The county attorney sent this email to the Escambia County Commissioners: Commissioners~ Please be aware that this afternoon, the Mayor of the City of Pensacola removed the First National Flag of the…
Pensacola mayor removes Confederate flag
The mayor’s office issued this statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward today: Today, I directed City staff to remove the Confederate Flag from display at all City of Pensacola facilities and to fly…
Seville Quarter goes smoke-free August 1
Press Release: Seville Quarter will be going Smoke Free inside its premises effective August 1, 2015. Wilmer Mitchell, Rosie O’ Grady’s, Inc. President, and family patriarch says: “We have been considering this…
Pensacola Speaks: Don Gaetz and Judy Bense today
State Senator Don Gaetz will be on at 5:05 pm. We will discuss the 2016 budget, the line-item vetoes and his candidacy for Congress. At 5:35 pm. UWF President Dr. Judy Bense…
Podcasts: Doug Underhill and Dr. David Joyner
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Dr. David Joyner, the new executive director of the Andrews Institute, and Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill. Joyner on Andrews Institute and on playing for Coach…
Animal Shelter reduces adoption fees for ‘Clear the Kennels’ Event
The Escambia County Animal Shelter will host a public animal adoption event, “Clear the Kennels,†on Friday, June 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m….
Former lawmaker, ‘country doctor’ Peaden dies
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Sen. Durell Peaden, a soft-spoken Panhandle doctor who helped shepherd state health policy and funding, has died after suffering a heart attack early…
Holley sues owner of former Pensacola Beach Ferris wheel
Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley has filed suit in Atlanta, Georgia alleging the previous owners of the Skyview Atlanta Ferris wheel owe back taxes. The Ferris wheel is owned by a…
Politico: Inside the Republican reversal on the Confederate flag
Politico.org published an article on the behind the scenes of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to call for the removal of the Confederate flag from her state’s capitol. “On the face,…
Take down the Confederate flag, Pensacola
South Carolina, Mississippi and several states are reconsidering the wisdom of flying the Confederate flag on government property and whether they should even allow it on state license plates. Walmart, Sears, Kmart,…
Reynolds sworn in as Shakopee city manager
Last week, former Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds was sworn in as the city manager for the City of Shakopee, Minn. He started work on June 15 and his starting salary is…
Hayward proposes $211 million budget for FY 2016.
The City of Pensacola’s fiscal year 2016 budget, totaling $211,183,000, has been uploaded to the city’s website. As we reported earlier, Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has projected a 2.7 percent…