Whitfield Memorial Baptist Church was founded in 1905 at 1605 West Jackson Street. Hurricane Ivan tore a gapping hole in the roof and damaged much of the interior in September 2004. The…
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StudioAmped announces fall taping schedule
WSRE has announced the bands to perform their original music for the 11th season of “StudioAmped.†The public is invited to attend production of the televised music series, to be recorded live…
How new company with no financial history got a $1.9 million school district contract
Last month. Administrative Law Judge R. Bruce McKibben ruled in favor of Pediatric Service of America’s challenge to the Escambia County School District’s awarding its nearly $1.9-million student health services contract to…
11th Annual Taste of the Beach Festival on Pensacola Beach returns in Sept.
Pensacola Beach restaurants are prepped and ready for the 11th Annual Taste of the Beach festival on Saturday, Sept. 15. Presented by the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce, Taste of the Beach…
‘Eye the Sky’ may patrol city streets soon
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and IHMC today announced a partnership between IHMC and the Pensacola Police Department to develop a police drone program to help with search and rescue, disaster response, fugitive…
Gaetz, DeSantis tour Panhandle with Rep. Jim Jordan on Saturday
from Matt Gaetz campaign: On Saturday, Aug. 18, Rep. Ron DeSantis will join Rep. Matt Gaetz and Freedom Caucus Founder Rep. Jim Jordan at three campaign stops in Pensacola, Navarre, and Destin….
Pensacola Discovery Days Celebration starts tomorrow
To celebrate America’s first settlement, Visit Pensacola is hosting the inaugural Pensacola Discovery Days Celebration. Taking place at the Pensacola Visitors Information Center, August 14-15, event guests will be treated to a…
By the numbers: Voter registration tops 13 million
By Jim Saunders, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA— Some will vote by mail. Some will vote early. Some will go old-school and vote on the actual election day. Some won’t vote at…
Over 9,200 mail-in ballots received
As of Saturday, Aug. 11, 9,243 mail-in ballots had been received by the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – Republicans: 5,310, Democrat: 2,939, NPA: 958 and Other: 36. 7/16/18 2 7/17/18…
HR found ‘toxic environment’ in mayor’s office
Among the public records received by Inweekly on Friday afternoon was the report of Human Resource manager Tracy Walsh’s investigation into Constituent Service Administrator Latasha Buchanan’s hostile work environment complaint that she…
Former city administrator submitted resignation on July 23
According to public records received by Inweekly, former City Administrator Eric Olson submitted his resignation to Mayor Ashton Hayward on Monday, July 23. Read Resignation Letter. He asked that Friday, Aug. 10…
Former city administrator left mayor’s office in disarray
Public records show that former City Administrator Eric Olson left the mayor’s office “fraught with stress, suspicion, and major polarization.” Olson had two allegations of hostile work environment filed against him, an Equal…
United Way honors volunteers
United Way of Escambia County celebrated the successes they shared with partner agencies, donors, and volunteers over the past year on Thursday at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center. WEAR ABC 3 News’…
Sample ballots in the mail
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford announced today that sample ballots for the August 28 Primary Election are being mailed to Escambia County voters. The sample ballot includes a ballot…
‘Tentative’ union agreements appear to be a bunch of scribbled notes
In June, Mayor Hayward announced he had reached a tentative agreements with the bargaining units of FOP (Here). On July 26, he announced he had reached an agreement with American Federation of…
Backroom briefing: Skewering Trump, Selling Books
By Jim Turner and Lloyd Dunkelberger Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida— Mixed reviews are in for Tallahassee’s number-one “Never Trumper†— Rick Wilson, who has a new book,…
MetLife MatchUp: Vote for Bubba
The Gulf Coast community rallied behind professional golfer Bubba Watson to help him win the first round of the 2018 MetLife MatchUp, securing a $20,000 donation to The Studer Family Children’s Hospital…
Fenner Ride set of Oct. 20
More than 400 cyclists from around the region are expected to participate in the annual Fenner Ride in Milton, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 20. The century ride, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters…
BCC COW agenda packed with hot topics
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners holds a Committee of the Whole meeting today starting at 9 a.m. Studer Community Institute founder Quint Studer and his attorney Scott Remington will present how…
History Hall at One Palafox Place celebrated
The University of West Florida celebrated the opening of History Hall at One Palafox Place with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 7. History Hall, a hallway in the recently revitalized…