Author: Rick Outzen
The rise of Dick Barker
Richard Barker did very well in the Hayward Administration, seeing his annual pay increase about $19K over the eight years. When Hayward was campaigning for…
Buzz: The company formerly known as Gulf Power
Send someone an email at Gulf Power, and you will notice that their email address as change. Thank you for your email. As of Jan…
More Transition Team meetings
4:30- 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7 Topic: Environment, Raking/Traffic/Walkability, Neighborhoods at Theophalis May Community Resource Center, 1301 W. Gregory St. Hosts: Drew Buchanan, Christian Wagley,…
Mayor brings back town halls
Mayor Grover Robinson will hold his first town hall meeting 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Woodland Heights Resource Center, 111 Berkley Dr. “I’m…
Transition Team Schedule
The City of Pensacola Mayoral Transition Team meeting on Thursday, Jan. 3, beginning at 10 a.m. until noon in the Hagler Mason Conference Room, Second…
80 City staff have severance packages
The standard severance pay for employees is two-weeks salary but apparently not so at Pensacola City Hall since 2010. During the Q&A period of his…
City Attorney transition process
Inweekly asked Mayor Grover Robinson to explain the process for the transition of city attorney position from Lysia Bowling to Susan Woolf. He said that…
Mayor optimistic about Project Titan
Mayor Grover Robinson remains optimistic about Project Titan, the code name given to the building of three more hangars to create a MRO (maintenance, repair…
UWF helps displaced Va. College students
The University of West Florida Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Complete Florida will host a Drop-In Transfer Day on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, providing personalized…
Bondholders sue to raise toll for Garcon Point Bridge
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A bank representing bondholders filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the state Department of…
Buzz: Triumph appointee
Who will be the next appointee to the Triumph Gulf Coast Board? Several names are being batted around: Frank White: former state representative who had…
Woolf selected city attorney
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has selected an experienced attorney to be his nominee for city attorney, Susan Woolf. Woolf served as assistant city attorney from…
PSC president tapped for transition
Pensacola State President Ed Meadows has been tapped to join Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis transition education and workforce advisory committee, along with former Florida Senate President…
Ingram on DeSantis transition team
Former State Rep. Clay Ingram has been named to Governor-elect Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Government Operations. The committee, chaired by Lee County Tax…
Navy Fed Calder leaving area
Debbie Calder, Executive Vice President for Greater Pensacola Operations at Navy Federal Credit Union, has been promoted to the organization’s COO. She has notified the Leadership Council…
DJJ: Workman leads middle schools in arrests
According to Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Workman Middle had more arrests, 25, than other middle school in Escambia County, and the second most of…
Williamson gets top assignments
State Rep. Jayer Williamson (R-Santa Rosa County) has been named the chair of the House Government Operations & Tourism Committee, which is under the Appropriations…
More than dozen assaults at Workman reported
Since Workman Middle School held at its first day of class this semester through November, the school had 13 fights that were so violent that…
Condo lease fees explored
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly At the Committee of the Whole yesterday, Escambia County District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh made a presentation showing the Beach Club…
Correction: Workman student charged
Yesterday, we reported that the black student was caught on video kicking a white classmate had not been charged and was given a 10-day suspension…
