Then it got weirder, anonymous source tries to derail Pensacola council executive hire

The News Journal reports today that Council Vice President Larry B. Johnson delivered two unmarked envelopes to Assistant City Attorney Rusty Wells at the council’s…

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Mayor says it is his fault that he screwed up qualifications of his COO

Mayor Ashton Hayward told WEAR TV that he misspoke about his former Chief Operations Officer’s education. Employees have come forward and said the COO talked…

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District set to sell Brownsville Middle School to near scrap yard

School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has found a buyer for Brownsville Middle School, which has been closed since 2007. G.S.I. Brokerage, Inc., a sister corporation of…

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Blue Wahoos attorney responds to Kerrigan epistle

Scott Remington, attorney for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, has responded to attorney Bob Kerrigan’s letter attacking the team and its owners over their agreements with…

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Video: Hot Stove Politics in Escambia and Pensacola

On Jan. 8, I was invited to sit in with attorney Bill Rankin on his television show “Within Reason.” Segment One – Ernie Lee Magaha…

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Why the county has sealed bids

Why is the sealed bid process so sacred? Because Escambia County has a history of backroom deals and preferential treatment for certain contractors. It wasn’t…

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Taxpayers Association to form

Last night in a packed room in McGuire’s Irish Pub, attorney Bob Kerrigan announced that he was forming a group to be a watchdog over…

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Gulf1.com: Jerry Howard says vote No

Pensacola City Council candidate Jerry Howard wrote a letter to Gulf1.com: Vote NO on September 5th by Jerry Howard As we get closer to September…

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