St. John’s Cemetery sends email to Mayor Hayward on Confederate monument

Mr. Mayor; The board of directors of St. John’s Cemetery, Inc. which is a historic museum of Pensacola’s past, has authorized me to offer a…

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St. John’s Cemetery open to taking Confederate monument

Attorney Eric Stevenson said the St. John’s Cemetery, Inc. is open to hosting the ‘Our Confederate Dead’ monument that Mayor Ashton Hayward has said he…

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Grover Robinson suggests moving monument to a battlefield site

Inweekly reached out to Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson about the possible removal of the “Our Confederate Dead” monument. He said that he has talked…

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Pensacola panhandling set to come up next month

by Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City Council have tried to boot panhandlers out of downtown for years without success. The…

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Confederate monument removal may be governed by this council policy

Yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said that he wanted to remove the “Our Confederate Dead” monument in Lee Square, but that the city attorney was…

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Vice News covered Charlottesville – must see stunning video (explicit language)

Vice News covered document the events in Charlottesville this weekend. The video from the Friday night march is chilling. The white supremacists carrying torches shouted…

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Road Prison Welding program making difference

When Welding Instructor Danny Cain hands certificates to Escambia County Road Prison inmates who have completed the welding program at the prison, it’s not unusual…

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History of ‘Our Confederate Dead’ monument at Lee Square in Pensacola

According to Florida Public Archaeology Network, the Lee Square monument was erected throug the efforts of the Ladies Confederate Monument Association of Pensacola. This association…

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Councilman Johnson wants to move Confederate monument

From the City Councilman Larry Johnson: “I want to join Mayor Hayward in condemning white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and all other hate…

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Will Mayor Hayward lead much-needed dialogue on Confederate imagery and their role in our history?

With Confederate monuments being removed around the South, people are beginning to talk about removing the city’s monument to the Confederate soldiers who died during…

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ECAT impacts the lives of real people

By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Every morning around six the ECAT buses start their routes. A local rider, Joy Hall, takes that six a.m. bus to…

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Podcast: When the Klan is standing next to you, it is time to get out of the line

Dr. Michael Butler, author of Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980, discusses Confederate symbolism, the racists’ revisionist history of the…

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Pensacola mayor condemns white supremacists

The mayor’s office sent out this statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward: “I am saddened by the ongoing events in Charlottesville, and I know that I…

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Tale of two cities, two fire departments and two nooses

Last week, Pompano Beach Fire Chief John Jurgle fired a firefighter recruit and three others resigned after an investigation of a noose found hanging over…

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Podcast: Transit Town Hall

Here is our broadcast of the first part of the Transit Town Hall:

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Over 400 people show support for ECAT

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 had a huge turnout for its town hall at Pensacola State College. The head count was 430 bus riders, drivers…

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Four factors needed to land a big employer

Toyota and Mazda plan to open a $1.6 billion new facility that will be a joint venture to produce the Corolla and Mazda crossover, starting…

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Lawsuit concerning jail death filed

The family of the late Rodney J. Berry have filed a lawsuit against Escambia County, former Corrections Director Michael Tidwell, and two jail infirmary employees….

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Opioid issue in Escambia County isn’t new

The PNJ reported today that the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has agreed to follow Commissioner Grover Robinson’s suggestion to solicit a law firm to…

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A preview in 2018 GOP governor’s race

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s next governor won’t be elected for more than a year, but Republican leaders from across the…

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