Presser Notes: Sally & Masks

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Sally strengthened from a Tropical Storm into a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said…

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Liberty Church purchases former Chamber offices

Press release: Liberty Church has announced the purchase of the former Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce building, located at 117 W. Garden Street, in the…

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ECUA Grand Jury Report: Utility bullied landowners, cost ratepayers millions and board ‘grossly negligent’

Late Friday afternoon, State Attorney Bill Eddins released, pursuant to Order of the Circuit Court, the Grand Jury Report regarding Escambia County Utilities Authority, which…

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Wu trails in Council D1 race

  According to the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix study, challenger Jennifer Brahier (46.4%) has a slight lead versus longtime incumbent P.C. Wu (42.1%) for the Pensacola…

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Escambia releases CARES grant guidelines Saturday a.m.

Escambia County finally released its guidelines for Escambia CARES Family Emergency Financial Assistance Grant on Saturday. The board had told County Administrator Janice Gilley that…

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Buzz: ECUA Grand Jury report to be released today

Sources have told Inweekly the long-awaited ECUA grand jury report will be released today – two years after it was announced. The report has been…

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Nothing on family and business assistance grants

A week ago, Deputy Administrator Chips Kirschenfeld told the Escambia County Commission that the county would be ready to take applications for family and small…

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Young poll workers sought

Poll Workers Scarce in a Pandemic, Escambia Works to Offset ‘Shrinkage’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Heading towards November’s election—with voter turnout expected to be high—there…

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CARES dollars for families coming Sept. 18…maybe

On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Escambia County Commission unanimously approved the allocation of the first $14.3 million of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security…

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CARES Rent and Mortgage assistance overwhelmed, closes after four days

Escambia County’s Rent and Mortgage Assistance program for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to stay open until Sept. 14. Instead the application…

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CPAC Digs Into Mental Health

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly About an hour deep into this week’s meeting of Pensacola’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee, Chairman Joseph Marshall paused to stress the…

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‘Hot Dog Licenses’ for bars may continue until year-end

“It’s simply a way for the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the governor to look like they’re doing something, which seems to be…

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Space Command: A good fit for Pensacola

The competition to be home for the U.S. Space Command moved to a new level this week as communities seeking the headquarters submitted their proposals….

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Once again, county administrator fails good government test

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets today. Once again, County Administrator Janice Gilley has failed to provide the materials on an item coming up for…

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Breaking news: City can remove Confederate monument – updated

The City of Pensacola can remove the Confederate monument in Lee Square after Federal Judge M. Casey Rodgers ruled yesterday that the Ladies Memorial Association…

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County clarifies eligibility requirements of housing grants, adds more locations

The emphasis comes from the county about CARES Act assistance for homeowners and renters: Please provide the public the eligibility requirements as required by the…

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More CARES help for families coming in mid-September

Families and small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic will have to wait until Sept. 15 before they can apply for additional Escambia County’s CARES…

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Escambia: The race to help homeowners, renters

“There’s a pandemic. We were going to be required to do more, and staff’s going to be required to do more as well as citizens.”…

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Presser Notes: When’s It Safe to Take Off the Masks?

Plus: Affordable Housing, Re-openings and Restrooms (Both Pricey and Cheap) by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly On the other side of the Labor Day holiday, decisions will…

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More on COVID testing in the jail

In July, Inweekly received a letter signed by 53 female inmates in Escambia County’s work release building pleading to be tested. Last week, the inmates…

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