Category: News
Concerns raised over International Paper bond hearing omission
PENSACOLA–The exchange, hidden within the confines of a TEFRA bond hearing, was so surreally weird as to be absurd. It involved a back-and-forth with Escambia…
Mayor Robinson, how is Pensacola gun task force going?
Early Sunday morning, a man was shot in downtown Pensacola at near the intersection of Jefferson and Government streets. Where is gun violence task force?
Flip the switch on new Pensacola Beach sign
County holds contest to select person to flip switch on new beach sign
AHERO: ‘True humanity still exists’
“This came at a pivotal time in my life where i given up on the reality that real people who truly cared still existed.”
AHERO: ‘Most of the time of I feel like I don’t want to bother people’
“Most of the time of feel like I don’t want to bother people.”
AHERO: ‘Here I am mentally stable while experiencing good epiphanies every day’
“I have been to Afghanistan in October of 2004. I have experienced IEDs, have had a TBI, suffer from PTSD, and I strive to live on.”
AHERO: ‘I dealt with shame for 25 years thinking it was my fault’
“I have PTSD because of sexual trauma is not easy to see.”
AHERO: ‘We are our brothers’ keepers’
“From the moment I shook another vet’s hand and looked them in the eye, I was at ease. I lowered my walls and opened up to Vietnam vets, Desert Storm and OIF OEF vets.”
AHERO testimonials: ‘There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t contemplate suicide’
PENSACOLA—Last month, the eighth annual AHERO Warrior Hook-Up Pensacola Beach was held to bring together veterans with patriotic members of local communities and provide a…
Pensacola Climate Strike releases list of speakers and performers
PENSACOLA—Join 350 Pensacola and millions around the world for a global climate strike. On September 20, people will walk out of school, work, and home…
Corcoran pushes changes in state college system
TALLAHASSEE — Florida education czar Richard Corcoran bristles at being called a disrupter. He prefers the gentler label of “transformer,” a brand Corcoran burnished during…
Escambia trails other Panhandle counties in annual earnings per resident
Escambia County ranked 29th among counties in Florida by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August, according…
Inweekly: Sept 19 issue online
Check out the Sept. 19 issue: Winners & Losers, Outtakes, Quality of Life Survey and much more.
Next Florida House Speakers ready to tackle spending, climate change
TALLAHASSEE — Moments after he was formally elected Tuesday to serve as Florida’s next House speaker, Palm Harbor Republican Chris Sprowls waded into issues such…
Buzz: Hope Lunsford to file for ECUA District 5
Sources have told Inweekly that Hope Lunsford, wife of Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford, plans to file to run for the District 5 seat…
Florida poll: Warren gains on Biden; both in dead heat with Trump
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has doubled her support in Florida in the last four months to pull within 10 points of former U.S. Vice President Joe…
Grammy artists performs with Hellen Caro choir on Friday
The Hellen Caro Elementary Choir, “Sweet Singers Of the Southâ€, is performing with national recording artist Jon Foreman at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre. Set to…
Andrade ask Verizon to meet with city officials
State Rep. Alex Andrade shared this letter with Inweekly: 9/12/2019 Courtney Barnard, Verizon Wireless State Government Affairs 899 Heathrow Park Ln Lake Mary, FL 32746…
‘It’s No Joke’ combats rise in school threats
The number of Florida children charged with making school-related threats has steadily increased during the past three years, the state Department of Juvenile Justice said…
Economic impact of UWF football
An economic impact analysis completed by the Haas Center at the University of West Florida shows the 2018 football season generated an estimated $9.7 million…
