County Jail cited by DOJ as unsafe, needs more staff and better mental health program
The Civil Right Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its five-year investigation of the Escambia County Jail and its findings are as…
CMPA Looks at Bylaws
A number of motions were thrown onto the table this afternoon during the Community Maritime Park Associates’ Bylaws Committee special meeting. Members shied away from…
Maritime Park mismanaged, not by CMPA, but by City
The daily newspaper, Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Bill Reynolds want the public to believe the financial woes of the Maritime Park are solely…
Council passes panhandling ordinance
By Brandy Volovecky The Pensacola City Council voted to approve an ordinance to the city code that would prohibit aggressive panhandling in downtown Pensacola at…
Sheriff Morgan thanks community for help with search for missing boy
A tearful Sheriff David Morgan thanks the volunteers and agencies that helped with the search for Owen Black, the autistic boy, age 8, that was…
Myers: Table ‘Aggressive’ Panhandling Proposal
The Pensacola City Council will be discussing a proposed ordinance this afternoon aimed at “aggressive†panhandling. It is the final proposal in a collection of…
Boy found dead
“It is with great sadness that the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office releases the following information: At approximately 1303 CST our search for Owen Black is…
Boy, age 8, still missing
Search efforts are still underway for Owen Black, the autistic 8-year-old boy that has been missing since Friday. Both PNJ and WEAR TV have botched…
Oliver’s final report recommends mayor take control of maritime park
The Independent News has gotten a copy of consultant Randy Oliver’s final report on the Community Maritime Park–the one that the mayor didn’t share with…
Daily ignores City of Pensacola crime problem, murders tripled in 2012
In its Friday edition, the daily newspaper attempts to go after Sheriff David Morgan for the rise in crime rate last year but ignores the…
Toll Plaza Construction Update
Here’s an update from Escambia County on the toll plaza construction project: Today, May 16, one lane is closed on the Pensacola Beach Boulevard bridge…
On WCOA this morning
For the next two days, I will sub for Jim Sanborn on WCOA’s morning show. Should be fun.
Approving Beck and Eating B.S.
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees voted today to forward a proposed lease agreement with Justin and Greg Beck for the park’s parcel…
Home(less) Schooling
Prior to considering the collection of proposed “no camping” ordinances currently on their table, members of the Pensacola City Council were provided with a presentation…
Grover Robinson and Marie Young get a summary judgment in Gibbs case
County Attorney Alison Rogers sent the following email to the county commissioners: Commissioners, Please be aware that today Judge Nobles granted summary judgment for the…
Low, low, low voter turnout in House Dist. 2 GOP primary
Gulf Breeze Recreation Center at noon today, only 290 votes cast. In 2007–the last special election– 955 votes cast, 589 for Ford. In Scenic Heights,…
Parcel One and the Taxman
While members of the Community Maritime Park Associate’s Audit and Operations Committee forwarded a proposed lease with Beck Property Company to the main board, they…
Buzz: Councilman’s cars stolen
On Facebook, Councilman Andy Terhaar’s wife is reporting that both of their cars were stolen from their driveway last night. The Terhaars live in the…
Ingram, Broxson pay less for health insurance than we do, much less
How much do you pay for health insurance? Would you like to pay only $9 a month? How about $30 for your entire family? The…
Baby Gaetz to run for Papa Gaetz’s Senate seat
The Daily News reports that state Rep. Matt Gaetz has pre-filed for his father’s Senate seat. Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, will reach his term limit…
