Category: News
Arsenic found in Wedgewood and Perdido ballparks
The Wedgewood/Rolling Hills/Olive Heights Homeowners Association has written the Environmental Protection Agency for help. A recent soil report indicates the Lewis Powell ballparks near the…
City Hall 2015 highlights, lowlights
TOP FIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY-JUNE 2015: 1. Removal of the Confederate flag. 2. Opening of OHM Food Concessions at the Pensacola International…
ECUA and County work out recycling at Perdido Landfill
When Inweekly interviewed him last year, the last item County Administrator Jack Brown brought up was a proposed partnership with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority…
Graduation rate improvements uneven, black community falls further behind
We reported yesterday that the overall graduation rate for Escambia County has improved from the 2009-10 school year to 2013-14 school year. However, further analysis…
County 2015 Review: Stormwater repairs
When Inweekly sat down with Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown in December 2014, he discussed the challenges of making stormwater repairs and improvements after April…
Escambia graduation rates lag, especially for black students
The Escambia County graduation rates have improved but still lag behind national, state and peer counties. Year    National  State 2009-10  78  …
County 2015 Review: Correcting Corrections and the Deficit of Trust
Inweekly sat down with County Administrator Jack Brown last December to discuss his work plan for 2015 High on his list was corrections. The Board…
UWF hosts 18th annual symposium for U.S. and Japan social welfare and caregiving
Press release: The University of West Florida recently hosted the 18th annual U.S.–Japan Social Welfare and Caregiving Symposium, where UWF faculty, staff, students and members…
BDI engineer appointed to State Emergency Response Commission
Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday that he has appointed Richard Delp of Gulf Breeze to the State Emergency Response Commission. Delp is an environmental engineer…
Bondi punts on EDATES and Enterprise zones
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has decided to not issue an opinion on Florida’s Enterprise Zones and EDATES. Instead, she has recommended that Escambia County…
Stafford endorses military voting initiatives
Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford, Vice Chairman of the Council on State Governments’ Overseas Voting Initiative (CSG OVI) Policy Working Group, participated last week…
State Capital Buzz
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Much of state government might be done for the year, but the judiciary spent the week still…
Fourth Annual Fill the PSC Ambulance nets 4,000 lbs. of food for Manna
Pensacola State College’s fourth annual Fill the Ambulance food drive sponsored by EMT and paramedic students netted more than 4,000 pounds of donations for Manna…
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida
BACKROOM BRIEFING: SOLAR FIGHT FLARES OVER INSTITUTE REPORT By JIM TURNER AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A conservative free-market think tank contends…
Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club contributes to Capstone
On Thursday, several board members of the Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club presented a check in the amount of $4,300 to Capstone Adaptive Learning &…
Nodine in trouble again
Former Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine was arrested last week for probation violations. He is on probation after being sentenced on charges of perjury and…
McMahon & Hadder moving to One Palafox Place
Press release: A well-known, independent insurance company will soon be moving to the Moulton Building at One Palafox Place, located at 3 W. Garden St….
Local uncovered Luna artifacts that led to major discovery
Pensacola native Tom Garner, who had attended UWF and studied with archaeology, has found artifacts that are from the Spanish settlement led by explorer Tristán…
House of Cards Season 4: Frank is only getting started
This ran during the Tuesday night GOP debate:
Nice note from Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council
Last month, a delegation from Croatia visited Pensacola to discuss combating corruption and conflict of interest. The group consisted of attorneys prosecuting corruption in their…
