Category: Escambia County

On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,” an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing…

The board of the Emerald Coast Utility Authority only has four members. The policy-making body of the area’s largest water utility has been missing its…

How safe are high school football games? At Booker T. Washington High, the teachers are paid to sell tickets at the gate, while other schools…

State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Dr. Scott Luzi has withdrawn his name for consideration as Chief Medical Examiner for the First District of…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly State Senator Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze), accompanied by a spokesman from the Florida Department of Transportation, invited local media to his…

The latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll found Florida’s First Congressional District strongly supports universal background checks. With 81% support, this issue does not seem to be…

On Thursday, Aug.15, the Escambia County School Board held another workshop to discuss the proposed policies for the appointed superintendent. At the top of the…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly It was a passionate affair all the way around Thursday inside the chambers of the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners….

Escambia County will receive $21.8 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management through Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursement, which will go directly toward the…

Research 101: Solid, documented facts can be found using the “Google Machine.” In 2015, Steven Soules of the University of Central Florida produced “An Evaluation…

The St. Lucie County School District is similar in student population to Escambia County and is ranked #30 in the state. It has an appointed…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly FRICKER CENTER — The West Cervantes safety improvements on display Tuesday in Pensacola were slightly different from plans presented during a…