Category: Politics
Bergosh calls for Feds to investigate Escambia County School District administration
Calling the charges filed on Monday against the owner of Newpoint Education Partners, Marcus May, and one of May’s vendors the “tip of the iceberg, 
After months of debate, BCC approves moving forward with land swap with U.S. Navy
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY In a special county commission meeting Monday, the board voted 5-0 to move forward with the multimillion-dollar OLF-X land exchange between…
City of Pensacola loses Bayview Cross case
Federal Judge Roger Vinson found that the cross at the City of Pensacola’s Bayview Park can no longer stand as a permanent fixture on city-owned…
The design of Government St. pond questioned
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY The Government Street/Corrine Jones Stormwater project continues to be plagued with problems. The latest issue was flooding along the east side…
Hayward deserves credit for landing dollars for The Bluffs
Gov. Rick Scott used his power of line-item veto to cut millions of dollars earmarked by state representatives for their districts. Somehow FloridaWest’s economic development…
New Bay Center could be key to getting NBA affiliate
Ray Palmer, president of Pensacola Sports, traveled with Pensacola Mayor Hayward on June 7 to pitch to the New Orleans Pelicans that the city of…
Pensacola Blue Wahoos to host Bayfront Wahoo-loween Event
Press release: Parents will have a new place to bring their little ghosts, goblins, princes and princesses this fall for Halloween. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos…
Coast Guard to relocate two cutters to Pensacola
Press release from the office of Congressman Matt Gaetz: The U.S. Coast Guard just announced that it will relocate two 210-foot medium endurance cutters to…
The constitutionality of the Bayview Park Cross hinges on Lemon test
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY Yesterday in the Winston E. Arnow Federal Building in Pensacola, Judge Roger Vinson heard arguments from the American Humanist Association and…
McFaul offers insights into D.C. area shooting [podcast]
Dan McFaul, longtime chief of staff for retired Congressman Jeff Miller, appeared on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday to discuss the shooting in the D.C. area on…
Breaking news: Pensacola mayor asks Florida Supreme Court to hear Pitt’s Slip case
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has approved his attorneys asking the Florida Supreme Court to hear his case concerning the Pitt’s Slip property leased to Seville…
Hayward visited Tanyard site
Mayor Ashton Hayward yesterday told NewsRadio 1620 that he had visited the Government Stree/Corrine Jones Stormwater project that is behind schedule but expected to be…
Special Board Meeting on OLFX scheduled for Monday, June 19
A special meeting of the Escambia County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Monday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss the OLFX land exchange….
Red Snapper season extended
The National Marine Fisheries Service has extended the federal Red Snapper season for 2017. The season resumes this weekend, and will allow recreational red snapper…
DIB bans school-age beggars
Undaunted by the recent repeal of the city’s anti-panhandling ordinance, the Downtown Improvement Board has extended its crusade to end panhandling within its confines to…
Shreveport mayor gets community support for NBA Pelicans affiliate
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY In the northwestern corner of Louisiana, nestled on the Red River lies the third largest city in Louisiana, Shreveport. The city…
Move to Amend gathers tonight in Gulf Breeze [podcast]
Move to Amend will hold an informational meeting tonight June 14 at 6 p.m. at La Brisa Restaurant, 51 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. Move…
Ice Flyers tout nearly $1M economic impact
Press release: The Pensacola Ice Flyers hosted their annual $5 Weekend on March 3 and 4, and it generated an economic impact of just under…
The Bluffs launches national marketing strategy
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Economic officials gathered Tuesday morning to announce: There are 1,758 shovel-ready acres at The Bluffs Northwest Florida Industrial Campus ready for…
More photos of Government Street pond, sidewalk collapsed
We drove over to the Government Street Stormwater Pond, which is two blocks west of Pensacola City Hall. The easternmost end of the pond has…
