Tammy Greer, the executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, responded to my and Commissioner Lumon May’s comments about the Help Me Grow program that the ECT staff is asking the board…
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Lumon May frustrated about ECT staff pushing hotline
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May works with kids living in some of the county’s poorest neighbors and is frustrated that the Escambia Children’s Trust staff continues to push for ancillary programs that…
Community Health Job Fair
From Community Health Northwest Florida: Join us for a Medical Professionals Hiring Event 1400 N Palafox St, Pensacola We are searching for exceptional MAs, Nurses, Phlebotomy Techs and Optometry Techs to complete…
City celebrates Florida Bike Month in March
Mayor to Participate in Slow Ride Race Friday, March 10 The City of Pensacola is celebrating Florida Bike Month in March, a time to encourage bicycling and recognize its important role in…
Psst, Mental Health Task Force met again
The Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida met again last week in private. No announcement of the meeting appeared on its website, and no minutes of the meeting and other past…
Hands of Hope Medical Mission saves lives
Late last month, the Hands of Hope Medical Mission (HHMM) sponsored its first stateside patient operation at the Andrews Institute Surgery Center. Orthopaedic surgeons Drs. Steven Kronlage and Chris O’Grady, who also…
Studer has a new partner
Quint Studer’s new company Healthcare Plus Solutions Group – which he co-founded with Dan Collard of his former company, Studer Group – has become an exclusive partner with Aramark Healthcare+. Aramark (NYSE:…
Myers speaking at next WRL
Women for Responsible Legislation will hold their monthly meeting 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Pensacola City Hall. This month’s speaker will be former Pensacola City Council member Sherri Myers….
Humane Five have GoFundMe to pay legal bills
The Pensacola Humane Society board of directors is suing five former department heads and the bookkeeper of its animal shelter in excess of $30,000 claiming false and damaging statements were made by…
Mental Health focus
This week, Inweekly delves deeper into mental health care, not just locally but statewide. Escambia County isn’t the only county trying to figure how to improve mental health care. Our story goes…
Podcast: Drug abuse among local teens
Last October, Stephanie Shepard lost her son, age 18, to a drug overdose. Since then, she has formed a nonprofit Hope Above Fear to establish a youth inpatient rehab in Escambia County. …
Mobile, Ala. has lowest life expectancy
According to MoneyGeek, life expectancy at birth in the United States has experienced a significant decline in recent years, dropping from 77 to 76.1 from 2020 to 2021, the lowest level since…