MOBy makes a good point

Today PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien makes a good point about city councilmen and county commissioners needing to be bold. I would push the point even…

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County dumps buses

With no prior notice to the Pensacola City Council, the Escambia County Commission voted to dump the money losing Escambia County Area Transit on the…

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Side Two of the Mystery Postcard

From the postcard…from Miami, but not necessarily from Mr. Rubio and his pals: “Tell Mike Whitehead he has a problem…Stop picking our pockets to support…

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Mystery postcard blasts Whitehead

Voters in Escambia County District 1 got a postcard today that slams Commissioner Mike Whitehead. The postmark is Miami. It states “Mike Whitehead has an…

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Whitehead thinks he’s doing great

The word we’re getting at the paper is that Escambia County Commissioner Mike Whitehead truly believes that his confrontations with State Rep. Dave Murzin and…

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WEAR has Murzin vs. Whitehead battle

Last night WEAR TV 3 threw some gasoline on the Murzin-Whitehead feud. Escambia Co. Commissioner Mike Whitehead is always good for quote. This time –…

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Whitehead cleared

State Atty Bill Eddins has finished his inquiry into the possible violation of the Government in the Sunshine Law by County Commissioner Mike Whitehead and…

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Official complaint against Whitehead

Here is the pdf of the complaint filed by the Movement for Change on possible Sunshine violations by Commissioner Whitehead. The copy is light, but…

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Quote of the day

From Commissioner Mike Whitehead: “We do what we do gauged on what we hear from the public.” If that really is the case, then here…

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Oops, Whitehead forgot these

In the daily newspaper, Commissioner Mike Whitehead defended his and his fellow Escambia County Commissioners’ decision to not rollback taxes when they had $31 million…

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Whitehead may get competition

Buzz: We’re hearing Wilson Robertson may file tomorrow for Mike Whitehead’s Escambia Co. Commission seat. Whitehead narrowly beat Robertson (District 5 commissioner from 1988 to…

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Quote of the day

From the PNJ: when they asked Commissioner Whitehead about whether County Atty. Janet Lander had committed on his aborted purchase of surplus county property: “It’s…

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