Author: Rick Outzen

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has lost a senior leader that she bragged to the commissioners was her best hire in her 18-month tenure –…

At this morning’s Committee of the Whole,Commissioner Lumon May said he supports Mayor Grover Robinson’s initiative that giving local governments control over how they deal…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As COVID cases continue to climb in the Northwest Florida region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is getting increasingly concerned. “Recently, we’ve…

A new paper in the journal Health Affairs points out several factors that are critical battling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. According to the…

As of 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7, the current hospitalizations for COVID-19 total 133, up 25 from Nov. 30. On Nov. 2 (the county didn’t give…

For weeks, Inweekly has heard of complaints from builders and contractor about long delays in getting plans approved and site inspection in the city limits….

“We have now counted legally cast ballots, three times, and the results remain unchanged,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference…

Over the first five days of December, FDOH reported Escambia County had 10 COVID deaths, only two associated with nursing homes. Of the 7,558 tests…

The debate of what to do with the 500-plus acre site known as OLF-8 (former Navy helicopter training site – Outlying Field Site Eight) has…

Gulf Islands National Seashore will reopen the Fort Pickens Area at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 under COVID-19 Adaptive Recovery Phase II operations and…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A day after the most recent shooting in Pensacola, city officials joined with mothers who have lost their sons to gun…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle, a circuit judge has ruled that…

Best Reviewed Books of the Month – By IndieReader Thanksgiving is in the rear view and we’re wishing all of our readers and authors a…

The eavesdropping device found by FDLE in the offices of Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley in the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building may have been hidden…

After Inweekly broke the news yesterday that a hidden recording device had been found in the county administrator’s office, the other media followed with Administrator…

After Inweekly reported that an eavesdropping device was found on the fourth floor of the county office complex, the county has confirmed the Florida Department…

Since early September, Inweekly has heard that someone may have installed listening devices on the fourth floor of the Escambia County Administration Complex, where the…

When CivicCon held a session with local health care leaders on Monday, Nov. 23, Escambia County’s dashboard reported 90 hospitalizations. Today, the county reports 108–…

Press release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding until the end of 2021….

State Rep. Alex Andrade will host a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the details and projected timeline for repairs to the Pensacola Bay Bridge. The…