Category: Politics
Education Crisis: Escambia County has some of the worst middle and high schools in Florida
On Friday, we reported that over 40 percent of Escambia County School District’s public elementary schools are on the state’s Bottom 300 list. Three of…
State lawmakers seek hate-crime coverage for attacks on law enforcement
Two Republican lawmakers called Friday for expanding Florida’s hate-crimes law to include attacks on police officers and firefighters. The proposal by state Rep. Dennis Baxley,…
Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training
Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the…
The top podcasts of the week ending July 9
The podcasts that got the most downloads this past week were: Diane Lea talks about Day 15 of her 50 Causes ride. Who is Matt…
State Weekly Roundup: Brown interrupts the quiet
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Other than a steady stream of emails from…
State Attorney clears Robinson
Late Friday afternoon, the State Attorney’s Office announced that Escambia Commissioner Grover Robinson had been cleared of any Sunshine violation for his call to Gulf…
News we broke
We’re not really known for breaking news, but this week we did break news on two major stories and followed up on a story from…
Pensacola wrap up: week ending July 9
PETA Loves PPD A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a…
Escambia has 13 elementary school on FLDOE 300 lowest list
The lowest 300 elementary schools are determined based on the English language arts achievement and learning gains points each school earns in the school grades…
County collects all taxes due on Big Wheel
It took a year but Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley reports to Inweekly that the owner of the Big Ferris Wheel, known as “360…
Escambia School District drops to a ‘C’ grade
The Escambia County School District dropped from a B to a C grade for the 2015-16 school year, according to preliminary results released Friday by…
Pensacola City Council shows sympathy for the devil
The Pensacola City Council made no move to change its invocation process at last night’s special meeting. Among the five members that showed up -Charles…
Low bidder on Pensacola Bay Bridge did not get highest technical score
Inweekly received the tally sheets for design and construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. As reported in the PNJ, Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc….
Grover, Gulf Breeze, the Bridge and Sunshine [podcast]
The State Attorney’s Office is investigating Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson’s phone call with Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser regarding the new Pensacola Bay Bridge to…
DIB Special Events Committee floats event calendar
Special Events Committee has been tasked by the Downtown Improvement Board to prepare an event calendar for 2017. The primary goal for these events is…
Business association endorses Florida House candidates, skips Senate race
The National Federation of Independent Business, Florida’s leading small-business association, today announced its endorsed candidates in several panhandle legislative races. The endorsements were made by…
Blue Angels bring back Weisser for 2016 and 2017 seasons
Inweekly has been told that the Blue Angels are bringing back Lieutenant Commander Frank Weisser to flow solo with the team. Weisser will join the…
Wells told City Clerk invocation practice complied with Galloway decision
Inweekly received a copy of the legal opinion that Rusty Wells rendered on the City of Pensacola’s practice to have invocations at the beginning of…
City Attorney sends out weird letter on Invocation issue
Pensacola City Council Executive Don Kraher asked City Attorney Lysia Bowling for her opinion on the invocations at the council meetings. Her reply is gobbledygook…
Politifact catches both presidential candidates in false statements
PolitiFact, an independent fact-checking journalism website, has taken a look at Hillary Clinton’s statements regarding her emails and matched it against the FBI head James…
