Category: Education
Salzman sics Florida DOGE on Escambia County, Children’s Trust, Public Schools
State Rep. Michelle Salzman has asked Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia to audit Escambia County, paying close attention to…
Daily Outtakes: Board Chair has her outside counsel, search firm
Less than 48 hours after Interim President Manny Diaz fired the university’s general counsel, University of West Florida Board Chair Rebecca Matthews held a meeting…
Breaking: UWF Chair Meets w/Attorneys, Search Firm
On Friday, August 1, University of West Florida Board Chair Rebecca Matthews held a meeting with attorneys from a firm with close ties to Gov….
WSRE TV Connects the Community
WSRE-TV has been a vital source of community information for decades. 2006 Maritime Park Vote The week before the 2006 referendum vote on the Community…
Florida Politics jabs Diaz, cheers Salzman
Florida Politics praised State Rep. Michelle Salzman (R-Cantonment) as the first seated Florida lawmaker to graduate from Florida State University’s Master’s in Applied American Politics…
Top 10 Stories of July 2025
Even though the post was up less than 24 hours, the article on University of West Florida General Counsel Susan Woolf being fired drew the…
Podcast: Alan Manning discusses Lincoln, Teddy & Kipling
Discovering Hidden Presidential Treasures What happens when a successful attorney walks away from 40 years of legal practice to follow his true passion? In our…
Alan Manning returns to teaching
Former firm president and presidential historian heads back to the Pensacola Catholic High School classroom. After more than two decades practicing law, Clark Partington shareholder…
Daily Outtakes: UWF General Counsel Ousted After Clash w/Board Chair
Late Wednesday afternoon, University of West Florida Interim President Manny Diaz notified the Board of Trustees that General Counsel Susan Woolf no longer worked for…
Breaking: Diaz fires UWF General Counsel Susan Woolf
Advising the UWF Board of Trustees against following the advice of board chair, Rebecca Matthews, General Counsel Susan Woolf no longer works for the University…
Oops, Escambia Early Learning Coalition receiving more $$$, not less
According to Denise Potvin, budget chief for the Florida House Pre-K—12 Appropriations, Escambia County’s Early Learning Coalition has been appropriated $15.8 million for FY 2025-2026,…
FPL Launches Inaugural Robotics Summer Camp
A generous $50,000 gift from NextEra Energy Foundation, a corporate foundation of NextEra Energy Inc. and Florida Power & Light Company, has launched the inaugural…
Worthy Cause: Threads of Hope
Waterfront Mission has launched Threads of Hope, a community initiative to provide clothing assistance to homeless and at-risk students across the Gulf Coast as they…
Daily Outtakes: Trust, PNJ tout amazing stat
After this week’s CivicCon, the Pensacola News Journal has become a true believer in the Escambia Children’s Trust, announcing a feature series of profiles on…
Meet UWF Chief of Staff Clifford Humphrey, in his words
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees today approved the hiring of Dr. Clifford Humphrey to a newly created executive position combining strategic initiatives…
Daily Outtakes: Classical Education Coming to UWF
University of West Florida Interim President Manny Diaz Jr. will hire Hillsdale College Ph.D, Clifford Humphrey, to be his Vice President, Strategic Initiatives/Chief of Staff….
UWF asked to approve Chief of Staff position, package $288K
The agenda has been posted for tomorrow’s special meeting of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. Included in the agenda is a request…
Mayor Reeves looks at stipends for Childcare workers
Pensacola explores Miami-Dade model for $3,000 worker stipends as mayor pledges city dollars and facilities to address childcare crisis. Following the second childcare summit, Mayor…
Daily Outtakes: Untold Story Behind Martha Saunders’ Exit from UWF
What really happened in the final months of one of Northwest Florida’s most successful university presidents? At 11 a.m. today, Inweekly will publish online an…
Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive Set, July 24
Escambia County Public Schools and United Way of West Florida are proud to host the annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive on Thursday, July…
