The New York Times reports radio host Phil Valentine is in critical condition in a Nashville hospital after contracting COVID-19. Valentine aired on WCOA 1370 AM in the two hours before my…
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Breaking: Mayor promotes Fiddler to city administrator
At his weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced that he will promote Kerrith Fiddler to city administrator, replacing Keith Wilkins who will step aside on Sept. 30 and serve as an…
Don’t tell Pam: ECAT workers-County agree on wage package
After three and a half years of negotiations, ECAT workers worked out pay raises with county administration on Friday, July 23. Upon ratification by ATU Local 1395 members and the Escambia Board…
Escambia COVID cases nearly doubling week to week
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had 757 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, almost double the previous week. The positivity rate is 19.9% – roughly one out of…
Baptist restarts COVID updates
After several months of a downward trend, the number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 at Baptist Health Care hospitals is increasing. From July 1, 2021 to the date of this release, Baptist Health…
County Budget Director resigns
NorthEscambia.com has reported that Amber McClure, who was hired by former County Administrator Janice Gilley a year ago to be her budget director, has submitted her resignation two days after the commissioners’…
Check out July 22 Inweekly
By You A special feature showcasing words and images by Inweekly readers When we started accepting submissions in June for our second By You issue, we very quickly noticed a pattern—creativity. Last…
Childers goes off again
Something must be in the water at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building, County Clerk Pam Childers dropped another bomb at today’s BCC meeting, declaring the state had told her the county’s annuity…
Childers still upset about audit of how she handles bed tax
Escambia County Clerk of Court Pam Childers is upset that Tourist Development Council chair David Bear has asked for the Florida Auditor General to conduct an independent audit of the TDC expenditures….
30M Words creator has new program
Dana Suskind, creator of 30 Million Words, has a new early learning initiative, 3Ts – Tune In, Talk More and Take Turns. Suskind gave a talk in Pensacola five years ago that…
Inweekly mourns loss
The Inweekly staff mourns the passing of Becca Morrison, wife of our longtime reporter Jeremy Morrison. Obituary ReBecca Joanne Morrison, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt, journeyed on to her heavenly…
Bay bridge closures to continue
Chipley, Fla. – The Pensacola Bay Bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the bridge approach in Gulf Breeze extending for approximately 3,500 feet from 8 p.m. to…
Sheriff budget per employee up, too
Escambia County’s Sheriff Office added 19 employees since 2014. We don’t know in what department or if they are deputies on patrol. The cost to run the ECSO per employee has increased…
Last day for Best of the Coast voting
Best of Coast doesn’t have multiple rounds that require to you advertise to stay in contention. This is purely a readers’ choice award, and all voting ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. Then…
City launches resiliency story map
The City of Pensacola has launched an interactive online Resiliency Story Map and sea level rise vulnerability assessment, which will help the city collect data to identify and plan for potential sea level rise throughout…
Sheriff’s budget has ballooned in 10 years – up 57.6%
The Escambia County Sheriff’s budget has increased $26.6 million this past decade – 57.6%.  The budget is about $3 million  shy of what was when the ECSO managed the county jail,…
Presser notes: COVID, Scooters, Park
At his weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said the percentage COVID-positive cases is up as are hospitalizations. “We’ve not been tracking hospitalizations, but I did get a text from Dawn Rudolph…
Proposed county budget online
Escambia County’s proposed  budget for 2021-22 is now online.  The total combined budget is $568,262,165, down $19.7 million from the current year budget of $587,933,284. The budget online is interactive. The Escambia…
Check out July 15 issue
Scoop There It Is Celebrating National Ice Cream Day Around Town (and in your freezer) Sunday, July 18 —The Official Scoop— Just in case you’re rolling your eyes while reading this and…
Peacocks honored by Gulf Coast Kid’s House
John and Jerre Peacock recently made a $25,000 donation to Gulf Coast Kid’s House to further their mission of ending child abuse and healing families impacted by abuse. “It takes a truly…