Teachers: ‘Afraid of dying’

“They’re afraid they’ll possibly die.”- Darzell Warren, president of the Escambia Education Association. By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In August, students in the Escambia County School…

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Presser Notes: COVID and … a Confederate reef?

“I’ve been shocked at how many people have asked us to place it in the Gulf as a reef.” by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city…

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The Big Back-to-School Experiment

“We expect you to be serious when you make that choice. You’ll be locked in.” – Superintendent Malcolm Thomas by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The upcoming…

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Presser: ‘We Have Gone Up Significantly’

By Jeremy Morrison During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson stressed that the local COVID landscape was trending into unfavorable territory….

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Presser Notes: Masks, Please

“If we can work together, we can really beat back this COVID thing.” – Mayor Robinson by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is…

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Presser Notes: Masks, Citizens Committee, and the Monument

by Jeremy Morrison With Florida’s cases of COVID-19 spiking upward as the state pushes forward in its reopening, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson urged people to…

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Searching out a savior for Escambia schools

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As the Escambia County School District searches for its next superintendent, transitioning from an elected to an appointed position, there’s a…

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Presser Notes: the Citizen Committee, a Confederate Monument and COVID-19

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Weeks into its phased reopening, Florida’s experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Nearly a year after the police shooting of Tymar…

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Robinson wants police panel appointed by June 19

Note: The original post had the deadline as June 12. Mayor Grover Robinson called and said the actual deadline for nominations is June 19. By…

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Mayor to change Lee Square to Florida Square

Confederate Monument’s Fate Hangs with City Council by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Confederate monument in Lee Square on Palafox may be coming down. Or maybe…

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Protesters: ‘We will not be going anywhere’

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Protesters encamped near Graffiti Bridge are being told by city officials that they need to relocate to a different location. The…

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Presser Notes: Mayor doesn’t want ‘Any more foolishness’

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After a wild weekend that saw Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson commit to a group of protesters blocking the roadway at the…

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