In January, Commissioner Doug Underhill failed to win support to invoke eminent domain to obtain a parcel owned by the Lake Charlene Homeowner’s Association that would allow the county to lower the…
Category: Escambia County
County to receive $16 million in NRDA funds
The Florida Trustee Implementation Group approved its Final Restoration Plan 1, which selects 23 projects at a total estimated cost of $61 million. The final plan is consistent with the Trustees’ Programmatic Restoration Plan and selects projects for…
County part of bold workforce initiative
FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within the selected regions through a focus on…
Who did Mayor Hawkins pay to fly from LA to PNS
The Town of Century turned over airline ticket receipts to NorthEscambia.com yesterday–after sitting on the public record request for two months. The receipts were handed over a day after an Escambia County…
Grand Jury: Century in ‘state of financial emergency’
State Attorney Bill Eddins yesterday released a Escambia County Grand Jury reported that blistered the Town of Century’s elected officials. The Grand Jury was impaneled at the request of the State Attorney…
Century mayor fails to release public records
NorthEscambia.com on Jan. 8 requested from the town of Century and its mayor, Henry Hawkins, airline invoices or receipts and reservation information regarding $1,644.12 worth of travel for which Hawkins had asked…
Few listen to City CFO outside city hall
While Mayor Grover Robinson and City Administrator Chris Holley may see Chief Financial Officer Dick Barker as a seasoned, indispensable financial wizard, others have doubts about Barker’s trustworthiness and ability to work…
State of Black Pensacola
UWF Haas Center study found African American community growing a faster rate than the white sector, but education is “still at the bottom of the barrel.” By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Providing a…
Official ECUA announcement
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) Executive Director Steve Sorrell, PE, MPA, announced at the utility’s regular board meeting Tuesday of his plans to retire sometime this year. In his address to the…
Andrade town hall report
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –Freshman state Rep. Alex Andrade gathered District 4 elected officials Tuesday for a Town Hall meeting to discuss much-needed improvements. About 75 local citizens gathered to listen to…
Escambia County School District out of step
The Escambia County School District is out of step with the rest of the state when it comes to the top priorities in public education–Pre-K education and workforce training. The group 101…
Broxson: What’s the rush?
State Sen. Doug Broxson this morning told Inweekly that he will put forth to the Florida Legislature the public will’s for naming the Pensacola Bay bridge that is currently under construction. However,…