With Randy Oliver gone, the Escambia County Commission must now decide who will take the reins as County Administrator. “I really can’t tell you for sure,†said Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson recently….
HMS Bounty sunk by Sandy
The replica tall ship, HMS Bounty, was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy off the coast of North Caroling. The crew had to abandon the boat. The Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members…
Sponsorship Needed for “Pancakes with Santa”
Press Release: Cordova Rotary is seeking sponsorships of all levels for its third annual Pancakes with Santa breakfast. Local businesses can support this worthwhile event for as little as $250. At this…
Halloween Hosted by YMCA
Press Release: The Y will host its annual Halloween at the YMCA, which provides hundreds of special needs kids with a unique trick or treating experience, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the…
Chamber, Rove and others spend $9.5M to defeat Nelson
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NRA, Karl Rove’s PAC and others PACs are out to defeat incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). The Democratic PACs are only spending $2.73 million to oppose…
Pensacola Romney Rally: Voices from the Crowd
By James Hagan…. Romney Rally Fires Up Locals… Long a conservative stronghold, Pensacola greeted Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney with an enthusiastic capacity crowd at the Pensacola Bay Center on October 27….
Mitt’s Pensacola Party
Having waited hours for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the full house at the Pensacola Bay Center was dancing in the aisles. Literally, to a house band called Mass Confusion that had…
Romneyland
After descending from the upper level of the Pensacola Bay Center, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a moment for a group hug with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Senate hopeful Rep….
No Statement from Mayor on FOP’s Accusations
A day after the local police union requested that the Pensacola City Council investigate Mayor Ashton Hayward for misusing his office to intimidate officers, a city spokesman said that there would be…
Readers tell what happened at Gallery Night
We asked readers for their takes on how the Pensacola Police Department handled the re-opening of Palafox at 9 p.m. at the end of the October 19 Gallery Night. The opinions are…
Peacock Disputes FOP’s Statement
Downtown Improvement Board member John Peacock is disputing the local police union’s version of a Gallery Night incident it brought before the Pensacola City Council last night. For starters, he said he…
Who is leading in Electoral votes
To be elected president a candidate needs 270 electoral votes. Most media has Obama ahead, but with plenty of votes undecided. The New York Times shows Obama with 185 solid votes and…
Grand jury clears TEAM Santa Rosa of any criminal charges
The Santa Rosa County Grand Jury has completed its review of numerous allegations involving TEAM Santa Rosa, which handled the county’s economic development efforts until this year. The grand jury returned a…
How does the Electoral Process work
The U.S. National Archives have created a webpage that explains the Electoral College. The Electoral College is not a place but is the process by which the President and Vice President are…
Police Union Requests Investigation of Hayward
The local police union has requested that the Pensacola City Council subpoena and investigate Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding an incident that occurred during the Oct. 19 Gallery Night. The Fraternal Order of…
Studer Group Ranked Fourth on 2012 Best Small and Medium Workplace List
Press Release: Great Place to Work named Studer Group as one of the best small and medium workplaces in the United States on their annual 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list,…
NYT features owners of drug manufacturer responsible for Meningitis outbreak
The New York Times has a story on the Conigliaro family, who owns the New England Compounding Center–the source of a fungus that led to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 24…
City Explores Charter School
Should the city of Pensacola start a charter school? It’s a question the Pensacola City Council may decide to start exploring tonight. “It’s really saying, ‘the city needs to take it’s destiny…
Tax forms reveal more on Veteran’s Park foundation and its operations
The Independent News has received copies the tax returns for 2009, 2010 and 2011 of the Pensacola Veterans Memorial Park Foundation, that built and maintained the Wall South memorial on Bayfront Parkway…
Red Alert: Tea Party claims Obama fix is in. See the proof.
I’m on the email lists of some of the extremists from both sides of the presidential election. Tea Party.org sent out a “Red Alert” claiming that it had found indisputable proof of…