U.S. Attorney said in phone conversation Hayward cleared

From Nix Daniel of Beggs & Lane in regards to his Sept. 21 letter (BLletterHayward )  to City Attorney Lysia Bowling: “The statement in my…

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History of federal probe of Ashton Hayward

On Aug. 26, 2014, Interim City Administrator Dick Barker notified the Pensacola City Council by email that the U.S. District Attorney was investigating the city…

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Process for notifying a person he is no longer a target of a federal grand jury

From the USDOJ Criminal Resource Manual: U.S. District Attorneys are encouraged to notify people when they are no longer targets: The United States Attorney has…

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U.S. Attorney offers no comments or documents regarding investigation of Hayward

The United States Attorney’s Office has refused to comment or provide any information regarding whether its investigation of Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has concluded  without a…

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Federal grand jury clears mayor, he sticks city with $44K of legal bills

On June 26, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward received a phone call from attorney Greg Miller of the Beggs & Lane law firm. The federal grand…

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City Council and CRA are not the same

The Pensacola City Council members are also members of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. However, they are two distinct legal entities under Florida law. A…

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Mayor’s attorney injects himself in CRA meetings with its attorney

Attorney Tom Cloud yesterday notified Councilwoman Sherri Myers that he had not consented to her and her fellow council members meeting alone with the CRA’s…

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Mayor’s office exerts influence on CRA re:Fish Hatchery lawsuit

Earlier this month, the Community Redevelopment Agency hired attorney Doug Sale of the Panama City-based law firm Harrison, Sale & McCloy to defend and advise…

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Tanyard Neighborhood Association wants fish hatchery elsewhere

Officers of the Tanyard Neighborhood Association sent an email to the media stating their association “is not against the hatchery… just the location.” They don’t…

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City voters who believe Pensacola is going in right direction drops 28 percent

According to a poll commissioned by Inweekly, the percentage of city voters who believe the City of Pensacola is headed in the right direction dropped…

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Four years ago, Miller appointed Port director

This week in 2013, Mayor Ashton Hayward appointed Amy Miller as the director of the Port of Pensacola, the first female to hold that position…

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City continues to ignore care for National Memorial to Missing Children

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Trash covers the ground nearly everywhere below National Memorial to Missing Children at Hawkshaw Memorial Park. More tiles have been torn…

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Port of Pensacola revenues drop over half million in FY 2017, over a $1.1 million since FY 2012

The Port of Pensacola saw its four primary revenue sources drop over half a million dollars last year, according to unaudited financial report obtained by…

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Sample distribution of Inweekly poll reflects city voter rolls

The City of Pensacola has 38,707 registered voters. Each district has 14 to 16 percent of the voters, except for District 2 (13.8 percent) and…

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Poll: Pensacola residents more dissatisfied with city infrastructure than in 2016

  While Mayor Ashton Hayward is touting his success in rebuilding the city’s infrastructure, the latest Inweekly-Political Matrix poll shows that citizens are more dissatisfied…

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Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series touches on monuments

The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2017-18 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Nov. 30 at…

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Heroin deaths up 21 percent in Northwest Florida

According to the Florida medical examiner’s report for 2016, heroin-related deaths in the First Judicial District increased 21 percent last year. We had 34 such…

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Viewpoint: Infrastructure Matters Update

By Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward Earlier this year I wrote a Viewpoint article entitled Infrastructure Matters to highlight the important role of the city’s infrastructure…

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Fresh young faces seeking local and state offices

The number of young professionals seeking political office continues to grow, and more names are being mentioned. Rep. Frank White, who is seeking the Attorney…

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Read about proposed Northwest Center for Dynamic Ocean Technologies at Port

Last week, we wrote about the need for a plan for the future of the Port of Pensacola. Triumph Gulf Coast uploaded the pre-screening form…

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