In its official press release, International Paper said Monday that its Cantonment mill experienced significant structural damage to the largest pulp digester as well as the power house at its Pensacola pulp…
Category: Escambia County
Chamber wants you to weigh on joint county-city meeting
The Greater Pensacola Chamber has an online questionnaire on the upcoming City Council/County Commission Joint Meeting. The Pensacola City Council and Escambia County Commission have schedule a joint meeting on Monday, Jan….
Criminal Justice Reform: Inmates find a pathway to turn around lives
By Duwayne Escobedo: Phillip Carrier became the newest former inmate to successfully complete the Pathways for Change court-ordered addiction treatment program.’ During the rigorous, 18-month program, his father died, but the 42-year-old…
League of Women Voters discuss Pipeline to Prison
Pipeline to Prison: “Resilience: the Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope†Who : League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition and…
Pensacola Bay ferry service delayed a year
Last week, Gulf Islands National Seashore, City of Pensacola, and Escambia County officials announced the delay of the Pensacola Bay ferry service which had been scheduled to begin this spring. All partners…
CIE rebrands as Co:Lab
By Duwayne Escobedo FloridaWest revealed a new name and new branding Wednesday for its Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship or CIE for short. It’s new name is Co:Lab and like…
Committee of the Whole agenda, Jan. 12
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday, Jan. 12 beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Board Chambers (1st…
First phase of Olive Road work to finish in February 2018
By Duwayne Escobedo Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson remembers seeing students trudging through the ditches along Olive Road to get to Ferry Pass Middle School. “I thought, ‘This is ridiculous,’†the District…
Criminal justice reform on BCC agenda
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Commissioner Grover Robinson said he asked that criminal justice reform be placed on the agenda for this week’s Committee of Whole. He will ask the Board of County…
Escambia County to hold three town halls in January
Ferry Pass, Jan. 10 District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson will host a Ferry Pass town hall meeting today from 6-8 p.m. at the Ferry Pass Middle School Cafeteria located at 8355 Yancey…
Escambia County explains Mosquito Control cleanup
Escambia County Update on Former Mosquito Control Site As the city of Pensacola continues its efforts to construct the stormwater project at Corinne Jones Park, Escambia County would like to provide updated…
Bold ‘Outtakes’ idea gaining momentum
In the Jan. 5 issue, I suggested that the Escambia Board of County Commissioners work with Florida TaxWatch and the Florida Legislature to create a pilot program for criminal justice reform. Commissioner…
Escambia County and the Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project
Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown sat down with Inweekly to explain the county’s role with the Government Street Stormwater Project. “The County’s role was very similar to that of a subcontractor,” said…
City of Pensacola Gas tax appeal in limbo
The City of Pensacola’s appeal of the local option gas tax allocation has stalled. According to County Attorney Alison Rogers, the appeal is in the governor’s office awaiting determination that it has…
League of Women Voters to hear results of area election survey
Area Election Survey Results.. Who:League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: Area Election Survey Results When: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 Coffee 10:15 a.m.; Program 10:30 a.m. Where: Tryon Branch…
Mayor proposes selling Blount School property and other land in west Pensacola
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has placed on the council agenda for next week a request that the City Council declare as surplus the property located at 113 North “C†Street (Parcel ID…
ECUA Downtown Water System Maintenance Project starts Jan. 4
This past summer, ECUA began a maintenance project of the water system in the core of downtown Pensacola. The purpose of this project is to improve flows and water pressure in this…
Buzz:Comissioner May has equipment removed from Tanyards
The filtration equipment has finally been removed from Tanyards. Commissioner Lumon May said as soon as he heard it was tied to a county contract he insisted it be removed. It was…
Pensacola Speaks: 2017 Pelican Drop [podcast]
Buck Mitchell of Seville Quarter outlines the schedule of events for the 2017 Pelican Drop.
Escambia County State Legislative Delegation meets Jan. 4
State Representative Clay Ingram, chairman of the Escambia County State Legislative Delegation, announces that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 4-6 p.m. at the Jean &…
