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Last Friday, I reported the chronic attendance problem that Escambia County Public Schools have, but I only focused on the percentage of students in the…

The News Service of Florida reported that Florida lawmakers may address chronic absenteeism among public school students when the 2024 session begins next week. Data…

That all 379 passengers and crew aboard Japan Airlines Flight 516 survived after the airliner collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft in Tokyo on…

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses what’s on his To Do list for 2024. Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses life in District 1 and…

The Escambia Children’s Trust personnel committee voted yesterday to give Lindsey Cannon, its new executive director, an annual salary of $125,000 – $5,000 more than…

The Florida Department of Education has an interactive web page, knowyourdatefl.org, that compares counties on how well they did on assessment tests. The charts show…

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses the county’s projects for 2024. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses what’s on his plate for the coming year. Danny…

Lumon May joins Sena Maddison and Rick Outzen. We talk about Southern Youth Sports Association (SYSA), Soul Bowl, Living the Dream, Summer Youth Employment Program,…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases. Here…

The New York Times released it list of most read articles for 2023: Titan submersible rescuers detect “underwater noise”in search area and redirect efforts. (June 20)…

Escambia County Area Transit is pleased to announce it will offer its “Dollar Day” holiday special all day Saturday, Dec. 23. Transit customers will be…

The Krewe of Gatsby Girls share the details about their 9th Annual Speakeasy Ball, which is from 9 p.m.-1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, at…

The 2016 Inweekly Power List #1, Bentina Terry, has been named the president and CEO of Southern Company’s Southern Linc and Southern Telecom, Inc. Terry…

Commissioner Robert Bender discusses the Supervisor of Elections office and its importance. Thiryt-five years ago today, Pan Am Flight 103 came down over Lockerbie, Scotland…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — After high natural gas costs helped push up electric bills over the past year, many…

Remember the stand-up Bird scooters that Mayor Grover Robinson used for his scooter pilot program. The New York Times reports that the company has filed…

The Escambia Children’s Trust Board voted 6-3 for Children’s Home Society’s Lindsey Cannon to be its new executive director. Lumon May, David Peaden, and David…

On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford called Inweekly to say that he was taking a new job with the U.S….

Quint Studer served as our cohost, and we discussed several of the projects he and his wife, Rishy, have been involved with over the past…

The board rejected my idea of having a spelling contest. Instead, each candidate will be given 15 minutes to present to the board, followed by…