Category: Escambia County
Buzz: Meet new ECUA director
PENSACOLA–Sources have shared that Rebecca Shelton, P.E., is on track to be the next executive director of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Shelton is currently…
Summer voter registration continues to reshape Escambia, Pensacola
PENSACOLA–Escambia County registered 1,648 voters from June 1-August 30: 258 in the city of Pensacola and 1,384 in the rest of the county, according to…
Escambia County holds lighting ceremony mid-morning
GULF BREEZE–Most lighting ceremonies are held at night, or, at the earliest, dusk. Escambia County will hold its Pensacola Beach sailfish sign lighting ceremony today…
Escambia County School Board drags out superintendent selection
The Escambia County School Board’s survey is a farce, meant to drag out selection process.
Concerns raised over International Paper bond hearing omission
PENSACOLA–The exchange, hidden within the confines of a TEFRA bond hearing, was so surreally weird as to be absurd. It involved a back-and-forth with Escambia…
Flip the switch on new Pensacola Beach sign
County holds contest to select person to flip switch on new beach sign
Pensacola Climate Strike releases list of speakers and performers
PENSACOLA—Join 350 Pensacola and millions around the world for a global climate strike. On September 20, people will walk out of school, work, and home…
Escambia trails other Panhandle counties in annual earnings per resident
Escambia County ranked 29th among counties in Florida by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August, according…
Buzz: Hope Lunsford to file for ECUA District 5
Sources have told Inweekly that Hope Lunsford, wife of Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford, plans to file to run for the District 5 seat…
‘It’s No Joke’ combats rise in school threats
The number of Florida children charged with making school-related threats has steadily increased during the past three years, the state Department of Juvenile Justice said…
District 4 Town Hall tonight
District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender will hold a town hall meeting tonight, 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 at Ferry Pass Middle School, 8355 Yancey Lane….
Haas deep dives on Hispanic population
The Hispanic population in the Escambia County area is not huge. It accounts for just over 5 percent of the population. But that’s projected to…
Beach protections passed
By Jeremy Morrison BCC CHAMBERS—After months of hammering out the details with local beach advocates, Escambia County officials have passed an ordinance offering protections for…
Williamson, Andrade get committee assignments, Hill not so many
Santa Rosa County lawmaker Jayer Williamson has been give a chairmanship and vice chair and three other committee assignments: Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Workforce…
Visit Pensacola announces grants
Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2019-20 grant recipients for events taking place between Oct. 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020….
Hill stripped of committee post
The News Service of Florida reports Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva has removed Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, from the House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee….
Crush the Crisis
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…
ECUA board wants District 3 seat filled
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…
Four questions for Monday
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…
M.E. nominee withdraws
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…
