Tag: Escambia politics

Not here. The Volusia County School Board will close seven schools in three years. The five board members overwhelmingly voted to close the schools, saying…

Last night’s county commission meeting is the perfect example. A contractor – who has made hundreds of thousands from the county in the Hurricane Ivan…

The 2007-08 budget for code enforcement is $2,454,000. It’s funded by fines and fees ($1,654,000), General Fund ($300,000) and Solid Waste ($500,000). Two years ago…

This week Sheriff Ron McNesby took away the badges and arrest powers of the Code Enforcement officers. Why? Because of the liability. The Bubbas have…

The delays and stall tactics continue. This time its at the county level with fire protection. Last June, a citizen task force advised the county…

Over and over again, I hear discontent in the community with the Escambia County Sheriff’s budget – that has increased over 30 percent since Ron…

Let’s face the Escambia County Administrator job is no plum job for anyone, especially if you have no roots in the area. Just this decade…

Three days have you read it here on the blog, Pensacola News Journal reports Touart fighting for his pension. The county commissioners didn’t take the…

I’ve been trying to figure out what is the Touart game plan with this last minute move to get on the 12/13 BOCC agenda: 1….

The thought struck me this morning – Why didn’t Escambia County government have a plan to help out local cultural groups while the Saenger Theater…

Press Release Escambia County Republican Party Chairman Clay Ingram released the following statement today regarding the Republican Party of Florida holding its Headquarters for a…

Rev. Hugh King’s press conference really wasn’t for the white community or the press. It was to defend himself in front of his congregation and…