Category: Escambia County
Has Malcolm Thomas seen this?
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…
St. Lucie also pays 20 weeks severance
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…
West Cervantes safety revisions presented
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly FRICKER CENTER — The West Cervantes safety improvements on display Tuesday in Pensacola were slightly different from plans presented during a…
Remembering a breakfast with Wingate
In the summer of 2012, realtor Gerald Wingate asked to meet with Lumon May and me at CJ’s Kitchen on West Garden Street. Over eggs,…
CivicCon: Successful school systems let parents hire principals
At last night’s CivicCon, Dr. Ron Ferguson attributed the success of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to its focus on quality principals. He mentioned that parents…
Every Escambia school district has problems
Inweekly reviewed the school grades and total points earned for the non-charter elementary, middle and high schools in the state of Florida. We ranked them…
County administrator has 20-weeks severance, too
Inweekly obtained a copy of Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley’s contract. She can be terminated for no cause by three commissioners. She is entitled to…
St. Johns School District has a better way
St. Johns County has the top school district in Florida. St. Johns Escambia Students 41,908 39,974 Grade – 2018-19 school year A B Points Earned…
District missed 2018-19 performance goals
On Nov. 13, 2018, the Escambia County School Board approved the district’s Strategic Plan 2018-2019 that set a goal that the district would increase the…
Interview: Morgan has focused on gangs and guns since taking office
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan yesterday told the media that he doesn’t see the need for special regional task force on gun-related crimes, which Mayor…
Same number of July gun incidents in 2012 and 2019
Inweekly reviewed the West Florida Regional Library’s newspaper archives and found the July 2012 and July 2019 had the same number of gun incidents reported…
Sheriffs not interested in gun task force
Both Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan and Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson have told the PNJ that they won’t participate in the joint federal-city task force to…
Timeline: County had a Gun Crime Response Team in 2012
The last time Escambia County had a multi-agency task force targeting gun-related crimes was seven years ago. Sheriff David Morgan announced the “crime response team 
Bay bridge shifts Sunday evening
The traffic shift for U.S. 98 eastbound traffic (Pensacola to Gulf Breeze) to the new Pensacola Bay Bridge is scheduled to begin Sunday evening, Aug. 4…
Sheriff fills in for lack of campus security officers
According to Col. Mindy Young, Escambia County School District is down to 13 candidates in training to be campus security officers–a drop from the 18…
Backpack fundraiser – Aug. 1
In partnership with Ryan and Ellis Group at Merrill Lynch and South Market, Feeding the Gulf Coast will be hosting a happy hour at the…
Thomas defends millage cut, ignores capital needs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas defended his rollback of the millage rate to the Pensacola News Journal saying the revenue cut couldn’t have improved teachers’ salaries. Thomas…
Superintendent confirms campus safety problem
Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas told WEAR TV that out of the over 100 applicants only 18 passed the screening process to be…
Buzz: District has shortage of campus safety officers
The talk among the sheriff’s deputies is the Escambia County School District may not have enough campus security guards to protect all the district’s public…
Newpoint scandal: District ‘asleep’ while millions stolen
Last year, Marcus May, the founder of Newpoint Education Partners, was convicted of stealing over $5.2 million through a complicated scheme involving Newpoint-managed charter schools…
