Minimum Wage Myths – Who in Florida Needs a Raise?
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection Fast-food workers around the country have been agitating for raises, and some members of Congress are pressing to…
Matt Gaetz wants to legalize fireworks
Are Cherry Bombs and M80s in our future? State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) wants to make fireworks — the booming ones we buy…
Buzz: Castille to be named city administrator
This apparently is the week to drop “interim”—sorry, George, not you though. Mayor Ashton Hayward will be naming Colleen Castille as his new city administrator….
Limits on mayor’s spending coming back before Pensacola City Council
Councilwoman Sherri Myers wants to amend the Council Financial Planning and Administrative Policy to put a ceiling on how much the mayor can move around…
DBPR Secretary Ken Lawson writes about his Pensacola visit
Ken Lawson, head of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation took a tour of Pensacola with State Rep. Clay Ingram this week. Here is…
Whatever happened to CMP Children’s Playground…apparently nothing
In April, attorney Eric Stevenson told the Community Maritime Park Associates board that he represented an anonymous donor who pledged $25,000 to the CMPA board…
City of Pensacola website down?
It might be my iPad, but looks like cityofpensacola.com is down. Originally got message that site was under maintenance,now just blank. – Posted using BlogPress…
Gulf Coast Aerospace Coalition Launches Marketing Efforts in Hamburg
Press Release: With the closest proximity to the Airbus assembly line under construction in Mobile, Ala., five counties in Northwest Florida have formed the Gulf…
Chamber shake-up continues
The report I have received from those attending today’s special executive committee meeting of The Greater Pensacola Chamber is that board has lost eight board…
Iraqi War veteran, covered 9/5 IN news story, dies
Navid “G” Garshasb passed away last night. We wrote about him and his struggle to provide for his family this week– “One Last Battle: Dying…
Context Florida: Pro-business mayors susceptible to bribery, kickbacks
My latest column for the statewide website Context Florida went live this morning. Here is the intro: Public service was once a noble cause, one…
Wahoos win two league awards
The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has honored the Blue Wahoos’ trainer and groundskeeper: Trainer of the Year Charles Leddon, Pensacola Blue Wahoos The…
Florida and Texas lead the nation in uninsured citizens, but balk at Obamacare coverage
A new Census Bureau report shows that Florida has a higher percentages of people without health insurance than most of the country. Only Texas has…
Work Release inmate indicted for first degree murder
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Justin Princes Taylor, Jr., for First Degree Murder in the death of…
Hutchinson’s resignation email
The Independent News obtained a copy of John Hutchinson’s resignation email: —–Original Message—– From: Hutchinson, John L. Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 8:15 AM To:…
Escambia County Responds to Cowgirl’s Death
By Sarah McCartan This afternoon, Escambia County Director of Community Affairs Marilyn Wesley, responded to the accidental euthanasia of Danielle Riggens’ Labrador retriever mix Cow…
Hutchinson will not be new chamber board chairman
The Independent News has learned that John Hutchinson, Gulf Power’s Director of Public Affairs and Economic Development, has resigned from the board of directors of…
County planning director resigns, effective Dec. 2
Lloyd Kerr, Escambia County’s planning director, tendered his resignation today, effective on December 2, 2013. His salary with the County is $104,083.20. According to county…
Buzz: UWF football to begin Fall 2016
Our sources tell us that the University of West Florida will announce this week that the school will launch its football program soon and the…
Priest removed from church, accused of sexual abuse
Monsignor Michael Cherup, pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Fort Walton Beach, has been removed by the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, pending the outcome of an…
