The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today denied Gulf Power Company’s reconsideration request to include the acquisition and evaluation costs for its North Escambia County Site in base rate charges. The PSC…
Phrases that will get you fired
CBS Moneywatch has come up with five phrases that could get you fired. My favorite is “But we’ve always done it that way.” A Pensacola list would be different— 1) “Daddy, you…
Operation Clean Sweep
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Windy Hill Neighborhood Watch, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep†event in Beulah on Thursday, July 19. Volunteers and participants will meet at Windy Hill…
Hatching the Rewrite, or Something to Cluck About
During a recent trip to Key West, Pensacola City Councilman Larry Johnson discovered the island had a large chicken population. When he went out for lunch, the birds roamed freely around his…
Best of the Coast ballots online
The online ballots for Best of the Coast 2012 are up. Vote on your favorite retail shops, restaurants, bars, community leaders and much more. All the categories have been put on separate…
FBI looking at Walton County, too
The FBI is looking into Walton County Commissioner Scott Brannon and the county’s dealings with developers Lloyd Blue and Jay Odom, according to the Daily News. A federal subpoena obtained Monday by…
Gannett has rough second qtr, not as bad as expected
Gannett Co. , owner of PNJ, today reported second quarter financial results. Earnings per diluted share, on a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis were $0.51 for the second quarter of 2012…
Travel Channel to cover Seville Running of the Bulls
I appreciate the rules, particularly the one about children staying on the sidewalks: Travel Channel and Geoff Edgers, the host of a series entitled “The Edge of Entertainment” will be filming the…
Santa Rosa in the Dark
By Franklin Hayes….Editor’s Note: The Independent News published this article in August 2009. The State Attorney’s Office later issued a statement that no criminal violations had taken place. County Commissioners Face Numerous…
Do you want to read actual subpoenas regarding Santa Rosa probe
Last summer, the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners have been served with two subpoenas for a Federal Grand Jury. Maybe more subpoenas were issued later, but this leaves no doubt that…
Golf Carts and Chickens
Pensacola residents may soon be able to drive their golf carts down streets lined with backyard chicken coops. These are among the issues the Pensacola City Council will consider today. For several…
PNJ makes huge leap about FBI TEAM investigation
Today, the daily newspaper reports “Insider contract likely focus of TEAM Santa Rosa FBI probe” How did the daily newspaper come to that assumption? They have no comment from the FBI to…
Escambia School District drops to C, ranked 52 in state
The Escambia County Public School District is ranked 52 out of 68 districts in the state of Florida, putting it right at the dividing line for bottom 25 percent of the districts…
Weekend Review
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison had one heck of week covering local government: Pink Slime Time Asmar, the Union and the “Third Party†EBO Report: ‘Fluff and Stuff’ First Grade and the Long…
Our Voices are Many
Nearly one month from the date it was supposed to be, Our Voices are Many will finally put their show on stage July 15. “It was the day of the flood –…
Escambia County Commission, District 1
The Escambia County Commission, District 1 primary race has two candidates trying for the seat. One is the commission’s current chairman, Wilson Robertson, who’s hoping for a swan song. The other is…
Tea Party does not want Rice
The buzz yesterday was that Condoleezza Rice was moving up as the favorite to be Mitt Romney’s VP. Well, the ultra-conservative wing of the Tea Party doesn’t like it. To them, Rice…
r/Pensacola: Where the Locals Go
By Stephanie Sharp….. The user-generated content of the online community known as Reddit is a potent mix of internet culture, news, good deeds, humor, politics—anything and everything, really. The “front page†into…
Reconnect Disconnect, Part Two
After informing members of the public of “our come to peace moment last meeting,†the regional planner explained that the city of Pensacola’s second public input session concerning the historic district’s street…
Cheers, Pensacola
A few things to toast this weekend: Blue Angels They practice today and fly over Pensacola Beach again on Saturday. Last year, I wrote a cover story on them: Pensacola’s Own Heroes…
