Category: Escambia County
Local gun violence on the rise again
On Sunday, April 15, a man was robbed and shot in the neck in his home near Downtown Pensacola in the 1000 block of N….
Breaking news: Rusty Nail named new Escambia Co. fire chief
Russell ‘Rusty’ Nail, the fire chief fo Palm Bay, Fla., has been selected the new chief for Escambia County. Nail was chosen from a pool…
1st District Court of Appeal sides with inmate in Escambia county case
From the News Service of Florida: An appeals court Wednesday sided with an inmate who argued that part of a 2009 state law was unconstitutional…
Round 2: Sheriff v. BCC
Escambia Board of County Commissioners wants to once again sit down with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and work out a budget deal that would…
And now this: Hill pledges to repeal gun reform law
Mike Hill, a candidate for Florida House District 1, issued a press release to announce his intention to repeal portions of FL SB 7026 if…
Escambia District 2 supports gun reforms
Inweekly had Political Matrix also survey District 2 voters to find out their views on some of the gun reforms have been discussed. Their attitudes…
Commissioners to hold shade meeting on ECSO budget appeal
The Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County, Florida will hold a private meeting with its attorneys to discuss the pending appeal before the Administration…
Inconsistencies found in county land use ordinance
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) found the part of Escambia County Ordinance No. 2017-65 that permits “light industrial uses within the MU-S Future…
Property appraiser loses Beach tax appeal
The Florida Supreme Court has denied a request by Escambia County Property Appraiser, Chris Jones, that the Court review two recent lower court decisions in…
Grant to design Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park received
On April 2, Escambia County received a grant award for the Hollice T. Williams Stormwater Park RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1 project from the U.S….
Bots tie up blog
Apparently our reporting has upset someone. Since 10:35 a.m. on Monday, we have been under attack from bots that overwhelmed our server–50,000 “viewers” at the…
Viewpoint: County cannot run the jail
By Rick Outzen Inweekly publisher –The worse decision in the history of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners was the 4-1 vote in the summer…
‘Protest Pathetic Doug Underhill’ march tomorrow
By Jennie McKeon INWEEKLY Organizers for the local March for Our Lives events will be marching again Saturday. This time it will be in protest…
And now this: Sheriff Morgan refuses to release homicide details to PNJ because of cartoon
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan is upset over a PNJ editorial cartoon. He has instructed his public relations unit to no longer give direct comment…
Outtakes—Raising ‘Little Monsters’
My column for the March 29 edition of Inweekly: Raising ‘Little Monsters’ Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill disapproved of the March for Our Lives rallies…
Chip Simmons prefiles for Escambia County Sheriff
Escambia County Chief Deputy Chip Simmons has prefiled to run for Escambia County Sheriff in 2020. Simmons stepped down as Pensacola Police Chief in August…
Buy ‘Little Monster’ T-shirt and support domestic violence shelter
Are you a “Little Monster?” Inweekly has come up with the perfect attire for the next Escambia County Commission meeting. Click on your favorite design to…
Personal attacks on Parkland students increase after rallies
The New York Times reports that personal attacks on the outspoken students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have increased since the March of Our…
Panhandle commissioner blames Parkland, Fla. for creating ‘little monsters’
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill broadened his attacks on the students who participated in the March for Our Lives rallies to include the city of…
Underhill calls March for Our Lives teens ‘pathetic’
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill took to Facebook on Saturday morning to announce his disapproval of the March for Our Lives teens. He wrote, “Good…
