Category: News
Bright Futures could get expanded to summers
By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state university system’s Board of Governors this week will debate expanding the Bright Futures scholarship program…
Florida Chamber Foundation to hold town hall, Oct. 11
By 2030, six million additional residents will call Florida home, and two million more jobs will be needed. Is Escambia county ready? To prepare for…
PHS has record number of National Merit Semifinalists
Pensacola High School yesterday announced that 20 PHS seniors have received national recognition based upon their performance on the PSAT, which is taken by over…
SAO: Insufficient evidence regarding Reynolds settlement
The State Attorney’s Office has determined there was insufficient evidence to establish that Mayor Ashton Hayward committed any crime when he settled his former city…
Pensacola Councilwoman joins ACLU effort for community control over police surveillance
Local officials and community leaders in 11 cities across the country, including Pensacola Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn, joined together today to announce a plan to bring…
Government St. groundwater clean up begins
City Administrator Eric Olson last week told the Pensacola City Council the groundwater cleanup at the site of Corrine Jones-Government St. stormwater pond was scheduled…
Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Mike Thomin receives Museum Excellence Award
Yesterday, Mike Thomin of the Florida Public Archaeology Network received the 2016 Museum Excellence Award from the Florida Association of Museums. The award was presented…
Ogletree named to 2016-2017 FEDC Board of Directors
The Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC), the stateâs professional association of economic, workforce, and community developers, has announced its 2016-2017 board of directors. In addition,…
FDLE seek statewide anti-terrorism squads
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Intent on preventing another mass nightclub shooting or a repeat of incidents this past weekend in New…
Pensacola’s Marzoni House added to National Register of Historic Places
Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced today that six additional Florida properties have recently been listed on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic…
Bondi breaks silence on Trump contribution
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Attorney General Pam Bondi rejected renewed assertions Tuesday that a $25,000 political contribution from current Republican presidential…
Floridians want criminal justice reform
For the past few years, Inweekly has advocated for criminal justice reform. A recent poll released by The James Madison Institute and the Charles Koch…
VT-Mae project cost increases by $8.67 million, FDOT picks up tab
In September 2014 when Mayor Ashton Hayward signed the agreement to build an aircraft MRO facility at the Pensacola International Airport, the total cost was…
Get Started Pensacola deadline Oct. 7 [podcast]
Kristin Longley of Cox Business discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” Get Started Pensacola. Local entrepreneurs pitch their idea or product to a panel of judges for…
WSRE brings back ‘Rally 2016’
the “RALLY 2016†on-air candidate forum for the upcoming general elections in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct….
New poll shows white voters key to Trump winning Florida
The latest New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll shows a divided electorate in Florida when it comes to this year’s presidential election. Whites Trump 51%…
Halloween Horror Hospital
The old Sacred Heart hospital at 12th and Gonzalez in East Hill enjoys a reputation for being haunted. Visitors claim to have been tapped on…
Landrum honored
The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) has honored H. Britt Landrum, Jr., CEO of Landrum Human Resources, with the 2016 Michaeline A. Doyle…
Study: April 2014 floods led to increase in respiratory problems
University of West Florida researchers helped author a first-of-its-kind study that assessed the health effects of the devastating flood that struck the Pensacola area in…
Florida veterans share their VA stories
Hundreds of veterans are sharing their experiences with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on MyVAStory.org, a new Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) platform which…




















