Category: Escambia County
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…
Washington High Drama helps Workman Middle music students
Tonight at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at Booker T. Washington High School the curtains will go up revealing a show about neighbors helping neighbors….
Commissioner Barry hosts Town Hall tomorrow
District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a town hall meeting Tuesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barrineau Park Community Center located at…
Pensacola Beach Air Show named top 20 Southeast Tourism event
The Southeast Tourism Society has named the Pensacola Beach Air Show as a STS Top 20 Event in the Southeast for May 2017. The STS…
Former Pensacola police chief and asst. airport director make county short list
Escambia County Commissioner Jack Brown has notified the Board of County Commissioners the names of the five finalists for the assistant administrator job. Former Pensacola…
Regional Roundup Saturday at Pensacola High School tomorrow
The Escambia County Waste Services Department will host the next Regional Roundup on Saturday, May 13 from 8 a.m. until noon at Pensacola High School,…
