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 presentation was an online streaming event, featuring…
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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 650 sites, programs, and facilities within the…
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 meeting after the newspaper asked the State…
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 NASP Joint Military Council on Oct. 22,…
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. The first hour will be a closed…
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 Thomas told WEAR that the district had…
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 Rosa: Pace High School: 31 Pensacola Christian…
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: Past, Present, and Our Future†series. The…
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 very excited — my wife and I…
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 important that we continue to work with…
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 report to their work sites at their…
Catholic school closures
The Office for Catholic Schools at the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee announce the following school closures due to damage from Hurricane Sally. Closed Monday, Sept. 21 Little Flower Catholic School, Pensacola Pensacola Catholic…