Category: Escambia County
Florida Gen Z leader speaking in Pensacola on March 20
Florida Gen Z leader and organizer Jayden D’Onofrio will speak at an event hosted by Emerald Coast Equality on Wednesday, March 20 from 6:30 p.m….
Salzman fought for Dozier survivors
The White House Boys — men who were raped, beaten and tortured as children at the state-run Dozier School for Boys in Marianna – will…
Updated purchase agreement of OLF-8
Beulah TownCenter, LLC yesterday submitted a proposed purchase agreement for 290 acres of Outlying Landing Field 8 in the Beulah community, adjacent to Navy Federal…
Bergosh has new environmental project for Perdido Key
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. Escambia County Commissioner Jeff discussed how the Army Corps of Engineers dredges from the Intercoastal Waterway…
Sun Belt basketball chaimpionships start 11:30 a.m. Tuesday
]The 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center, with all 14…
Top Five News Stories, week ended 3/2/24
1. Pensacola Becomes US Sailing Capital Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and American Magic Skipper Terry Hutchison signed the lease, making the Port of Pensacola the…
Sun Belt basketball teams look for momentum for Pensacola games
App State can claim the outright Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball regular-season crown with a home victory Friday night, but will have to do so…
Probable cause found in ethics complaint against Underhill’s aide
On March 8, the Florida Commission on Ethics will consider the probable cause finding regarding a complaint against former County Commissioner Doug Underhill’s aide, Jonathan…
Alabama ruling impacts Pensacola women
Last month, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that couples who tried in vitro fertilization (IVF) and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a facility…
Daily Outtakes: Why was Gilley fired
The PNJ has posted online reporter Jim Little’s coverage of the civil trial regarding the legality of the Escambia County commissioners’ 401a retirement plan. While…
Real News 2/26/24
The kindergarten readiness rate is 49.5% in Escambia County. For 2022, it was 45%. Shannon Nickinson began the Studer Community Institute’s early brain development work…
Daily Outtakes: FloridaWest needs friends
The board of FloridaWest, Escambia County’s economic development authority, wants to add more private sector partners to fully implement its strategic plan, which was developed…
Top Five News Stories – week ended 2/24/24
Arrested Pensacola teen linked to nationwide Nazi network Raw Story reporter Jordan Green wrote about the four Pensacola white teenagers who last summer were collectively…
Bergosh: Stolen Texts, OLF 8 and EMS
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses last week’s show cause hearing concerning his text messages that were stolen off the county’s server, gives the last…
Daily News: Text message lawsuit update
Escambia County’s lawsuit against Gannett, former commissioner Doug Underhill’s aide, Jonathan Owens and Alex Arduini had a show cause hearing on Zoom last Thursday. Okaloosa…
Simmons: ‘Growing your own’
As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent. “I really like…
Bands on the Beach Schedule
uBreak out your dancing shoes and mark your calendars because the electrifying summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, is back and better than ever!…
Daily Outtakes: Buck collects bucks
The Buck Mitchell campaign shared with Inweekly that it has $67,175 in the bank and aims to raise $80K by the end of this week…
Beach projects completed
Escambia County sent out a press release touting its investment in improvements and maintenance on Pensacola Beach. “We’ve invested heavily over the past several years…
Century produces UDC check
The Town of Century finally provided NorthEscambia.com with a copy of Urban Development Center’s partial loan repayment. Will Reynolds reported this morning, “Monday, Town Clerk…
