“Don’t believe the narrative that the next head of the Escambia County School District will come from outside the district,” – that’s what school district insiders have told Inweekly. Keith Leonard has…
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Burn, baby, burn on Friday
The Escambia County Interim Fire Chief, in conjunction with Escambia County Emergency Management and the Florida Forestry Service, will lift the burn ban effective 6 a.m. Friday, May 29. “We appreciate the…
Vote-by-mail in year of coronavirus
Jeremy Morrison reports that when Americans go to the polls to cast their ballots this year, it will be a different election experience. For starters, many people will likely not actually go…
Thursday a.m. briefing
Pandemic EBT Now Available in Florida On Wednesday, I looked into how Escambia County was helping the over 900 children that were fed by the school district through Friday, May 22. Nationally,…
Calling All Writers
Inweekly is working on a special issue, and we need you. We’re accepting submissions for our first ever “written by you†issue. Short stories, essays, poems, book reviews, interviews with your grandma—whatever…
Escambia County by the COVID-19 numbers
Maybe a better way to look at the spread of the coronavirus in Escambia County is to look at only Escambia County residents that have been tested – 629 positive cases of…
Memorial Weekend Recap
Over Memorial Day weekend, Escambia County had 28 new COVID-19 cases and an additional death. DOH Escambia entered 2,093 new test results into its Merlin system – 1.3% were positive. Â As of…
Grand Jury appeal by former ECUA attorney, not board
After two years, the public finally got a peek an Escambia County Grand Jury report concerning the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority when the 1st District Court of Appeals issued its opinion on…
The Good News Issue
Because “unprecedented times†call for unprecedented levels of optimism, we decided to go all in and make this very special special issue. Welcome to Inweekly’s first ever Good News Only Issue. Hopefully…
ECUA appeal fails miserably
Update: ECUA did not file the appeal. It was filed by attorney Bradley Odom, who no longer is the attorney for the utility. The 1st DCA rejected the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s…
State eyes plans for reopening university campuses
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State university system Chancellor Marshall Criser next week will present guidelines for reopening university campuses in the fall, after students were sent…
Barr, FBI complain about Apple; Barr says Obama, Biden not targets of Russia probe
As I reported earlier, Attorney General Bob Barr announced the FBI had unlocked the cellphones of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the Saudi airman who killed three sailor and injured eight others during a…
Monday noon update
The COVID-19 rollercoaster has returned to Escambia County. After a quiet weekend, the county had 18 new case reported this morning, bringing the total to 707. DOH Escambia entered 440 new test…
Escambia County send vacation rental plan to Tallahassee
Escambia County submitted a short-term vacation rental plan last night to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for review, response and approval. In a written statement, County Administrator Janice Gilley…
Governor asks counties for their vacation rental safety plans
Last week, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passed resolution asking Governor DeSantis is to allow vacation rentals. Today, DeSantis said he’s ready to will do it on a county-by-county basis after…
Breaking news: DeSantis announces ‘Full Phase One’
At a presser in Jacksonville this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced what he calls “Full Phase One.” Effective Monday, May 18, restaurants will be expanded to 50% capacity with spacing or partitions…
Friday lunch time update
Escambia County posted in its 11 a.m. update: The mobile testing site at the University of West Florida will be open to the public for an additional two weeks. The UWF test…
Friday morning update
UWF Testing Site Closing – Update The County notified us at 11:12 am the UWF site will stay open two more weeks -Â Earlier report : As Escambia County moves in to…
Who’s raised money for 2020 elections
2020 Campaign Fundraising – per Escambia Supervisor of Elections Clerk of the Circuit Court Party  Contributions  Expenses Andy Romagano REP  $                 –  $                 – Pamela Lynn Childers REP  $         220.00  $                 –…
DeSantis could expand restaurant seating and open gyms
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will announce Friday additional “phase one†measures to reopen the state’s economy, with the moves expected to…