Category: Politics
Read Rodney Jones’ Arrest Report
Rodney Terrell Jones, 54, founder of the New World Believer H.O.O.P.S. program that contracts with Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice and has received $900K from…
New Palafox Project: Update Three Weeks In
Three weeks into the Reimagine Palafox construction project, downtown is entering a new phase as demolition wraps up and crews shift focus to critical underground…
Mayor Reeves: Where Has All the Fun Gone?
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves appears upset that residents aren’t impressed with his new city logo or how he rolled it out. Once again, he has…
New Name: ST Engineering – Pensacola Aerospace.
ST Engineering has changed its name from ST Engineering – Mobile Aerospace Engineering to ST Engineering – Pensacola Aerospace. The third hangar at the Pensacola…
Fentanyl-Related Overdose Death Leads to Homicide Charges
Press Release: Pensacola Police have arrested Keoki Mantel Simmons, 50, of Pensacola, charging him with Homicide in connection with a woman’s deadly fentanyl-related overdose that…
American Airlines Launching Summer Service from Pensacola to NYC’s LaGuardia
Pensacola International Airport has scored a major win for summer travelers with American Airlines announcing new seasonal nonstop service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport beginning…
Update: Arrests Warrants for Two More Joneses
The Pensacola Police have confirmed that they have two more arrest warrants for tampering for Selina Jones and Romeo Jones. Romeo was listed as the…
Connecting Dots on Jones’ Arrest for Sex with Minor
The Pensacola Police report stated that New World Believer founder Rodney Jones was arrested on an outstanding warrant for violation of Florida Statute 794.05(1). That…
Breaking: New World Believers Founder Rodney Jones Arrested
PPD UPDATE: Pensacola Police Department Date: January, 22nd, 2026 The Pensacola Police Department has confirmed the arrest of Rodney Terrell Jones of Pensacola on an…
Was NWB’s Audit to Get $585K from Children’s Trust Legal?
When is a financial audit? That’s the question the Escambia Children’s Trust faces when it considers whether to reinstate the last year of its mental…
Latest on Arctic Blast Headed to Northwest Florida This Weekend
Escambia County residents should prepare for a significant cold snap this weekend as a powerful winter storm system moves through the Southern United States, according…
Pensacola Airport Adds New Seasonal Service to Missouri
Pensacola International Airport continues expanding its regional reach with the addition of seasonal nonstop flights to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, giving Gulf Coast travelers new options…
Ice Flyers Announce Fourth Sellout of Season for Wiener Dog Race Night
Last week, the Pensacola Ice Flyers played before another capacity crowd of 8,082 fans at the Pensacola Bay Center, marking the team’s fourth sellout of…
Florida Moves to Regulate E-Bikes as Pensacola Considers Local Action
As electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes, have continued to gain popularity in the Pensacola area and statewide, both state legislators and Pensacola city officials…
Foo Foo Festival Holding Kickoff Meeting Feb. 9
WHAT: The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announces the return of its thirteenth iteration in 2026. On Monday, February 9, 2026, at 10 a.m., the…
Seeking Rising Star Nominations
Since 2008, Inweekly has recognized the under-40-year-olds in our community who their peers, clients, and bosses see as up-and-coming leaders in their professions and the…
From Pensacola Pelicans to MLB Dugouts: Two Managers Return
Twenty years ago, Joe Espada and Carlos Mendoza were minor league teammates grinding it out for the independent Pensacola Pelicans at the University of West…
See Potential Pensacola Bay Center Expansion: $189M Project Could Transform Downtown with New Event Center and Ice Rink
A comprehensive feasibility study commissioned by Escambia County reveals ambitious plans to modernize the aging Pensacola Bay Center and add two major new facilities that…
City Council Rebels, Wants Grant Spent on Home Repairs
Twenty months after promising to use a federal housing grant to help up to 50 low-to-moderate income homeowners repair Hurricane Sally damage, the City of…
Closing Summit Recycling Could Save $228K Annually
During his Thursday press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves delivered sobering news about Pensacola’s Summit Boulevard recycling drop-off site: nearly everything deposited there ends up in…
