Category: News
Opioid Crisis: Who sold most opioids in our area?
The Drug Enforcement Administration has a database that tracks every single pain pill sold in the United States — by manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies…
Timeline: Satterwhite’s contribution
Inweekly has been blessed with many gifted writers. Christopher Scott Satterwhite has provided a scholarly approach to his work. It comes naturally to Satterwhite, since…
Newpoint scandal: District ‘asleep’ while millions stolen
Last year, Marcus May, the founder of Newpoint Education Partners, was convicted of stealing over $5.2 million through a complicated scheme involving Newpoint-managed charter schools…
Council hunkers down with the budget
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council this week is settling in for two days of workshops to review Mayor Grover Robinson’s proposed budget…
Gannett-Gatehouse merger talks continue
By the first of next month, the daily newspapers from Pensacola to Tallahassee could be owned by one entity if Gannett, owner of the Pensacola…
How safe are Escambia schools?
The statewide grand jury investigating school safety has uncovered “numerous” Florida school districts that are not in compliance with the post-Parkland school security laws. Weeks…
Mayor calls for internal investigation of Crawford shooting
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Alluding to conversations with citizens in the wake of a fatal police shooting, Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that is committed…
Appointed superintendent may be impossible to fire
The Escambia County School Board is reviewing the proposed job description and district policies regarding the district’s appointed superintendent of schools. The proposals passed out…
School district ‘mini communist state’
Escambia County teachers have been sharing their challenges, issues and views on what is happening in their classrooms. The picture that they paint is very…
Vote for ‘City of Grudges’
Every year Killer Nashville receives hundreds of submissions for its Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards for the best books of the previous year. “City of…
Pensacola Borrows $17 million for SCAPE Projects
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola plans to borrow $17 million to be used for unspecified — though, heavily suggested — projects within…
‘City of Grudges’ finalist for Killer Nashville award
“City of Grudges†is a finalist for the 2019 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award in the Thriller category. Killer Nashville is one of the most…