Press Release: The University of West Florida will welcome Miami Herald columnist and satirical novelist Carl Hiaasen to Pensacola for one of three public events as part of its Seligman First Amendment Lecture…
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Beach protections passed
By Jeremy Morrison BCC CHAMBERS—After months of hammering out the details with local beach advocates, Escambia County officials have passed an ordinance offering protections for Santa Rosa Island. The formal move followed…
Jerralds returns to council
By Jeremy Morrison PENSACOLA CITY HALL–The Pensacola City Council selected former councilman John Jerralds Wednesday night to replace District 5 representative Gerald Wingate, who passed away in August. “It feels good to…
Williamson, Andrade get committee assignments, Hill not so many
Santa Rosa County lawmaker Jayer Williamson has been give a chairmanship and vice chair and three other committee assignments: Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Workforce Development & Tourism Subcommittee Vice Chair Appropriations CommitteeCommerce CommitteeEnergy…
FavorHouse 40-40-40
FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, a certified domestic violence center for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, announces its 40-40-40 campaign, an initiative that celebrates the commencement of the organization’s 40th year by setting…
Panel eyes small number of doctors making pot approvals
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the number of Floridians allowed to use medical marijuana continues to grow, new data shows that a relative handful of doctors…
FDOT announces traffic shift on bridge tomorrow night
U.S. 98 eastbound traffic (Pensacola to Gulf Breeze) will be shifted to the new Pensacola Bay Bridge Wednesday evening, Sept. 4 and U.S. 98 westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) on Sunday, Sept….
Visit Pensacola announces grants
Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2019-20 grant recipients for events taking place between Oct. 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020. Twice a year, Visit Pensacola allocates funds…
Marine Corps League 35th Annual 5 K – Saturday
The Cpl. J.R. Spears Detachment of the Marine Corps League and TEL Staffing & HR announces the 35th Annual 5 K Charity for September 7th 2019. Pre-Registration is required. The race will…
Gang conflict takes another life
The News Journal’s Colin Warren-Hicks today reports on how a gang rivalry has been behind 22 shooting over the past two years. Sources have shared with the Inweekly that the Saturday, Aug….
Poll: Jerralds most known of D5 options
Tomorrow, the Pensacola City Council will meet to vote on who will replace District 5 Councilman Gerald Wingate, who passed away last month. Ten people have submitted their names for the position.x…
Hill stripped of committee post
The News Service of Florida reports Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva has removed Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, from the House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee. Hill drew bipartisan criticism after he laughed…
Global has lost 32 percent of its students since 2014
Global Learning Academy down 249 students since the fall of 2014–31.9%. The school was built to hold over 800 students. Year Students 2014 781 2015 763 2016 758 2017 663 2018 602…
City fights for tree ordinance
Press release from the City of Pensacola: City Tree Case May Help Set Precedent for New State Statute A heritage live oak tree the City of Pensacola is trying to prevent from…
Silver Airways suspends ops for hurricane
Silver Airways will not be operating Monday, Sept. 2 or Tuesday, Sept. 3 due to Hurricane Dorian, which will impact travelers flying Silver Airways at Pensacola International Airport. The airline expects to resume…
Enrollment conundrum solved, still not good
Thanks to public records supplied by the Escambia County School District, Inweekly has found that district’s enrollment is down 977 students in its traditional schools. The district didn’t have available the enrollment…
Saunders’ contract extended
After guiding the University of West Florida to three years of unprecedented success in the Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding model, UWF President Martha D. Saunders was awarded a contract extension…
Enrollment drop largest in recent memory
If the enrollment number that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas gave the News Journal are accurate, the Escambia County School District has experienced the largest drop in enrollment in the past 15 years–3,084 students…
Escambia school enrollment down
According to the Florida Department of Education, school enrollment is down 3,084 students for Escambia County, contrary to today’s News Journal article. At this time last year, the Escambia County had 39,974…
Crush the Crisis
On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,†an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing of unused or expired medications from the…