The Escambia Board of County Commissioners holds a Committee of the Whole meeting today starting at 9 a.m. Studer Community Institute founder Quint Studer and his attorney Scott Remington will present how…
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County Commission campaign reports week of July 21-27
In District 2, Commissioner Doug Underhill had a strong fundraising week for July 21-27, hauling in $5,300. His challenger Alan McMillan raised $2,250. In District 4, Greg Litton brought in $2,700, followed by…
Escambia near the bottom when it comes to experienced teachers
According to the Florida Department of Education, only four school districts have teachers with an average years of experience less than Escambia County. The state average during the 2016-17 school year was…
Local government is $1.59 billion industry
When you add up the 2018-19 proposed budgets for City of Pensacola, Escambia County, Escambia County School District and the Emerald Coast Utility Authority, you have a $1,59 billion industry. We used…
Andrade leads House District 2 primary
Attorney Alex Andrade leads flight instructor Greg Merk in the bid to replace State Rep. Frank White in the House District 2 primary. According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 435 likely…
ECAT hosts workshops on proposed routes
The public is invited to attend two upcoming Escambia County Area Transit public workshops to provide input regarding proposed modifications to six bus routes recommended in the Comprehensive Operational Analysis Plan. A…
District 4 Commission race still toss up
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 420 likely GOP District 4 Escambia County voters, the county commissioner race is still too close to call with Robert Bender having 16.2% followed closely…
Perkins leads in ECUA D4 race
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 420 likely republican district 4 Escambia County voters, ECUA board member Dales Perkins holds a strong lead to keep his seat with 41.2 percent of…
For second time, judge rules against school district’s unfair bid practices
For the second time, a judge has declared the bid practices of the Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and the Escambia County School District unfair and ordered the district to rebid a contract. The…
Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been mailed to Escambia voters
Absentee ballots are available upon request, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford told Inweekly yesterday. Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been sent out as of Tuesday, July 24. “They go out in two…
July 25 blog posts over the past 12 years
2017: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced, in a press release, that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Pensacola Professional Fire Fighters Local 707,…
Transit Union endorses three candidates for Commission D4 race
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, AFL_CIO has co-endorsed Boyce White. Greg Litton and Robert Bender for Escambia County Commission District 4 GOP primary. Boyce, Greg and Robert clearly caught our attention, with…