Escambia County Public Schools is reviewing its wellness initiatives and is looking for input from district staff members, as well as members of our community. The need for a wellness policy comes…
Leadership Pensacola seeks class project
Does your organization have a need to fulfill? The Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2025 is looking for worthy proposals for its 2025 class project. LeaP, a premier program of the Greater…
Daily Outtakes: Will banned books return to Escambia schools?
In a motion for a preliminary injunction filed last week, lawyers for the plaintiffs requested a preliminary injunction on seven books that “have not been challenged for reasons that would require their…
Ascension Sacred Heart among top 15 nationwide
Fortune and PINC AI named Ascension Sacred Heart among the nation’s top 15 health systems for 2024, marking the first time it has made the distinguished list. Why this matters: Sacred Heart’s…
Mougey: Sackler decision may be good for victims
Last week, by a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, maker of the addictive opioid Oxycontin, and its owners, the Sackler family. The settlement…
Judge issues written order in Childers v. Bender
Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz has released the order dismissing Bruce Childers’ motion to get on the August primary ballot. Her analysis: Childers failed to demonstrate a clear legal right (or a substantial likelihood…
Ethics Commission has Form 6 for Pam Childers, not for Bruce
Bruce and Pam Childers insisted that Bruce filed his Form 6 with the Commission on Ethics, just as Pam had done. In Writ of Mandamus: “While the Plaintiff worked with Ms. Daniel…
Daily Outtakes: Freedom Days are here
On Monday, consumers can purchase qualifying recreation and outdoor supplies and admissions to entertainment and cultural events exempt from tax during the Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday. Passed by the Florida Legislature and…
Symphony Sparks & Stars
The Levin Papantonio Law Firm is excited to announce the highly anticipated 9th annual Symphony Sparks & Stars event, proudly presented by senior partner Peter Mougey. This incredible July 4th celebration of…
Local law firm inks first NIL deal with local high school athlete
Gulf Breeze High School student, 2026 graduate, and standout athlete Presley Moseley has signed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreement with Autumn Beck Blackledge PLLC, a local law firm. Why this…
DeSantis awards $4.4 million for A&P training at PSC
At press conference at Pensacola State College this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded funds for workforce development and infrastructure improvements through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund and the Defense Infrastructure Grant….
Escambia County reading scores improve
Today, Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr., announced the results of Florida’s second year of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress monitoring assessments. Escambia County elementary school students scored…
Bender speaks out [podcast]
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender spoke publicly for the first time since Bruce Childers filed a motion to get put on the August primary ballot….
Inweekly hits 25 years today!
We published our first issue on July 1, 1999 – 25 years ago. Featured Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Daily Outtakes: Childers v. Bender five takeaways
1. The Mosh Pit East video showed that Pam Childers, at best, had a bad memory of what happened on June 12, or, at worst, she lied. She did not have her…
My recap of Childers v. Bender hearing
I put together this recap of Friday’s hearing from my notes of the hearing that lasted over four hours. When we get a transcript, we will give you a more detailed account…
Bruce Childers announces he will not appeal
Bruce Childers announced on his Facebook page that he would not appeal Friday’s decision by Judge Jenifer Frydrychowicz to dismiss the emergency motion that sought to get him on the August primary…
BENDER WINS!!!!
Down goes Childers, down goes Childers. Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz denied the Childers motion. In essence, she did not believe the narrative that Bruce and Pam Childers have pushed for more than week….
Mosh Pit video
The video of the second visit is playing. Pam Childers has her laptop. The video is labeled, “Mosh Pit East.” You have to love David Stafford’s sense of humor.
Childers v. Bender: Missing laptop
The first 90 minutes of the hearing had one obvious surprise. The Supervisor of Elections office has video on the Childers visit to qualify Bruce Childers to run for Supervisor of Elections….
