PENSACOLA–The exchange, hidden within the confines of a TEFRA bond hearing, was so surreally weird as to be absurd. It involved a back-and-forth with Escambia County Director of Natural Resources Management Department…
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Flip the switch on new Pensacola Beach sign
County holds contest to select person to flip switch on new beach sign
Pensacola Climate Strike releases list of speakers and performers
PENSACOLA—Join 350 Pensacola and millions around the world for a global climate strike. On September 20, people will walk out of school, work, and home to join young climate strikers demanding an…
Escambia trails other Panhandle counties in annual earnings per resident
Escambia County ranked 29th among counties in Florida by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August, according to Florida Business Daily. The median income…
Buzz: Hope Lunsford to file for ECUA District 5
Sources have told Inweekly that Hope Lunsford, wife of Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford, plans to file to run for the District 5 seat on the Emerald Coast Utility Authority Board….
‘It’s No Joke’ combats rise in school threats
The number of Florida children charged with making school-related threats has steadily increased during the past three years, the state Department of Juvenile Justice said Tuesday as it announced a new awareness…
District 4 Town Hall tonight
District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender will hold a town hall meeting tonight, 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 at Ferry Pass Middle School, 8355 Yancey Lane. The open forum meeting will provide residents…
Haas deep dives on Hispanic population
The Hispanic population in the Escambia County area is not huge. It accounts for just over 5 percent of the population. But that’s projected to change in the coming years. “It is…
Beach protections passed
By Jeremy Morrison BCC CHAMBERS—After months of hammering out the details with local beach advocates, Escambia County officials have passed an ordinance offering protections for Santa Rosa Island. The formal moved followed…
Williamson, Andrade get committee assignments, Hill not so many
Santa Rosa County lawmaker Jayer Williamson has been give a chairmanship and vice chair and three other committee assignments: Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Workforce Development & Tourism Subcommittee Vice Chair Appropriations CommitteeCommerce CommitteeEnergy…
Visit Pensacola announces grants
Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2019-20 grant recipients for events taking place between Oct. 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020. Twice a year, Visit Pensacola allocates funds…
Hill stripped of committee post
The News Service of Florida reports Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva has removed Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, from the House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee. Hill drew bipartisan criticism after he laughed…