Category: Escambia County
County didn’t run out of CARES dollars for families
News Journal reporter Annie Blanks today told the story of Rebecca Swindle, 59-year-old grandmother who had her electricity cut off while waiting for a $3,000…
NorthEscambia confirms our report
This morning, NorthEscambia.com confirmed Inweekly’s report that Pensacola Police Chief Tommi Lyter will be newly-elected Sheriff Chip Simmons chief deputy, effective Jan. 5. “We continue…
Escambia County government took most of CARES dollars
Escambia County received $57.6 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. About 60 cents of every dollar will be spent on county…
Public safety director resigns
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has lost a senior leader that she bragged to the commissioners was her best hire in her 18-month tenure –…
Commissioner May supports Mayor’s home-rule request
At this morning’s Committee of the Whole,Commissioner Lumon May said he supports Mayor Grover Robinson’s initiative that giving local governments control over how they deal…
Community split on OLF-8 design proposals
The debate of what to do with the 500-plus acre site known as OLF-8 (former Navy helicopter training site – Outlying Field Site Eight) has…
A BCC Bug’s Life
The eavesdropping device found by FDLE in the offices of Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley in the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building may have been hidden…
More on BCC bug
After Inweekly broke the news yesterday that a hidden recording device had been found in the county administrator’s office, the other media followed with Administrator…
County confirms FDLE investigation into ‘bug’
After Inweekly reported that an eavesdropping device was found on the fourth floor of the county office complex, the county has confirmed the Florida Department…
Who bugged BCC offices?
Since early September, Inweekly has heard that someone may have installed listening devices on the fourth floor of the Escambia County Administration Complex, where the…
Escambia County gives less than a third of CARES to families and businesses
The Escambia County administration this morning sent out its update on the status of its $57.2-million share of the CARES Act. According to the figures…
Robinson: No coordination, collaboration or consistency out of Gilley
Last week, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson went before the Board of County Commissioners and asked for $4.915 million of the county’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
FDOH slow to post COVID data
As of 3:30 p.m. Central, the Florida Department of Health has yet to post the COVID-19 statistics for Monday, Nov. 16. Escambia County sent out…
Bender hosts town hall on Nov. 9
District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender will host a town hall meeting for residents who were affected by Hurricane Sally on Monday, Nov. 9 from 5:30…
Officials work to ‘cure’ mail-in ballots
While voting in the 2020 election will wrap up today, there will still be some votes to tally for a couple of days. Currently, Escambia…
Early voting sets new record in Escambia
In 2014, Escambia County had 18,421 voters take advantage of early voting: 2016: 39,313 2018: 39,052 This year, 69,837 voters cast their votes at early…
52K-plus have already voted
As of 7:50 a.m., the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections reports 52,324 people have voted – 22.6% of the county’s registered voters. Democrats and NPA…
Will FDOT extend toll suspension?
The suspension of $5 tolls of the Garcon Point Bridge ends 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, unless Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Florida Department of…
Escambia County Commission modifies CARES Act, will start sending out checks
The Escambia County Board of Commissioners last night officially approved its Committee of the Whole decisions to increase the award amount from $2,000 to $3,000…
Groundhog Day to be celebrated by county tomorrow
Escambia Board of County Commissioners will discuss the CARES ACT again tomorrow. For the eighth time, County Administrator Janice Gilley has put the item on…
