By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY For nearly 15 years, Pensacola Christian College has approached the Escambia County Commission about turning Rawson Lane over to it. Each time it has come up, commissioners have…
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Farm Share Food Distribution, May 20
State Representative Frank White and Senator Doug Broxson will host Farm Share Food Distribution for Pensacola area families in need. Farm Share provides a semi-truck load of fresh produce, can goods, dried…
Washington High Drama helps Workman Middle music students
Tonight at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at Booker T. Washington High School the curtains will go up revealing a show about neighbors helping neighbors. The show is called, “By My Side:…
Commissioner Barry hosts Town Hall tomorrow
District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a town hall meeting Tuesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barrineau Park Community Center located at 6055 Barrineau Park School Road in Molino….
Pensacola Beach Air Show named top 20 Southeast Tourism event
The Southeast Tourism Society has named the Pensacola Beach Air Show as a STS Top 20 Event in the Southeast for May 2017. The STS Top 20 Festival and Event Awards have…
Former Pensacola police chief and asst. airport director make county short list
Escambia County Commissioner Jack Brown has notified the Board of County Commissioners the names of the five finalists for the assistant administrator job. Former Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander, III is among…
Regional Roundup Saturday at Pensacola High School tomorrow
The Escambia County Waste Services Department will host the next Regional Roundup on Saturday, May 13 from 8 a.m. until noon at Pensacola High School, located at 500 W. Maxwell St. Regional…
Grover Robinson has not changed his mind
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson announced last November that he would not run for a fourth term in 2018. However, he left the door open to run for another elected office, possibly…
ECUA now handles Escambia County’s recycling
Effective May 1, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding that allows the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority to assume collection of recyclables at all drop-off centers in…
Florida Politics picks lawmakers White and Williamson as winners
Florida Politics founder Peter Schorsch listed who they believed are winners as the 2017 Legislative Session comes to an end. Our two freshmen state representatives, Frank White and Jayer Williamson, made the…
41,623 special edition library cards issued to Escambia students
West Florida Public Libraries and the Escambia County School District are teaming up to ensure every student in Escambia County will receive a special edition library card this week. The cards, which…
Escambia County introduces Youth Employment Program
Applications are now being accepted for the new Escambia County Youth Employment Program, which will provide opportunities for youth to get paid work experience in various county departments. Qualified youth who are…