County offers clarification on EMS investigation

Late yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Community and Media Relations issued the following statement on the investigation of Emergency Medical Services. The statement makes several key…

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Robinson reached out to Lovoy prior to resignation

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson spoke with Escambia County interim administrator Amy Lovoy regarding the prospects of coming to work at the…

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Buzz: Robinson to hire another county official

The Pensacola News Journal reports that Assistant County Administrator Matt Coughlin has turned in his 90-day notice of resignation. Inweekly had received several reports that…

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BCC eyes eight administrator candidates

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Escambia County commissioners will be selecting the next county administrator from a pool of eight candidates. Commissioners finalized the candidate list…

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Lovoy resigns, may take job with City

Interim Escambia County Administrator Amy Lovoy turned in her resignation late Monday afternoon. Her tenure has been tumultuous, with three department heads resigning over the…

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Homeless Summit defines focus

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The conversation is just getting started, but Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson struck an optimistic tone as the city and Escambia County…

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Breaking news: Fire Union no-confidence vote

The Escambia County Professional Firefighters have notified the Escambia County Commissioners that the union had vote of no confidence in Public Safety Director Mike Weaver….

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Earthquakes raise questions

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly What caused the series of earthquakes along the Alabama-Florida border last month? Researchers with the United States Geological Survey aren’t sure,…

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See who applied for County Administrator

We have the list in three parts:

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Commissioner makes direct appeal to Lake Charlene residents

In January, Commissioner Doug Underhill failed to win support to invoke eminent domain to obtain a parcel owned by the Lake Charlene Homeowner’s Association that…

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County to receive $16 million in NRDA funds

The Florida Trustee Implementation Group approved its Final Restoration Plan 1, which selects 23 projects at a total estimated cost of $61 million. The final plan is consistent with…

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County part of bold workforce initiative

FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within…

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