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…
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Wedgewood continues to battle pollution
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly reporter LaFanette Soles-Wood demanded the cleanup of contamination from the Rolling Hills C&D Recycling site continue. The Wedgewood native blames the site for trouble breathing and stinging eyes….
Young Russians shaking up their political system
By Duwayne Escobedo Four young men who are members of opposition political parties in the Moscow area said Russia and President Donald Trump did join forces in the 2016 elections in the…
Bridge may have ‘Chappie’ James monument
By Duwayne Escobedo The citizens supporting the General Chappie James Memorial Bridge name change on the six-lane bridge that connects Gulf Breeze to Pensacola also have a concept for a monument. It…
Chappie James Bridge?
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly — Today, locals refer to the bridge connecting Pensacola to Gulf Breeze as the Bay Bridge or Three-Mile Bridge. Have you ever heard it called the Sen. Philip…
OLF 8 Zoning Left to Master Developer
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Escambia County Commission decided to leave the zoning of the 640-acre Outlying Landing Field 8 in Beulah to the master planner. None of the five members on…
Ford Named to National AI Commission
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –Dr. Ken Ford and 14 others were named to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and have two years to produce a report for the President and…
Appointed Superintendent salaries compared
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly —Patty Hightower spoke to the public for the first time about hiring an appointed superintendent for the Escambia County school system. As part of her PowerPoint presentation, the…
Hill loses 2-1 vote on PEDC
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly Florida Rep. Mike Hill refused to support the update to state guidelines governing the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) on Monday night. Hill, who is part of…
Jail construction update
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly So far, the most expensive public building project in Escambia County history remains on target for completion by May 28, 2020. The $132.4 million Escambia County Correctional Facility…
Escambia County to Conduct Employee Survey
by Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –Escambia County plans to join major corporations and small businesses by conducting annual employee engagement surveys to gage its performance. Quint Studer, Studer Community Institute founder, said recently…
Updating PEDC
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) would allow people to serve on its nine-member board who live outside Escambia County but have a major business interest there,…