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Texts show Escambia officials mocked the library board’s top pick—then blocked her hire. Now a public records mystery raises bigger questions. #Pensacola

Escambia schools are educating 335 voucher students—and Florida’s broken funding formula isn’t paying the district a dime for it.

See you in court.’ Democrats, voting rights groups, and editorial boards are lighting up over DeSantis’s ‘Dummymander’—and lawsuits are already being promised.

Text messages expose how an Escambia commissioner’s office mocked the Library Board’s top pick — and then denied it when pushed by a city council member.

$5 tickets. 20+ bike giveaways. Autographs, four racing divisions, and one unforgettable Friday night at Five Flags Speedway. This deal won’t last long.

DeSantis wants Florida’s congressional map redrawn—race-neutral, controversial, and heading for a legislative vote THIS WEEK. Here’s what’s in the proposal.

Florida had 2.1M electricity shutoffs in 2024—nearly double the national rate. A new federal report reveals the Sunshine State’s staggering utility crisis.

Downtown Pensacola’s $10.3M Palafox makeover is 80% done—detours start Monday. Here’s what drivers, walkers & business visitors need to know this week.

Pensacola’s Roger Scott Pools have had no real bathrooms since 2021. Five years, three designs, and $670K later—swimmers lose a whole summer. Read the saga.

Two Pensacola nonprofits sued Clerk Pam Childers today after she blocked $7K in approved county funds—and the lawsuit could cost her hundreds of thousands.

DeSantis skipped a federal judge and 9 other qualified lawyers to put a UWF trustee on the bench. The network behind that pick is worth a close look.

PPD’s own crash report: Kohler didn’t commit a hit-and-run. He paid $116 parking fine. Inweekly got the records. The facts tell a different story

Pensacola is planning a free concert at Community Maritime Park for May 6 — but Keyla must first survive two more cuts to earn her hometown hero moment.

Pensacola tourism agencies are footing the bill for unexplained payment delays. The TDC is demanding answers—and direct dialogue with the Clerk’s office.

Jolly for Governor plants its first regional office on Pensacola’s iconic Palafox Street—echoing the grassroots spirit of Florida’s “Walkin’ Lawton.”

Pensacola’s Quint Studer just bought one of baseball’s most historic franchises—the Kansas City Monarchs, the team that gave Jackie Robinson his start.

Ani DiFranco hits Vinyl Music Hall, a teen playwright debuts Mothman in love, and the Children’s Trust rewrites the rules after a scandal. Read Inweekly.

71% of UWF’s public policy speakers are conservative. One-third tied to Hillsdale. All men. A faculty workgroup says it may violate Florida law.

Escambia Clerk Pam Childers has until Friday to release $7K in approved nonprofit funding—or get sued. And personal liability may be on the table.

125,000 students. 30 years. The Flight Adventure Deck program turnd middle schoolers into future engineers — and it’s just getting started.