From the Central Gulf Coast People’s Council: As organizers committed to seeing justice for Tymar Crawford and for all victims of police violence, we are thrilled about the new progress towards a…
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Simmons discusses Floyd’s death, protests, changes to policing
Chief Deputy Chip Simmons has the watched the video of the Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. For him, the killing of the man was “a betrayal of…
Florida hits new record for new COVID cases, Escambia has 21 new ones
Escambia County has 21 new COVID-19 cases – all but five are non-Florida residents. Only one case was associated with local nursing homes. The percentage of positives for 6/15 is 3.3%. The…
BCC needs DOH update on COVID
The standard line from the White House, Â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Escambia DOH is the rise in positives cases of COVID-19 are due to increased testing. Yesterday, when we compared the…
Lowe’s offers grants to minority-owned businesses
Lowe’s closes its first round of grant applications for $25 million in small business grants for minority-owned businesses on Wednesday. Lowe’s hopes its donation will fuel emergency grants in historically underserved communities,…
Commission asked to put Escambia Children’s Trust on ballot
For decades, Escambia County has wrestled with the impact of poverty on children. The county has been at or near the bottom of state lists for reported child and sexual abuse cases,…
Presser Notes: the Citizen Committee, a Confederate Monument and COVID-19
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Weeks into its phased reopening, Florida’s experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Nearly a year after the police shooting of Tymar Crawford, a citizen oversight committee is taking…
Interior Secretary to visit Ft. Pickens
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, June 17, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt will visit the Fort Pickens Area of the Gulf Islands National Seashore as part of an ongoing effort to…
COVID cases up, but not on BCC agenda
Florida and Escambia County have seen a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases over the past three days. The state has reported 6,499 new cases and 83 additional cases. Escambia County has reported 41…
Micro-grant program for black-owned small businesses
The Spring Entrepreneur Hub is launching its Black-Owned Small Business Micro-grant Program that provide grants to eligible black-owned small businesses in Escambia County. Each micro-grant will provide a minimum of $1,500 per…
School bond ratings revised to ‘negative’ outlook
Fitch Ratings is concerned about the future of the Escambia County School District’s finances because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We can expect other municipal bond ratings to have similar outlooks. Fitch Ratings…
Robinson wants police panel appointed by June 19
Note: The original post had the deadline as June 12. Mayor Grover Robinson called and said the actual deadline for nominations is June 19. By Jeremy Morrison At Thursday’s council meeting, Mayor…
Petition drive to replace Confederate monument with Roy Jones, Jr.
Pensacola attorney Chris Crawford has started a petition drive to replace the Confederate monument in city’s Lee Florida Square with a statue honoring world champion boxer Roy Jones, Jr. Crawford told Inweekly…
Add-on to start clock on removal of monument:
Here is the proposed Add-on: That City Council accept the introduction of the Confederate Monument Discussion, thereby beginning the time period of thirty-calendar days required between introduction of potential action concerning altering,…
IP seeks grant applicants
The International Paper Pensacola Mill is accepting applications for International Paper Foundation grants at www.ipgiving.com through Monday, July 6. In 2019, the foundation awarded $65,000 in grants to area non-profit organizations. The…
Inweekly: When the City is Crying
This week’s issue
Breaking news: Agenda add-on proposed re:Confederate statue
The city of Pensacola has an ordinance that requires a 30-day wait period before any historical monument, display or item can be removed from city property. At tonight’s council meeting, Councilwoman Sherri…
COVID cases spike again – 29 new cases
Escambia County has 29 new COVID-19 cases – most in a single day since May 3. Â Of the new cases, Â only one is a non-Florida resident. The trend is still upward. Â For…
Studer asks city to remove Confederate monument
June 10, 2020 Mayor Grover Robinson City of Pensacola 222 W. Main St. Seventh Floor of City Hall Pensacola, FL 32502 Dear Mayor Robinson and Members of the City Council: With this…
Mayor says new advisory to focus on law enforcement
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson told Inweekly in a phone interview this morning that the proposed committee to oversee the Pensacola Police Department will indeed by “law enforcement” centric. After the Tymar Crawford…