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Evers and PLAN provide 500 books to re-entry program

State Sen. Greg Evers (District 2) partnered with the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) to provide more than 500 books to the Santa Rosa Correctional…

Mayor Ashton Hayward has already borrowed $15 million for paving program

According to City of Pensacola Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart, the City of Pensacola has already borrowed $15-million to compete 10-years’ worth of paving in…

Podcast: Why is Congress performing so horribly?

This question at the GOP Congressional Debate on July 30 provoked a lot of discussion. Congress approval rating is low as it can be. Why…

Buzz: Hayward appeals gas tax issue to Gov. Rick Scott

A day after Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May sent his few additions to the city’s ambitious three-year street paving program, Mayor Ashton Hayward notified the…

Scott congratulates AppRiver for job creation

Gov. Rick Scott this morning held a press conference in the City of Gulf Breeze to recognize AppRiver for creating 100 jobs over the past…

No problem getting State FRS DROP info

Inweekly has requested the DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program) database from the Florida Retirement System. It will take a couple days to receive the info,…

FRS faces massive wave of DROP enrollees

By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Despite a topsy-turvy year in the world financial markets, Florida’s $142 billion pension fund managed to show…

Achieve Escambia: ask teachers what works

In my Outtakes column for Aug. 4, I recommend that Achieve Escambia survey the teachers of the Escambia County School District to find out what…

City of Pensacola has new ‘Sunshine Center’ coordinator

Inweekly has been told that Maxwell Branham is no longer the Public Records Coordinator of the City of Pensacola. Branham was hired in June 2015…

Podcast: Broxson picks up another endorsement and defends record

State Rep. Doug Broxson picked up the endorsement of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a national construction industry trade association that represents nearly 21,000 corporate…

2016 Pensacola Seafood Festival set to begin Sept. 30

Fiesta of Five Flags today announced the 2016 Pensacola Seafood Festival entertainment lineup. Smithfield, one of the country music sceneâ€™s newest additions, will be kicking…

Podcast: Abraham Lincoln as a father

Pensacola historian Alan Manning discussed yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” his book “Father Lincoln.” He discussed a human side of Abraham Lincoln that has previously been…

City refuses to release pension information

Inweekly requested last week information on the City of Pensacola employees who have retired and later rehired – process known as “double-dipping.” The employee enters…

Chromebook: valuable resource, not a silver bullet

The PNJ reports that the Escambia County School District will have Chromebooks in the hands of all its students, grades 3-12, by Dec. 31. Chromebooks…

Pensacola Speaks: local author Alan Manning

During the first half hour, Alan Manning will discuss his acclaimed book “Father Lincoln: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and His Boys – Robert,…

The Hiding Place musical coming to Pensacola, Sept 2-4

Writer & Director Stephen Joseph Burke will once again present his original theatrical musical production “The Hiding Place: Life of Corrie Ten Boom” at the…

Dosev and Gaetz squared off at the debate [podcast]

The latest GOP Congressional debate to decide who will replace Rep. Jeff Miller had plenty of fireworks Saturday night at Milton High School. Businessman and…

Local gamer and son complete Pokemon Go quest

After hundreds of hours, and more than 114 miles of walking in efforts to collect the addictive Pokemon, Pensacola resident Jonathan Bryant is confirmed to…