a cup of coffee
This must be the day for elected officials to use their positions to get their staffs (and the taxpayers) to promote their re-election campaigns: From Escambia County Public Information: Senator Nelson to…
National Night Out tomorrow
The 31st annual National Night Out, a community event aimed at encouraging people to unite against crime, is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5. The event is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m….
Blue Wahoos rated the best in customer satisfaction
Turnkey Intelligence has ranked the Pensacola Blue Wahoos the first out of 42 minor league baseball teams in customer satisfaction. The company surveyed full, partial and single-game ticket holders of 17 Double-A…
Bus union endorses Valentino and Lowery
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 which represents the Escambia County Area Transit and Escambia County Community Transportation workers and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1771 which represents the classified blue collar County workers…
Another school district switches buses to CNG
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas turned down two years ago Pensacola Energy’s appeal to switch his buses to compressed natural gas. Other districts are much more progressive and environmental conscious. Leon County made the…
Weekend buzz: Publix coming downtown, Who owns pits and Stevenson on the warpath
The buzz is the old AV Clubbs School on Cervantes between 12th and 11th and the commercial offices on that block will become home to a Publix. Sources inside city hall say…
AWKO Justice Foundation hosts Help the Kids event, Oct. 4
The AWKO Justice Foundation is hosting the 2nd annual “Help the Kids†tennis event on October 4, 2014 at Roger Scott. They are looking for sponsors and donated items: Gift cards, hotel…
Murzin makes the cut for Public Service Commission
A nominating panel Thursday decided to interview 16 candidates, including current Commissioner Julie Brown, for two upcoming vacancies on the state Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission Nominating Council chose the…
Breaking News: Judge orders revised Congressional map
From The News Service of Florida Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis on Friday ordered the Legislature to submit a revised map of congressional districts by Aug. 15 and required the Secretary…
Miller speaks out for VA reform
Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis caused by corruption, mismanagement and a lack of accountability across…
Gaetz defends his ethics reform laws
Dear Neighbor, We have a bit of good news for those who support holding our elected officials accountable through strong ethics laws. Earlier this week, a circuit court judge in Leon County…
DEP hammers Rolling Hills dump
On Thursday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection revoked the permit for the Rolling Hills Construction and Demolition Debris Disposal Facility and said that it will file a lawsuit against the owner,…
UWF could pay $5000 per football game for use of Maritime Park
The CMPA will hold a special executive meeting next Friday, August 8 at 9 a.m. to discuss a proposed park rental agreement with the University of West Florida for its home football…
City attorney disputes City administrator email
Apparently all is not well in city hall: From: Janet Matteson Date: July 31, 2014 9:01:29 AM CDT To: Colleen Castille , “‘sales@ajmugs.com’” , Ashton Hayward , Stephanie Tillery , Brian Spencer…
Ingram negotiates agreement between Escambia County and ECUA on recycling
Today, Representative Clay Ingram released the following statement regarding a potential recycling agreement between Escambia County and the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA). “I am pleased to announce that after a series…
Help: Mentors needed
Take Stock in Children needs mentors for this fall for the following Escambia County middle schools: Bailey, Ferry Pass, Ransom, and Warrington. Interested persons should contact coordinator Sally Lee, slee@esc.k12.fl.us.