The kindergarten readiness rate is 49.5% in Escambia County. For 2022, it was 45%. Shannon Nickinson began the Studer Community Institute’s early brain development work with our hospitals in 2018. Those infants…
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Daily Outtakes: FloridaWest needs friends
The board of FloridaWest, Escambia County’s economic development authority, wants to add more private sector partners to fully implement its strategic plan, which was developed two years ago. The board voted to…
Top Five News Stories – week ended 2/24/24
Arrested Pensacola teen linked to nationwide Nazi network Raw Story reporter Jordan Green wrote about the four Pensacola white teenagers who last summer were collectively charged with 18 felonies involving attacks on…
Bergosh: Stolen Texts, OLF 8 and EMS
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses last week’s show cause hearing concerning his text messages that were stolen off the county’s server, gives the last information on bids for OLF-8, and shares…
Daily News: Text message lawsuit update
Escambia County’s lawsuit against Gannett, former commissioner Doug Underhill’s aide, Jonathan Owens and Alex Arduini had a show cause hearing on Zoom last Thursday. Okaloosa Judge Jonathan Schlechter presided after local judges…
Simmons: ‘Growing your own’
As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent. “I really like the idea of growing our own, of…
Bands on the Beach Schedule
uBreak out your dancing shoes and mark your calendars because the electrifying summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back and better than ever! Kicking off on April 2, 2024, this…
Daily Outtakes: Buck collects bucks
The Buck Mitchell campaign shared with Inweekly that it has $67,175 in the bank and aims to raise $80K by the end of this week and $100K by the end of February….
Beach projects completed
Escambia County sent out a press release touting its investment in improvements and maintenance on Pensacola Beach. “We’ve invested heavily over the past several years into making improvements throughout the county, and…
Century produces UDC check
The Town of Century finally provided NorthEscambia.com with a copy of Urban Development Center’s partial loan repayment. Will Reynolds reported this morning, “Monday, Town Clerk Leslie Howington provided a copy of a…
UDC says it has paid another $20K
NorthEscambia.com reports that Urban Development Center (UDC) has paid another $20,000 on its loan from the Town of Century. However, finding proof of the payment has been complicated. UDC CEO Jessica Griffen…
Daily Outtakes: ‘You are not the only one anymore’
Yesterday, several friends sent me a link to a viewpoint posted on FloridaPolitics.com that criticized Baptist Health Care for “executing a masterclass in dodging fiscal responsibility for the mess it’s left behind…