Category: News

As I reported over the weekend, $300 million of BP settlement funds intended for the Panhandle counties that were impacted the worst by the Deepwater…

On Feb. 29, Governor Rick Scott requested that President Barack Obama issue an emergency declaration, after touring damage in the Panhandle last week caused by…

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will talk with Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera who has been urging the Florida Legislature to take…

Pensacola Energy is providing relief to tornado-affected neighborhoods in their service area by bringing lunch to the most affected areas and offering special rebates to…

Exceptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law have increased from 250 to more than 1,000 and it has Barbara Peterson upset. The Florida Legislature makes its own…

The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Combined Rotary…

The Greater Pensacola Chamber has endorsed three projects for Resources, Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies (RESTORE). The following projects are currently being ranked…

Residents on Lansing Drive are saying that both Pensacola Fire and Pensacola Energy were in their neighborhood within an hour after the tornado passed on…

Manatee businessman Carlos Beruff formally announced today that he is running for the United States Senate as a Republican. At Miami mainstay Vicky’s Bakery, close…

Inweekly is looking for local “Environmental Heroes” – persons, organizations, and businesses that take “living green” seriously. Some names may easily come to mind, but…

The word out of Tallahassee is the House Appropriations chairman, Richard Corcoran, plans to delete from a Senate appropriations bill an amendment that would have…

Opening Day for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos is quickly approaching for the 2016 season. Single game tickets go on sale Thursday, March 3 at 10:00…

The Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) at Hillcrest Baptist Church will deactivate at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. Greg Strader, Executive Director for BRACE, states:…

Century Tornado Damage Assessment Update Friday, February 26, 2016 – 2:30pm Damage Assessments Destroyed Single Family Home: 28 Mobile Homes: 21 Commercial: 3 Major Single…

Perdido Springfest 2016 will be held on the church grounds at Liberty Church, located at 2221 South Blue Angel Parkway March 15 -19. The event…

The Tanyards residents have started a neighborhood association to try to improve their area. Their neighborhood is west of downtown Pensacola. Its boundaries are roughly:…

Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association passed along this public record request that she sent to ECUA Executive Director Steve Sorrells this…

As they have for several weeks, the March for Bernie Panhandle chapter will be waving signs at the corner of Palafox and Garden streets from…

Sen. Ted Cruz has opened a campaign headquarters at 23 S. Palafox Place, next to Global Grill. I spoke with Kelley W. Seward, a local…

Two tornados devastated Escambia County, Florida in the span of one week. Two tornados mean more resources are needed. Local personalities from WEAR ABC-3, Cat…