Category: Politics
Pensacola: The Historic Elections of 1951
by Diane Mack, president of The Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida On April 24, 1951, voters went to the polls in the…
New ruling: Hawkshaw RFP is dead
Special Liaison Rusty Wells has sent to the Pensacola City Council additional information regarding the Hawkshaw RFP and whether Councilman Larry Johnson could bring up…
Hawkshaw RFP reconsideration disappears from CRA agenda
Last week, Inweekly asked Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling for an opinion on Councilman Larry Johnson’s recommendation for the Community Redevelopment Agency to reconsider its…
DCF: Child’s death shows ‘deep-seated’ issues
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state’s child-welfare chief said the recent death of a 4-year-old Palatka boy, allegedly strangled by an…
Weekly Roundup: Game on
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As football season finally has arrived, politicians, special…
Recap: Allen Chapel incident
Last Sunday, a Pensacola police officer interrupted a church service to enforce a child custody order. Parishioners recorded the incident on their cell phones. One…
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Good news from Inweekly, Sept. 12
The Man Behind the Feathers Written by admin on 09 September 2015 Caroll Spinney talks about art, life and Big Bird By Jennifer Leigh For…
Good news from city hall, Sept. 12
Yesterday afternoon, the mayor’s office sent out its digital “Upwords†newsletter, subject: “Recognizing our upward momentum:” Momentum for Mayor: The mayor pointed out his profile…
Few good things happen around Tom Ann Buddy’s
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Pensacola Police Department issued a press release involving an incident that resulted in two officers being placed on administrative leave and…
Who applied to be an assistant city administrator
Former County Administrator Bob McLaughlin did not apply. The man who followed him as interim and handled the BP Oil Spill did –Larry Newsom. Policy…
Backroom Briefing: Lobbyist miscues laid out in Legislative Report
(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA So far, the legislative effort to review lobbying…
Body cam video conflicts with statements by Chief Alexander
In his press release, Chief David Alexander gave this description of the incident inside Allen Chapel AME Church: “Officer Darling waited outside the sanctuary and…
Public records give a fuller picture of Allen Chapel incident
Before he issued his statement on Sunday about the Allen Chapel incident, Chief David Alexander didn’t contact Pastor Freddie Tellis or Escambia County Sheriff David…
Body cam video from Allen Chapel incident
The body cam videos from the Allen Chapel incident. You can hear the pastor asking the officer to have a seat: The supervisor arrives…
Hayward: ‘We do not want to slow down the bridge process’
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had…
Allen Chapel pastor speaks out
Yesterday morning, I interviewed Rev. Freddie Tellis, pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church. This past Sunday, a Pensacola Police Officer, with her hand on her…
Matt Gaetz has competition of Senate seat
Bay County Commissioner George Gainer has opened a campaign account to run for the seat that will be vacated next year by state Sen. Don…
Political maneuver by Mayor Hayward could have put new bay bridge at risk
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” State Senator Don Gaetz yesterday said that attempts to redesign the Pensacola side of the new Pensacola Bay…
Escambia County issues statement on Sept. 1 jail death
Escambia County is releasing the identity of the inmate found unresponsive in his cell as 45-year-old Shawn Jordan (DOB: 11/4/1969). Jordan had been in jail…
