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The Escambia Children’s Trust issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking programs that will provide out-of-school time programs for students in Escambia County. The Escambia…

National POW/MIA Recognition Day was Friday, Sept. 16. Naval Aviation Museum Foundation CEO RADM Kyle Cozad, USN (ret), discusses the special way the foundation is…

NISSI, Network of Immediate Services for Survivors International has received $435,000 appropriations and establishes the first, short-term, immediate care facility for survivors of human trafficking…

Becker’s Healthcare reports Ascension, the parent company of Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, reported a net loss of $1.8 billion for the 12 months ended…

The Escambia County School Board has on its agenda an item to approve to “begin discussions on terminating Superintendent Smith’s contract.” He still has two…

While Re-Entry Alliance of Pensacola struggles to clean up the management mess at its city-funded homeless camp on Blount Street behind Baptist Hospital, Alfred Washburn…

Hot off the wire: Focus Area Leaders: Chairman: Capt. Tim Kinsella – Director Center for Leadership at the University of West Florida and former Commanding…

Mayor-elect D.C. Reeves has yet to announce the members of his transition team, but the agenda for the group’s first meeting was released yesterday. Read…

Statement from Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Timothy Smith: I would like to provide some clarifications and updates regarding an article appearing in the September 16,…

Karen Travers covers the Bidens’ attendance at the Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, the announcement that the COVID pandemic is over, and President Biden’s upcoming meeting with…

The Pensacola MESS Hall is introducing a monthly Science Storytime to engage young learners and their families in science discovery. Programs start with a story,…

Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue’s (NWFLGDR) lovable, gentle giants are back to take over Seville Square in downtown Pensacola on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11…

by Jeremy Morrison Following the Pensacola City Council’s decision last week to audit a local organization serving the homeless community, Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday…

The City of Pensacola has completed its fourth annual city employee engagement and satisfaction survey, which shows a consistent increase in employee engagement during Mayor Grover Robinson’s…

by Jeremy Morrison Hugging the shoreline of East Bay, a group of kayakers spent their Sunday learning about the local environment as part of a…

The Outzen Principle is Government always finds money for it wants. The rule holds true for all levels of government. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis…

Long-time Chief Advocacy Officer for Community Health Northwest Florida, Sandra Donaldson, has launched her company, Donaldson Edge Consulting, to help train and certify health care…

Charlie Crist, the Democrat’s candidate for governor, visited Pensacola yesterday and spent some time with Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen.

It’s a nostalgia-filled weekend at the box office – a new Fletch movie (this time starring Jon Hamm). But ruling the box office will be…

The kids are back in school, and the dog days of summer are gone. It’s time to refresh your bookshelves at the Friends of West…