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 some of the issues facing Pensacola in…
Daily Outtakes: New Trust leader may get $5K raise before starting
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 job posting. The meeting was held…
Daily Outtakes: How Escambia schools compare
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 the percentage of the students in grades…
Real News: Jan. 2, 2024
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 Zimmern previews the 2024 Pensacola Mardi Gras…
Real News: Lumon, Eric, Walker and Jeff
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, and his parents, Theophalis and Mary May….
10 Big Legal Issues to Watch in 2024
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases. Here are 10 legal issues to watch in…
Daily Outtakes: Most Read Articles
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) Matthew Perry, star of “Friends,” is dead at…
ECAT offers Dollar Day tomorrow
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 able to purchase full fare rides for…
Real News: Dec. 22, 2023
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 Court of Deluna. Use Coupon Code:…
Daily Outtakes: Terry in Charge
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 had been an important community leader and…
Real News: Thursday, 12/21/23
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 in the biggest terrorist attack ever on…
Utility bills expected to dip in 2024
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — After high natural gas costs helped push up electric bills over the past year, many Florida utility customers could get some relief…
Daily Outtakes: Bird bankruptcy
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 for bankruptcy. The Miami-based Bird warned investors…
Breaking: Cannon chosen Trust executive director
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 Williams voted for DIB Executive Director Walker…
Stafford explains how, why and what’s next
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. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…
Studers Impact
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 two decades. We talked with Scott Remington…
Trust interviews two finalists
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 45 minutes of Q&A. Public Forum will…
Daily Outtakes: Stafford, Cyber, Next up
Yesterday, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford called to say that he was taking a new job with Homeland Security and had sent his resignation letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis. David…
Real News: Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
Pensacola International Airport director Matt Coughlin discusses parking spaces added for the holidays and his efforts to get more flights heading west. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves talks about where the City will…
UWF faculty, undergrads tackle Alzheimer detection
University of West Florida faculty and undergraduate students recently developed Pulsed Medical LED goggles for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. Teamwork: The product was researched and designed through a partnership between…