Category: News
Commissioners offer Pensacola officials a settlement on gas tax dispute
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners has proposed a settlement of the 15-month dispute over the allocation of the Local Option Gas Tax. The proposed…
Gaetz praises Thirty Million Words Initiative on House floor [video]
On Feb. 16, Congressman Matt Gaetz touted on the U.S. Capital Pensacola’s Thirty Million Words Initiative, a collaborative effort by researchers from the University of…
Nominations sought for 2017 Ethics in Business Award
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Combined…
Rafferty establishes local scholarship
Troy Rafferty, a trial lawyer with the Levin Papantonio Law Firm, is donating $50,000 a year for a new college scholarship. The scholarship will be…
City Hall: Mayor does not need separate legal counsel
Inweekly asked the Hayward Administration whether Mayor Ashton Hayward needed to have separate legal counsel since Judge Roger Vinson ruled he was individually named in…
Locals concerned about war on media
By Duwayne Escobedo President Donald Trump and his administration have declared war on the media. This war includes banning major news organizations critical of his…
Half of city voters favor consolidating some services
A majority of Pensacola voters favor consolidating Fire, Planning Services, and Park Services, according to a recent poll by Political Matrix. However, they don’t like…
GOP leaders go into session divided
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A philosophical schism is plaguing a fractured Republican Party leading up to what insiders characterize as potentially…
Nominations for LeaP sought, deadline Mar. 3
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation is accepting nominations for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2018 through Friday, Mar. 3. Self- nominations are accepted. LeaP, a…
Beach Town Hall set for March 28
District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson will host a Pensacola Beach town hall meeting Tuesday, March 28 from 6-8 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Island Authority…
Gaetz: Protest is the sign of a healthy democracy [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Congressman Matt Gaetz talked about the protestors who came to his town hall meetings and why didn’t cancel the events. “My…
Spears takes Montgomery position
G.W. Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala. has hired Vernon (Fla.) High football coach and athletic director, Willie Spears, to its new head coach. The…