Category: Politics
Hill stripped of committee post
The News Service of Florida reports Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva has removed Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, from the House Public Integrity & Ethics Committee….
Global has lost 32 percent of its students since 2014
Global Learning Academy down 249 students since the fall of 2014–31.9%. The school was built to hold over 800 students. Year Students 2014 781 2015…
City fights for tree ordinance
Press release from the City of Pensacola: City Tree Case May Help Set Precedent for New State Statute A heritage live oak tree the City…
Silver Airways suspends ops for hurricane
Silver Airways will not be operating Monday, Sept. 2 or Tuesday, Sept. 3 due to Hurricane Dorian, which will impact travelers flying Silver Airways at…
Enrollment conundrum solved, still not good
Thanks to public records supplied by the Escambia County School District, Inweekly has found that district’s enrollment is down 977 students in its traditional schools….
Crush the Crisis
On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,†an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing…
ECUA board wants District 3 seat filled
The board of the Emerald Coast Utility Authority only has four members. The policy-making body of the area’s largest water utility has been missing its…
Save Our Beach meeting
Press release: The organizers of “Save Pensacola Beach†are hosting a town hall meeting, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the main public library located at…
Pitt Slip deal coming soon?
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola may be preparing to finalize a longterm lease for its Pitt Slip property, and in doing so…
Pensacola fails to make Safe City list
BackgroundChecks.org has published its annual report on the safest cities in each U.S. state for 2019. Florida’s top five safest cities are: Sweetwater Naples Key Biscayne…
Viewpoint: Teachers need more support
By Kimberly Sullivan The Escambia County School District recently congratulated itself for the slight increase in the number of A, B and C schools within…
Presser Notes: District 5, Police Relations and a Baby Osprey
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly PENSACOLA CITY HALL: The baby osprey story wasn’t the most important thing Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson talked about Monday during his…
Coughlin rehired at airport
As predicted: The City of Pensacola has selected Matt Coughlin as the Deputy Airport Director for Pensacola International Airport, with a start date of Monday,…
Four questions for Monday
How safe are high school football games? At Booker T. Washington High, the teachers are paid to sell tickets at the gate, while other schools…
M.E. nominee withdraws
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Dr. Scott Luzi has withdrawn his name for consideration as Chief Medical Examiner for the First District of…
D5 nominees preview
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Although the deadline doesn’t fall until late Friday afternoon for nominations, the city of Pensacola has provided a preview of the…
‘Small Things’ delay bridge
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly State Senator Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze), accompanied by a spokesman from the Florida Department of Transportation, invited local media to his…
Dream Defenders call for firing of PPD officer
Dream Defenders has released the name of the Pensacola police officer who killed Tymar Crawford when the man got into an altercation with police after…
State of the City
Mayor Grover Robinson yesterday presented his first State of the City at luncheon sponsored by the Greater Pensacola Chamber. He highlight several areas growth over…
Poll: Panhandle supports background checks
The latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll found Florida’s First Congressional District strongly supports universal background checks. With 81% support, this issue does not seem to be…
