Category: News
Area voters want more thorough background checks for guns
Inweekly hired The Political Matrix, a local polling firm, to survey voters in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to see what they thought was the…
Studer Foundation launches contest to win National Flight Academy scholarship
The Studer Foundation will be providing scholarships for 80 Escambia and Santa Rosa students to go to the National Flight Academy this summer, but each…
Arrest reports regarding school lockdowns
We’ve received emails asserting the post regarding the arrests of a former Pensacola High student and Washington High student isn’t accurate. The post is based…
Guns and school safety occupy Florida politics
On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a news conference announcing a plan to revamp state laws after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory…
School district changes lockdown notification policy
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas yesterday told WKRG that he has changed the school district’s notification policy regarding lockdowns. “We’ll let parents know we…
Pensacola actor is an extra in ‘Black Panther’ movie
By Brooke Weber INWEEKLY A local Pensacola man, Shawn Enfinger, got to check something off his bucket list after he was an extra in the…
Scott proposes $500 million in school safety measures
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday offered a $500 million proposal to address school safety, gun laws and mental-health issues after the mass shooting this month…
What is school hardening?
On Thursday, President Donald Trump said he supports “hardened schools” to avoid a repeat of incidents like the mass shootings at a Parkland, Fla. high…
2018 PACE Award honorees named
Last night, Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 58th annual PACE Award recipients. Each year, the PACE Awards are presented to outstanding individuals in the community…
School shooting survivors call for change
By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Little more than a week ago, some of the biggest problems students at Marjory Stoneman…
Parents cry out for better communication in wake of school lockdowns
Parents took to Facebook to express their frustration with the lack of communication from School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and the school district regarding the school…
‘Pensacola Speaks’ 2.0 ends its run
After three years and over 600 shows, I have made the decision to close my run on “Pensacola Speaks.” I thoroughly enjoyed the interviews and…
