On Tuesday, June 27, the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported H.R. 2370, the Escambia County Land Conveyance Act. The bill, authored by Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01), would give leaseholders in…
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Scott touts bridge construction, introduces new CFO
By Sammi Sontag Governor Rick Scott held a kick-off event at the base of the old Pensacola Bay Bridge Monday morning for the four-year, 3.7 mile bridge replacement project. “As you can…
Coughlin selected new assistant county administrator
Mayor Ashton Hayward will have to replace another key employee. His assistant airport director, Matthew Coughlin, has been selected to fill the vacant Escambia County Assistant County Administrator position. Coughlin’s duties will…
Eddins seeks death penalty in Naomi Jones’ homicide
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY State Attorney William Eddins said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon his office will seek the death penalty for 38-year-old Robert Letroy Howard who was arrested earlier this…
After months of debate, BCC approves moving forward with land swap with U.S. Navy
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY In a special county commission meeting Monday, the board voted 5-0 to move forward with the multimillion-dollar OLF-X land exchange between Escambia County and the U.S. Navy. Congressman…
New Bay Center could be key to getting NBA affiliate
Ray Palmer, president of Pensacola Sports, traveled with Pensacola Mayor Hayward on June 7 to pitch to the New Orleans Pelicans that the city of Pensacola and Escambia County would be the…
Special Board Meeting on OLFX scheduled for Monday, June 19
A special meeting of the Escambia County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Monday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss the OLFX land exchange. Congressman Matt Gaetz and Deputy Assistant Secretary…
Ice Flyers tout nearly $1M economic impact
Press release: The Pensacola Ice Flyers hosted their annual $5 Weekend on March 3 and 4, and it generated an economic impact of just under $1 million, at $963,944, to the local…
The Bluffs launches national marketing strategy
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Economic officials gathered Tuesday morning to announce: There are 1,758 shovel-ready acres at The Bluffs Northwest Florida Industrial Campus ready for manufacturing companies to develop. For four years,…
Two counties discuss future of jail agreement
Representatives of Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson are meeting with Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown at 1 p.m. today. Because of the talks, Sheriff Adkinson has suspended his deadline of June 30…
NBA Request for Proposal had a timeline
Thanks to a public record request, Inweekly obtained a copy for the Request for Proposal for hosting a NBA Development League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans. Contrary to what Mayor Ashton…
Mayor sends letter to BCC on NBA presentation
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward finally contacted the Escambia County commissioners about his efforts to attract a NBA developmental team to the Pensacola area. He emailed and hand-delivered the following letter to each…