Unofficial transcript of Touart-Valentino phone call

On Sunday, the Pensacola News Journal published an article on a taped conversation between former County Administrator George Touart and County Commissioner Gene Valentino. Valentino…

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Sanity returns

Wilson Robertson kicked incumbent Mike Whitehead’s butt for Escambia County District 1. It was never even close. It may be the worst showing for an…

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Campaign literature

What have you received in the mail from the candidates? A couple from Escambia County District 1 sent an envelope that was supposedly from Mike…

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Whitehead continues political tricks

Just when you may have thought Comm. Mike Whitehead has calmed down and will start acting right, he pulls another political trick. This time he…

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Whitehead makes his big political play

For the first time sent he was elected in 2004, Commissioner Mike Whitehead plans to announce how he wants to cut $2 million from the…

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The world turns…

On May 22, I wrote in Outtakes (Tall Tales) that Mike Whitehead should resign as the chairman of the Escambia County Commission. Last night –…

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Notes: BCC 6.05.08

Board of County Commissioners Meeting June 5, 2008 – 5:30 p.m. Governmental Complex – First Floor The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m….

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Whitehead steps down as chairman

Mike Whitehead stepped down as the chairman of the Escambia County Commission at the first of part of tonight’s meeting. Gene Valentino is the new…

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Whitehead removed chair in 1996

There is much discussion on whether his fellow commissioners would ever actually vote to remove Mike Whitehead as the chairman of the Escambia County Commission….

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Whitehead hijacks charity tournament

Yesterday The Sons of Italy held their annual BOUNA FORTUNA Golf Tournament at Marcus Pointe Golf Club. As with most charity events like that, people…

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End GOB Rule

We need Mike Whitehead to step down as Escambia County Commission chairman or the other commissioners need to remove him – Tall Tales. We have…

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No ethics at the top

Escambia County lives in an ethical limbo – where right is wrong, wrong is right; where county commissioners serve themselves first, then us last. We…

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