Remote students encouraged to return to campus

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Thousands of Escambia County students and their families have a decision to make as the academic semester wraps up this week:…

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PSC faculty express concerns about in-person classes in 2021

Press release from Pensacola State College Faculty Association-United Faculty of Florida: In-person classes at Pensacola State College endanger health, safety and well-being of students, faculty,…

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Studer challenges Entrecon crowd to choose character over comfort

Quint Studer opened the 2020 Entrecon with a talk on the importance of consistent situational character. “When you hit a crossroads, what do you do?…

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Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival 2020 poster available online

With the cancellation of this year’s Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival due to COVID-19, the Festival Committee invited local artist Kreg Yingst to create a poster…

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FloridaWest: Remote from here

FloridaWest Launches CyberCoast “Remote from Here” Campaign New website at the heart of efforts to attract and retain talented remote cybersecurity workers Pensacola, FL –…

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UWF going virtual after Thanksgiving

University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders told Inweekly that university’s instruction will go “straight online after Thanksgiving.”  Those students who can’t go home…

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School District keeps COVID restrictions in place

Escambia County (FL) Schools to Continue COVID Restrictions Restrictions Will Be Revisited in January During the November 12, 2020 School Board of Escambia County’s Special…

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Presser Notes: Broxson rides the bus, Confederate deconstruction & PU

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson hosted a guest at his weekly press conference Monday morning. State Sen. Doug Broxson joined the mayor,…

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2021 Sun Belt Conference tournament tickets on sale

Ticket packages for the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Women’s and Men’s Basketball Championships at the Pensacola Bay Center went on sale today, Friday, Oct. 30,…

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2020 Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards

The University of West Florida hosted the first ever virtual 2020 Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards ceremony on Oct. 24. The annual awards…

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Fort Pickens recognized as Underground Railroad site

GULF BREEZE, FL-The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted Fort Pickens, managed by Gulf Islands National Seashore, as one of over…

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School District drops closed session of Joint Military Council

Inweekly won a small victory for open meetings. The Escambia County School District has opened the first hour of its ECSD-NAS Pensacola Joint Military Council…

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School district won’t give exemption for closed meeting

On Monday, Oct. 12, the Escambia County School District announced the district and Naval Air Station Pensacola would hold a meeting of the ECSD and…

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School District/Military Council closes part of meeting to the public

Escambia County School District and Naval Air Station Pensacola leaders will hold a meeting of the ECSD and NASP Joint Military Council on Oct. 22….

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Super says 59 COVID cases not 23

The afternoon after Inweekly questioned the state’s report that the numbers of COVID cases in local schools were only 23, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm…

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Report on COVID cases in schools

The state released its summary of COVID-19 cases in schools for the period Sept. 6-Sept 26. The Top 5 Infected Schools in Escambia & Santa…

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UWF: ‘Race and the Community: Past, Present, and Our Future’

The University of West Florida is hosting free virtual community courses featuring leaders from Pensacola’s Black community as part of its “Race and the Community:…

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Full interview with new school superintendent

By Jeremy Morrison Tim Smith, Inweekly Interview, September 2020 IN: First off, I guess, congratulations. SMITH: Well, thank you. Very excited about the position. And…

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Escambia County School District to check on internet access for students

Escambia County continues to have areas with limited and/or no internet service. “With over 50% of students being served through remote and/or virtual learning, it’s…

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Escambia schools open Wednesday

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has announced that all schools and district administrative buildings will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Sept. 23. All district employees are to…

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