Category: Escambia County
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pensacola mayor pays out $28K for gas tax appeal, settles for lower share
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward paid the Orlando-based law firm GrayRobinson $28,409.55 to handle his appeal regarding the local gas tax and eventually settled for a…
Bergosh discusses OLF-8 (podcast)
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says the county was ready to pull the plug on the proposed commercial park for Outlying Field 8 (OLF-8) until…
District 1 Town Hall on Tuesday, June 13
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh is hosting a town hall from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 at the Jim C. Bailey Middle School Cafeteria…
Olson on homelessness: ‘This is not a problem we can solve’
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY The homeless and panhandlers have been a problem among Pensacola area residents for years. Several ordnances have been put in place…
Walton County Sheriff: ‘We don’t worship money’
Yesterday, Walton County Sheriff Mike Atkinson notified the Escambia Board of County Commissioners that he will terminate the agreement to house the county’s prisoners, effective…
Breaking News: Walton County cancels jail contract
Escambia County Commission Chairman Doug Underhill might get to build the “Tent City” jail that he has been discussing in BCC meetings. Late this afternoon,…
Citizens celebrate Carpenter’s Creek efforts
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Locals celebrated and simultaneously discussed Escambia County’s purchase of the 8.5-acre Carpenter’s Creek headwater property and restoration processes over pizza and…
Escambia County has over $245-million in state budget…but still faces line-item veto review
Escambia County could receive over $245 million for projects and programs, if they survive Gov. Rick Scott’s line-item veto: Project First City Arts Alliance, Inc….
RESTORE Comments Sought
The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012, or RESTORE Act and U.S. Department of…
Free Beach Trolley service starts tomorrow
The free trolley service on Pensacola Beach, provided by the Santa Rosa Island Authority, will kick into full swing on Friday, May 26, at 5…
Rawson Lane rodeo ends in unusual 3-2 vote
By Samantha Sontag INWEEKLY After a 4 ½-hour meeting Monday evening, the Escambia County Commissioners voted to embrace change with a 3-2 vote in favor…
Event Reminder: Pensacola Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival, May 20-21
The third annual Pensacola Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday May 20-21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at…
Rawson Lane showdown set for Monday
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY For nearly 15 years, Pensacola Christian College has approached the Escambia County Commission about turning Rawson Lane over to it. Each…
Farm Share Food Distribution, May 20
State Representative Frank White and Senator Doug Broxson will host Farm Share Food Distribution for Pensacola area families in need. Farm Share provides a semi-truck…
