Category: Politics
Berryhill Admin Complex up for sale
Press release: The Santa Rosa County School District, represented by Scoggins III, Inc., is offering the former Berryhill Administrative Complex for sale by bid. In…
Beach protections passed
By Jeremy Morrison BCC CHAMBERS—After months of hammering out the details with local beach advocates, Escambia County officials have passed an ordinance offering protections for…
Jerralds returns to council
By Jeremy Morrison PENSACOLA CITY HALL–The Pensacola City Council selected former councilman John Jerralds Wednesday night to replace District 5 representative Gerald Wingate, who passed…
Williamson, Andrade get committee assignments, Hill not so many
Santa Rosa County lawmaker Jayer Williamson has been give a chairmanship and vice chair and three other committee assignments: Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Workforce…
FDOT announces traffic shift on bridge tomorrow night
U.S. 98 eastbound traffic (Pensacola to Gulf Breeze) will be shifted to the new Pensacola Bay Bridge Wednesday evening, Sept. 4 and U.S. 98 westbound…
Visit Pensacola announces grants
Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2019-20 grant recipients for events taking place between Oct. 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020….
Gang conflict takes another life
The News Journal’s Colin Warren-Hicks today reports on how a gang rivalry has been behind 22 shooting over the past two years. Sources have shared…
Poll: Jerralds most known of D5 options
Tomorrow, the Pensacola City Council will meet to vote on who will replace District 5 Councilman Gerald Wingate, who passed away last month. Ten people…
Hill stripped of committee post
The News Service of Florida reports Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva has removed Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, from the House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee….
Global has lost 32 percent of its students since 2014
Global Learning Academy down 249 students since the fall of 2014–31.9%. The school was built to hold over 800 students. Year Students 2014 781 2015…
City fights for tree ordinance
Press release from the City of Pensacola: City Tree Case May Help Set Precedent for New State Statute A heritage live oak tree the City…
Silver Airways suspends ops for hurricane
Silver Airways will not be operating Monday, Sept. 2 or Tuesday, Sept. 3 due to Hurricane Dorian, which will impact travelers flying Silver Airways at…
Enrollment conundrum solved, still not good
Thanks to public records supplied by the Escambia County School District, Inweekly has found that district’s enrollment is down 977 students in its traditional schools….
Crush the Crisis
On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,†an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing…
ECUA board wants District 3 seat filled
The board of the Emerald Coast Utility Authority only has four members. The policy-making body of the area’s largest water utility has been missing its…
Save Our Beach meeting
Press release: The organizers of “Save Pensacola Beach†are hosting a town hall meeting, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the main public library located at…
Pitt Slip deal coming soon?
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola may be preparing to finalize a longterm lease for its Pitt Slip property, and in doing so…
Pensacola fails to make Safe City list
BackgroundChecks.org has published its annual report on the safest cities in each U.S. state for 2019. Florida’s top five safest cities are: Sweetwater Naples Key Biscayne…
Viewpoint: Teachers need more support
By Kimberly Sullivan The Escambia County School District recently congratulated itself for the slight increase in the number of A, B and C schools within…
Presser Notes: District 5, Police Relations and a Baby Osprey
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly PENSACOLA CITY HALL: The baby osprey story wasn’t the most important thing Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson talked about Monday during his…
