Category: Politics
Buzz: District has shortage of campus safety officers
The talk among the sheriff’s deputies is the Escambia County School District may not have enough campus security guards to protect all the district’s public…
Struggling district cuts millage
Parents have contacted Inweekly about the Escambia County School Board’s vote yesterday to cut the millage from 6.325 in 2018-2019, to 6.043 in 2019-2020. In…
Opioid Crisis: Who sold most opioids in our area?
The Drug Enforcement Administration has a database that tracks every single pain pill sold in the United States — by manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies…
Timeline: Satterwhite’s contribution
Inweekly has been blessed with many gifted writers. Christopher Scott Satterwhite has provided a scholarly approach to his work. It comes naturally to Satterwhite, since…
Newpoint scandal: District ‘asleep’ while millions stolen
Last year, Marcus May, the founder of Newpoint Education Partners, was convicted of stealing over $5.2 million through a complicated scheme involving Newpoint-managed charter schools…
Council hunkers down with the budget
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council this week is settling in for two days of workshops to review Mayor Grover Robinson’s proposed budget…
Mayor calls for internal investigation of Crawford shooting
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Alluding to conversations with citizens in the wake of a fatal police shooting, Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that is committed…
Appointed superintendent may be impossible to fire
The Escambia County School Board is reviewing the proposed job description and district policies regarding the district’s appointed superintendent of schools. The proposals passed out…
Vote for ‘City of Grudges’
Every year Killer Nashville receives hundreds of submissions for its Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards for the best books of the previous year. “City of…
Pensacola Borrows $17 million for SCAPE Projects
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola plans to borrow $17 million to be used for unspecified — though, heavily suggested — projects within…
‘City of Grudges’ finalist for Killer Nashville award
“City of Grudges†is a finalist for the 2019 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award in the Thriller category. Killer Nashville is one of the most…
Pensacola gets $12 million EDA grant
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding the City of Pensacola a $12.25 million grant to further efforts to build out…
Cervantes safety improvements unveiled
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Laid out along a long table is a bird’s-eye satellite image of West Cervantes Street depicting potential safety improvements planned for…
Escambia 8th graders may have trouble competing for jobs
Around 90 million American workers will require some degree of new training to hold onto their jobs in the near future, according to Andy Van…
City, County look at tree ordinances
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council this week is looking at potential revisions to the city’s tree ordinance. Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy — who…
Presser Notes: Performance Pay and Ranch-House Historic
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s recently released proposed budget for the next fiscal year took center stage during Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly…
Recap: Escambia County School District
The Escambia County School District earned a B for the 2018-19 school year. However, the district performed poorly when compared to other large school districts…
Pare ran against Morgan in 2012
The PNJ today published an article regarding Mindy Pare. Attorney Joe Zarzaur has filed with the federal court a request that the judge compel Pare’s…
Mike Hill only raises $90
State Rep. Mike Hill tried to cash in on the controversy over his anti-abortion legislation and how he handled hate speech at a local meeting,…
Calling all Escambia teachers
Inweekly wants to hear from Escambia County teachers about the conditions in their schools so that the community can better understand the challenges you face….
