Category: Politics
Presser Notes: A Plea for Local COVID Controls
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As fall winds toward the colder months of winter, Northwest Florida COVID cases are on the rise. More worrisome, hospitalizations also…
County confirms FDLE investigation into ‘bug’
After Inweekly reported that an eavesdropping device was found on the fourth floor of the county office complex, the county has confirmed the Florida Department…
Who bugged BCC offices?
Since early September, Inweekly has heard that someone may have installed listening devices on the fourth floor of the Escambia County Administration Complex, where the…
Robinson: Masks, Lockdowns and ‘Confusion’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With COVID cases in the area on the increase, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson held a press conference on Thursday urging people…
CPAC searches for ‘Sea Legs’
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two months into their charge, Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee members are entertaining an identity crisis. Who are they? What is…
Escambia County gives less than a third of CARES to families and businesses
The Escambia County administration this morning sent out its update on the status of its $57.2-million share of the CARES Act. According to the figures…
Several wide gaps in how District 7 (West Pensacola) and District 3 (East Pensacola) see city services
The UWF Haas Center conducted its annual survey of Pensacola residents. The survey assessed resident satisfaction with a variety of city services and determine residents’…
Studer challenges Entrecon crowd to choose character over comfort
Quint Studer opened the 2020 Entrecon with a talk on the importance of consistent situational character. “When you hit a crossroads, what do you do?…
Robinson: No coordination, collaboration or consistency out of Gilley
Last week, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson went before the Board of County Commissioners and asked for $4.915 million of the county’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
FDOH slow to post COVID data
As of 3:30 p.m. Central, the Florida Department of Health has yet to post the COVID-19 statistics for Monday, Nov. 16. Escambia County sent out…
National Philanthropy Day Award recipients announced
The Association of Fundraising Professionals, West Florida Chapter proudly announced recipients of the 2020 National Philanthropy Day awards during its virtual celebration. Melissa Stephany Johnson…
Presser Leftovers: Port on TV, Mardi Gras and Ceremonial Consideration
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Much of this week’s mayoral press conference was devoted to the area’s spiking COVID cases, but Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson also…
Robinson explains State of Emergency
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With cases of COVID increasing in the local region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is hoping that the city’s recently deployed state…
Presser Notes: Waiting it out
For the past two days, we have transferred the blog, 14 years of posts and images, to a new server – one that is faster…
Seeking 2021 Rising Star nominations
It’s time to select the next Rising Stars class. We are looking for nominations for the 2021 Rising Stars class, which will be published in late…
COVID outbreak in Escambia
Over the first week of November, the Florida Department of Health reported 604 new COVID-19 cases for Escambia County – 513 local and 91 out-of-state….
Escambia approves Oleske for M.E.
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved the employment agreement and the operating agreement between Dr. Deanna A. Oleske and District One Medical Examiner…
County reallocates CARES Act funds away from households, businesses and testing
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley today asks the Board of County Commissioners to approve her attestation of how the county has spent or encumbered the…
Bender hosts town hall on Nov. 9
District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender will host a town hall meeting for residents who were affected by Hurricane Sally on Monday, Nov. 9 from 5:30…
Listener Group/Political Matrix poll nails Florida results
The Listener Group/Political Matrix poll of Florida voters conducted in the eve of the general election was within 0.04% of hitting the President Donald Trump’s…
