Tag: George Touart
Buzz: George Touart passes away
I just got a phone call that former County Administrator George Touart passed away during the night. Yesterday I received this email from one of…
County and City Council: “We have no idea what is going on”
I had a conference phone call this morning with Interim County Administrator George Touart and past Pensacola City Council President P.C. Wu about Mayor Ashton…
Mayor surprises County on ST Aerospace announcement
Yesterday at 6 p.m. Hayward issued the following statement: “Today Mayor Hayward signed a Memorandum of Understanding between ST Aerospace, Mobile, Inc. and the City…
Touart hammers away at fund set up to pay jail employees accrued leave
By Jesse Farthing Interim County Administrator George Touart and his staff want the fund established by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan to pay the Escambia…
Searching for the Searcher and the Campfire Sing-Along
It is unclear exactly what they will do later today, but Escambia County commissioners appear poised to formally request that a wider net be cast…
Touart Makes Top 5
The Escambia County Administrator Search Committee has drawn up a list of five applicants to submit to the Escambia County Commission later this week. Interim…
Group Therapy with Dr. Touart
If tensions have been rumbling in the undercurrents of the Escambia County Commission, they bubbled to the surface yesterday in spectacular fashion. It began in…
Grover’s Rationale
On his way back from a regional economic development meeting in Panama City, Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson defended his recommendation to reopen the applicant…
Hiccup in Escambia’s Administrator Search
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson lit the fuse this morning, then got a safe distance away before the fireworks began. It was a move Commissioner…
Touart Survives Round One
Members of the Escambia County Administrator Search Committee went down the list of applicants for the county’s top job this afternoon and whittled down the…
Escambia’s Big Gamble, or ‘No Blinking’
The Escambia County Commission has decided to take over operations of the Escambia County Jail. The move follows fruitless negotiations with the Escambia County Sheriff,…
Touart’s On the List
There are a number of last-minute applicants looking to land the county administrator position with Escambia County. Among them, is the man currently serving on…