Category: News
May loses primary as DC voters vote out 3 Council members
On the Tuesday primaries in the nation’c capital, primary voters in D.C. tossed three incumbents off the District’s Council in favor of two challengers and…
Arguments that won confirmation for Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen
The Pensacola City Council on Monday confirmed Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of David Allen as the city’s fire chief by a 5-3 vote. Council members…
Blog survives another hacker attack
Posts on Orlando shooting apparently attracted cyber attacks. Techies swept site. We are clean. Unfortunately we had to delete comments posted the last few days.
Disney donates $1M to help shooting victims, families
Bolstered by money from some of Central Florida’s biggest corporate players, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on Tuesday announced formation of the OneFlorida Fund to help…
Pensacola Speaks: Todd Wilcox, LaRuby May and 50 Causes Ride
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will get an update on LaRuby May’s re-election campaign in Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox,…
Pensacola Promise Zone can be resurrected with leadership
Last week, the Obama Administration named the final nine Promise Zones–high poverty areas in select urban, rural and tribal communities. The Pensacola Promise Zone was…
Orlando shooting: Even if we do all the right things, inevitably someone is able to commit an act like this [podcast]
Yesterday, I interviewed Dr. Jacob Shively on News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks.” He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University…
Pensacola Beach Renourishment Project to begin mid-June
Following project delays over the winter months of 2015-2016, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) is set to begin work soon to restore and renourish…
Lee tops local candidates in May campaign contributions
For the month of May, Buck Lee topped all local candidates in monetary contributions to his campaign for Escambia County tax collector with $$8,630. He…
Pensacola native faces re-election in D.C.
LaRuby May is up for re-election today. The Pensacola High graduate and daughter of the late Rev. Theophalis May and Mary May represents Ward 8…
Orlando gunman cleared background checks
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The gunman who carried out a massacre early Sunday in an Orlando nightclub passed all of the…
Pensacola Speaks: UWF expert on U.S. foreign policy, security issues
Dr. Jacob Shively will be my guest today on News Talk 1370 WCOA. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the…
Candlelight vigil for Orlando victims tonight at Seville Square
A memorial candlelight vigil will be held tonight for the victims of Sunday morning’s attack at the Pulse night club in Orlando. The event will…
Diversity: A Key to Battling Cyber Terrorists
Dr. Phyllis Schneck, the Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, last week visited Pensacola to see how…
Civil rights leader to speak out against Pensacola Fire Chief appointment
Ellison Bennett, a national board member of the National Movement for Human and Civil Rights, told Inweekly this morning that he will speak out against…
Cross Debate still unscheduled [podcast]
The proposed debate between Amanda Kondrat’yev and Rep. Matt Gaetz on whether the Bayview Park cross should be allowed to remain on public land has…
Scott wants Obama to declare federal emergency after Orlando attack
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Calling the massacre at an Orlando nightclub “an attack on our state and entire nation,” Gov. Rick…
Wilcox coming to Pensacola Tuesday
Todd Wilcox, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, today announced a statewide tour aimed at discussing national security with Floridians. The three-day tour, “Preserving Peace…
Broxson widens money lead in Senate race
In a primary contest for an open Northwest Florida Senate seat, State Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, continued increasing his financial edge in May over…
Okaloosa fire chief investigation shows how it could be done with transparency
Last night, the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District board was briefed on how Mark Bonfanti with the Tallahassee law firm of Allen Norton & Blue…
