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Property appraiser explains investigation process on Mike Hill’s homestead exemption
Two news outlets reported today that State Rep. Mike Hill is under investigation for fraudulently claiming homestead exemption for a house he owns at 6080 Forest Green Road in the Marcus Pointe…
Early Voting Begins Saturday
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford announces early voting locations and times for the Primary Election – a total of seven sites will be open county-wide: Escambia Co Extension Office…
City of Pensacola releases DROP data
Thanks to the intervention of the State Attorney’s Office, the City of Pensacola Sunshine Center released the Individual DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program) Account Statements for 63 city employees in its three…
Sesame Street star booked for WSRE Public Square Speakers Series, Sept. 13
The WSRE Public Square Speakers Series will present Sonia Manzano on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio. Manzano starred in the role of Maria…
Annual Fenner Ride to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Oct. 15
More than 400 cyclists from around the region are expected to participate in the annual Fenner Ride in Milton, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 a.m. The century ride, benefiting Big…
Santa Rosa County DROP report
Another very simple report on the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. Elected officials are allowed to enter DROP but can not collect until after they leave office. [supsystic-tables id=’61’]
DROP report for ECUA and Escambia County School District
This information was provided by the Florida Department of Management Services after Inweekly made a verbal request for the Florida Retirement System’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) database. The newspaper was told…
County DROP report
The Florida Department of Management Services provided Inweekly its database for the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). The file had 656 names for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The spreadsheet listed names,…
Mayor’s office blocks council executive from gas tax meeting
A series of emails given to Inweekly show that when Mayor’s leadership team met with county staff to resolve the issue over the distribution of the local option gas tax the council…
Saunders and Gaetz make the first cut for UWF president
The University of West Florida presidential search committee met today and made its first cut of the 83 applicants. Two familiar names are on the list of 19 people who will be…
Gulf Power defends rate hike request
Citing the need to continue to invest in the long-term reliability of Northwest Florida’s energy infrastructure, Gulf Power has notified the Florida Public Service Commission that it may seek approval later this…
Gaetz Campaign Releases New Ad – ‘Veterans’
Yesterday, the Matt Gaetz campaign released its next 30-second commercial, entitled “Veterans.†The ad features four veterans from the First Congressional District: Col. Howard Hill, USAF, Retired – former POW who was…
Gulf Power seeks rate increase
Gulf Power plans this fall to seek an increase in base rates for electricity, saying current rates “do not produce sufficient revenues for us to be able to continue adequately serving our…
Man arrested for murder in toddler’s death
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins was arrested on August 12, 2016 for one count of Murder. This charge arises out of the death of 2-year old Cornelius…
African Dance : When Cardio Meets Culture, classes start today
By Eurydice S. Stanley From July 5-15, “cardio met culture†when internationally acclaimed performer Nielah Black Spears, Founder and Artistic Director of Performers, Blessings & Jazz (PB&J), instructed an African Drum and…
City of Pensacola refuses to provide DROP data
The City of Pensacola has refused our request for additional information to clarify our original DROP request. On Saturday, we asked: “Please tell us what records are kept on DROP so that…
50 Causes Ride ends Saturday [podcast]
50 Causes Ride founder and solo bicyclist, Diane Lea, will be riding into Pensacola Saturday, August 20 at 11 am. The final location is Plaza DeLune at the end of Palafox St….
Pensacola and Escambia reopen gas tax talks [podcast]
Escambia County Commission chairman Grover Robinson said on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday that Escambia County staff is meeting with City of Pensacola staff to try to work out a resolution on the local…
Quest for City DROP records continues
On Aug. 3, Inweekly made the same public record request of the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) and the City of Pensacola. We didn’t intend it to be a test, but…