Gulf Power customers will pay for the utility’s COVID-19 measures, thanks to the Public Service Commission’s approval a settlement on Thursday, July 8 that allows Gulf Power, to recoup up to $13.2…
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UWF Historic Trust issues report on Wentworth and KKK
Since the discovery of documents linking T. T. Wentworth Jr. to the Ku Klux Klan were uncovered in the UWF Historic Trust archives, UWF History Professor Dr. Jamin Wells has researched the…
Buzz: Gilley’s hatchet gone
Jana Still is no longer Escambia County’s Human Resources director. Still was one of former County Administrator Janice Gilley’s stranger hires. She had never worked in an HR department. She worked nearly…
Judge Kinsey to retire at end of term
The First Judicial Circuit of Florida today announces the planned retirement of County Judge Pat Kinsey after nearly three decades of dedicated service to the Court. Kinsey will not seek re-election and…
Council to consider three proposals for Maritime Park parcels
At its Thursday, July 15 meeting, the Pensacola City Council will consider three proposals submitted for parcels 4 and 5 at the Community Maritime Park: Caldwell Associates Team: Caldwell Associates and Dominion…
City may make a Tiny House development possible
The Pensacola City Council’s agenda for Thursday, July 15 has been released. The council will  consider  whether to annex two vacant lots on Pace Boulevard at the western entrance to the Baptist Hospital…
Have you seen this Ford Fusion? Call CrimeStoppers
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the black 2014 Ford Fusion  used in the homicide of Ladarius Clardy that took place at the intersection of West Fairfield Drive and Hollywood Avenue…
Reapportionment chair selected
Sen. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, will chair a committee overseeing the once-a-decade reapportionment process, while Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, also has shuffled the leadership of two other committees. In 2010, Sen. Don…
County job vacancies may be a management problem
The daily newspaper posted early this morning an article comparing the job vacancies in Escambia County government to other counties: Escambia 18.5%, Santa Rosa 9%, Okaloosa 14.5% and Bay 7%. A recent…
REAP offers incentives for landlords
ReEntry Alliance Pensacola, Inc. (REAP) was recently selected as a Rapid ReHousing (RRH) service provider and awarded over $200,000 from the local Continuum of Care Lead Agency — Opening Doors of Northwest Florida,…
Denny Wilson, new principal for Warrington Middle
Denny Wilson, who led Oakcrest Elementary from an F school to an A, has been approved by the Bureau of School Improvement to serve as principal of Warrington Middle for 2021-2022 school…
Highlights of July 1, 2021 issue
Yesterday, Inweekly celebrated its 22nd anniversary. In this week’s issue, I listed some of the news stories that helped us build our reputation and readership. Here are few: “Hoodwinked?†12/9/10. “Tarnished Turnaround, 
Project Titan begins
In December 2019, Mayor Robinson and Bill Hafner, chief integration officer for ST Engineering Aerospace in Pensacola, announced that Project Titan would begin in 2020. Project Titan would build three more hangars…
Best of Coast voting has begun
Just like we have every summer for the last 21 years, we’re asking you all to play favorites and vote in our Best of the Coast poll. That means all of your…
Manna Donut Strike breaks record
The annual confectionary campaign that raises food and monetary donations to help feed the hungry in Pensacola set a new record last week with 20,233 pounds of healthy food raised and $21,582…
CARES Act provides $3.5 million for area homeless
Opening Doors Northwest Florida has received the green light to administer the Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act award provided by the State of Florida, Department of…
Ascend receives award
Ascend Performance Materials has received the General Motors 2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for its Pensacola polyamide 66 plant. The award recognizes GM suppliers who meet or exceed the company’s rigorous quality…
ExxonMobil sells Pensacola site
ExxonMobil Chemical Company has signed an agreement with Celanese for the sale of its global Santopreneâ„¢ business for $1.15 billion, subject to working capital and other adjustments. The sale includes its manufacturing…
Oyster restoration project launched
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and partners announce the start of construction on the Pensacola East Bay Oyster Habitat Restoration Project to boost oyster populations in East and Blackwater Bays. The project is…
Wentworth renamed today
The T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum has officially been renamed the Pensacola Museum of History at the University of West Florida and the installation of the new signage for the building…