Category: News
Pensacola advances to 2nd round
Pensacola has advanced to Round 2 of the Strongest Town competition . The results of the Round 1 match-ups are: Nelson (80%) vs. Amesville (20%) Guthrie…
Buzz: Hoskins leaves Gulf Power for Navy Fed
Gulf Power’s management has notified its employees that Keith Hoskins has accepted the position of senior vice-president with Navy Federal Credit Union in Pensacola. The…
Triumph performance goals set low for $3-million grant
Triumph Gulf Coast chairman Don Gaetz told Inweekly that the performance standards set for the Escambia County School District are low. If the district fails…
Escambia School District enrollment down
The enrollment in the Escambia County School District is down 318 students since the 2017-18 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. The…
UWF addresses workforce shortage
The University of West Florida is launching three new degree programs in direct response to increased workforce demand in STEM fields. Beginning in Fall 2019,…
Pensacola mulls street improvements
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Potential improvement plans for a trio of streets in the heart of Pensacola were unveiled to the public during a Tuesday…
Don’t go ‘Hayward,’ mayor
Mayor Grover Robinson’s off-the-cuff remarks about fining vehicle drivers for giving money to people on the roadside has created news around the state. When his…
County to receive $16 million in NRDA funds
The Florida Trustee Implementation Group approved its Final Restoration Plan 1, which selects 23 projects at a total estimated cost of $61 million. The final plan is consistent with…
Meet City PIO candidates
Through a public record request, Inweekly received the 60 applications for the City of Pensacola’s Public Information Officer. Out of those 60, 36 met the…
Presser: Planning, Staffing
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly After spending some time in Washington D.C. and New York City last week, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had plenty to share…
Fines for Givers
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson discussed panhandling at his Monday press conference. His comments about fining those who give to panhandlers has…
When will Malcolm catch on?
This month, we have had two big announcements concerning vocational training. First, ST Engineering announced the establishment of the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship to support outstanding…