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Cedric Alexander on oversight, bias and systematic racism (Part 1)

In this week’s Inweekly, Jeremy Morrison interviews Cedric Alexander, the retired law enforcement officer with a national reputation that is helping Mayor Grover Robinson develop…

Civil rights group has recommendations for Civilian Oversight Committee

From the Central Gulf Coast People’s Council: As organizers committed to seeing justice for Tymar Crawford and for all victims of police violence, we are…

Simmons discusses Floyd’s death, protests, changes to policing

Chief Deputy Chip Simmons has the watched the video of the Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. For him, the killing…

Florida hits new record for new COVID cases, Escambia has 21 new ones

Escambia County has 21 new COVID-19 cases – all but five are non-Florida residents. Only one case was associated with local nursing homes. The percentage…

BCC needs DOH update on COVID

The standard line from the White House, Â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Escambia DOH is the rise in positives cases of COVID-19 are due to…

Lowe’s offers grants to minority-owned businesses

Loweâ€™s closes its first round of grant applications for $25 million in small business grants for minority-owned businesses on Wednesday. Lowe’s hopes its donation will…

Commission asked to put Escambia Childrenâ€™s Trust on ballot

For decades, Escambia County has wrestled with the impact of poverty on children. The county has been at or near the bottom of state lists…

COVID cases continue to rise – FL 1,758 more, Escambia 14

The state has 1,758 new cases of COVID-19, Escambia 14. Only one of the new cases in the county is associated with local nursing homes,…

Interior Secretary to visit Ft. Pickens

WASHINGTON – Wednesday, June 17, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt will visit the Fort Pickens Area of the Gulf Islands National Seashore…

COVID cases up, but not on BCC agenda

Florida and Escambia County have seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases over the past three days.Â The state has reported 6,499 new cases and 83…

Micro-grant program for black-owned small businesses

The Spring Entrepreneur Hub is launching its Black-Owned Small Business Micro-grant Program that provide grants to eligible black-owned small businesses in Escambia County. Each micro-grant…

School bond ratings revised to ‘negative’ outlook

Fitch Ratings is concerned about the future of the Escambia County School District’s finances because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We can expect other municipal bond…

CDC gives cumulative data on nursing homes…it’s bad

With the help of NorthEscambia.com, Inweekly has the cumulative COVID-19 data for the nursing homes in Escambia County through May 31. The Florida Department of…

Petition drive to replace Confederate monument with Roy Jones, Jr.

Pensacola attorney Chris Crawford has started a petition drive to replace the Confederate monument in city’s Lee Florida Square with a statue honoring world champion…

Add-on to start clock on removal of monument:

Here is the proposed Add-on: That City Council accept the introduction of the Confederate Monument Discussion, thereby beginning the time period of thirty-calendar days required…

IP seeks grant applicants

The International Paper Pensacola Mill is accepting applications for International Paper Foundation grants at www.ipgiving.com through Monday, July 6. In 2019, the foundation awarded $65,000…