Florida spent $829M on budget “turkeys”—including UWF, Pensacola State & a Santa Rosa heritage site. Taxpayers deserve better. Here’s what happened.
Category: Escambia County
The Plot to Smear Bradley Vinson
County officials hide facts about a library director candidate while spreading false claims about her interview, shoes, experience. Public records show how.
Stories You Need to Read Again, Share
Pensacola’s biggest stories: aide resigns, city faces $6.4M tax loss, American Magic expands, Orange Beach apologizes—and a charity under scrutiny.
Inweekly: Pride Month To-Do List
DeSantis wants $5.5M of YOUR money to sell his tax amendment. 30K signed against a data center. Pride Month is packed. Inweekly has it all. ??
Fight Over Grants: Nonprofits Respond to Childers Motion to Dismiss
Emails show Escambia Clerk Pam Childers admitted she wasn’t sure blocking charity grants was even legal—then asked Tallahassee for help. They ignored her.
Life’s A Dance Having Scheduling Problem
Life’s A Dance promised to feed hungry kids—but no check was ever written. 2026 Schedule uncertain. Now people are all asking questions.
Escambia and City of Orange Beach Make Amends
Orange Beach apologizes for dumping homeless man at Waterfront Mission—County Admin Wes Moreno got a face-to-face commitment it won’t happen again.
Andrade Gives Update on Special Session
Florida lawmakers rewrote DeSantis’ property tax plan on Day 1—protecting school budgets, killing the trust fund, and rejecting a $5.5M ad campaign.
Sheriff Simmons Discusses Impact of Tax Cuts on ECSO
Sheriff Simmons: DeSantis’s tax plan could gut law enforcement funding — 92% of his budget is people, not programs. Here’s what it means for Escambia County.
Sheriff Simmons on “Dumping Homeless”
Sheriff Simmons caught Orange Beach police dumping a homeless man at the Waterfront Rescue Mission. He didn’t ask to come here—but now Escambia pays the cost.
WFPL Board of Governance Down to Three
Two vacant library board seats, no agenda action, and no answers. Chair warns delays threaten oversight and transparency. What’s really happening?
Breaking—Total Tax Cut Impact for All Local Govt: $126.6M
DeSantis’ property tax amendment could gut $90M from Escambia schools, sheriff, libraries & city services. The Chamber is watching—but will it speak up?
Hofberger’s Aide Stepped Down, effective May 29
Melanie Luna resigns as Commissioner Hofberger’s aide amid library hire scandal. The “Mean Girl” texts, backroom deals & policy violations finally catch up.
DeSantis Property Tax Cut: Escambia loses $72.9M annually
DeSantis’ property tax amendment would gut Escambia County by $72.9M and Santa Rosa by $49.3M—and counties can’t raise rates to make up the difference.
Facebook Wars: Sheriff Simmons vs. City of Orange Beach
Sheriff Simmons accuses Orange Beach PD of dumping a homeless man in Escambia County. Orange Beach says their officer showed compassion. Check out video on FB
Inweekly: A Way Too Early August Primary Guide
August primaries decide Pensacola’s future—and 75% of voters skipped the last one. Plus a UWF Alzheimer’s breakthrough & $9M airport grant. Read now.
Where will “smaller” data center go? FloridaWest stays mum
A defense company wants to build an AI data center in Escambia County. Two sites are in play—and one has been waiting a decade for its first tenant.
Data Centers 101: What Are They?
A tech company is in active talks to build a data center in Escambia County. Before the deal is done, here’s what you need to know.
Poll: Florida Families Struggling to Put Food on the Table
82% of Floridians say food costs are rising faster than their income. Half of parents are skipping meals. Congress cut SNAP. Florida families are on the edge.
Ashlee Hofberger, Melanie Luna Have Their Rules
Kohler challenged Hofberger after her aide stayed on a contractor board—despite county attorney’s advice that employees shouldn’t serve on citizen committees.
