Category: Politics
Breaking: David Morgan drops out of race
Former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has sent an email to his supporting dropping out of the mayor’s race. Following is text of letter delivered…
Escambia COVID cases more than double
The Florida Department of Health reports Escambia County had 1,627 new COVID-19 cases – a jump of 115% over the previous week. The positivity rate…
Breaking: Bus union approves wage agreement
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery shared, “Yesterday, the workers voted on the tentative wage Memorandum of Agreement between ATU Local 1395 and County. The…
Pensacola nominated for two Southern Living awards
Southern Living has announced that Pensacola has been nominated for two categories for The South’s Best 2022 Awards. The South’s Best acknowledges the destinations that…
Inside employment numbers
Sometime you need to look deeper to understand statistics. The unemployment rate for June in Escambia County increased, according to data recently released by the…
Childers has no email, so she creates one to herself
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane I ain’t got time to take no fast train Oh, the lonely days are gone I’ll be right…
Mayor: ‘We need to be focusing on vaccines’
As I reported on Saturday, the COVID pandemic is surging in the wrong direction. Yesterday Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had a conference call with the…
ATU prez: ‘Pam Childers literally lied’
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery is stunned how County Clerk Pam Childers attacked ATU International Vice President Curtis Howard during the public forum of…
Buzz: Budget director jumps to Clerk
Over the weekend, Inweekly received news that County Budget Director Amber McClure will go to work Clerk Pam Childers after she leaves the county on…
Movement on city skate park
At his Monday presser, Mayor Grover Robinson said he has been in discussion with Interim County Administrator Wes Moreno and county staff about the long-awaited…
Former WCOA host hospitalized with COVID
The New York Times reports radio host Phil Valentine is in critical condition in a Nashville hospital after contracting COVID-19. Valentine aired on WCOA 1370…
Breaking: Mayor promotes Fiddler to city administrator
At his weekly presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced that he will promote Kerrith Fiddler to city administrator, replacing Keith Wilkins who will step aside…
Don’t tell Pam: ECAT workers-County agree on wage package
After three and a half years of negotiations, ECAT workers worked out pay raises with county administration on Friday, July 23. Upon ratification by ATU…
Escambia COVID cases nearly doubling week to week
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had 757 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, almost double the previous week. The positivity rate…
County Budget Director resigns
NorthEscambia.com has reported that Amber McClure, who was hired by former County Administrator Janice Gilley a year ago to be her budget director, has submitted…
Check out July 22 Inweekly
By You A special feature showcasing words and images by Inweekly readers When we started accepting submissions in June for our second By You issue,…
Childers goes off again
Something must be in the water at the MC Blanchard Judicial Building, County Clerk Pam Childers dropped another bomb at today’s BCC meeting, declaring the…
Childers still upset about audit of how she handles bed tax
Escambia County Clerk of Court Pam Childers is upset that Tourist Development Council chair David Bear has asked for the Florida Auditor General to conduct…
Bay bridge closures to continue
Chipley, Fla. – The Pensacola Bay Bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the bridge approach in Gulf Breeze extending for…
Sheriff budget per employee up, too
Escambia County’s Sheriff Office added 19 employees since 2014. We don’t know in what department or if they are deputies on patrol. The cost to…
