Category: News
Name Released in Jail Death Investigation
Escambia County Sheriff’s Investigators have released the inmate’s name in the Escambia County Jail death investigation of January 21, 2015. The victim has been identified…
The Arc Gateway PALS kicks off its first semester at Pensacola State College
The Arc Gateway in partnership with Pensacola State College has created a unique program to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities attend college. Graduates…
Gulf Power partners with military on solar power
Gulf Power is partnering with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force to build solar energy farms at three different facilities across Northwest Florida. Today,…
November jail suicide due to staff not following procedure
Yesterday, we learned that the Escambia County Jail had its second death in less than three months, putting it on a pace to match former…
Scott wants to cut taxes on cell phones and cable
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott is asking lawmakers to cut taxes on cell-phone bills and cable and satellite television…
Mardi Gras Gourmet Dinner Night to benefit St. Michael’s Cemetery Foundation, Feb. 13
On Friday, February 13, Culinary Productions, Inc. will host a “Noche de Los Muertos†Mardi Gras Gourmet Dinner Night from 6:30 p.m. – until at…
Scott wants more agency changes
By JIM TURNER AND MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants the state Cabinet to reconsider how it handled…
Viewpoint: ‘We the public are people too’
By Ryan Barnett Tension is in the air. Largely thanks to the virility of social media, law enforcement and the public seem to be gazing…
Road to Resiliency continues Thursday night
Escambia County and the city of Pensacola slowly, methodically and deliberately move ahead with their stormwater management plans and projects to prevent, or at least…
City fire pension nearly fully funded
Richard Grover, a member of the city of Pensacola fire pension board, passed on to Inweekly the latest actuarial report on the fire pension. The…
Context Florida: Baileygate takes an ominous turn
By Dan Gelber Baileygate took a foul turn Sunday from bad political optics to something much more ominous. And the Florida Cabinet and Legislature need…
Viewpoint: The Last Lynching — The Beulah Mae Donald Story
By Margaret Albrecht When I was 14 years old, a young man was hanged on the streets of a nearby town. His name was Michael Donald….
