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ECUA recycling facility set to open week of Sept. 26

Posted on September 2, 2022

Press Release: ECUA received an update from the supplier providing the two conveyor belts needed to operate the processing lines. They have again delayed the shipping date to today, Sept 2. Based…

Preview: The Rings of Power, McEnroe and National Cinema Day [podcast]

Posted on September 2, 2022

One of the most anticipated and expensive TV shows of all time debuted last night! The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are out now…

Preview of UWF Argos vs. Warner season opener

Posted on September 2, 2022

Will Kennedy previews tomorrow’s UWF football game with Warner. He also talks about former UWF QB Austin Reed’s debut with Western Kentucky.

Wrapping up the PHS v. Washington melee story [podcast]

Posted on September 2, 2022

In my show opening, I discuss the latest on the Washington High melee and how the school district is making games safer.

Breaking: Expert says Reeves transition team must follow Sunshine law

Posted on September 2, 2022

Inweekly contacted the Florida First Amendment Foundation, a non-profit considered to be the authority of Florida’s Sunshine Law, and asked whether Mayor-Elect D.C. Reeves’ transition team must follow the open meetings and…

Marlette leaving PNJ

Posted on September 2, 2022

This morning, cartoonist and weekly columnist Andy Marlette announced that he is leaving the Pensacola News Journal to focus on his family and cartoon strip. He will also produce syndicated editorial cartoons…

Audio: Local schools tighten security for football games

Posted on September 2, 2022

The  Escambia County School District is stepping up its security at football games. At Pete Gindl Stadium where Tate and Pensacola High will face off at 9 a.m. on Saturday,  there will be…

Real News podcasts: Sept. 1, 2022

Posted on September 1, 2022

And tonight in a primetime address to the nation, President Biden will speak of “the continued battle for the Soul of the Nation.” Karen Travers is on Air Force One and has…

The US and the Holocaust [podcast]

Posted on September 1, 2022

“The U.S. and the Holocaust” is a new three-part, six-hour documentary coming to PBS this fall. In advance of this television event, WSRE PBS will present a free 40-minute preview screening of…

Hear from whistleblowers @ Workplace Promise Institute [podcast]

Posted on September 1, 2022

The Workplace Promise Institute is coming to the Pensacola Beach Hilton Sept. 7-9, with CEUs offered by the UWF. Hear the inside stories from whistleblowers like Tyler Shultz who exposed Theranos and…

Breaking: PPD issues press release on Washington melee

Posted on September 1, 2022

Press Release: The Pensacola Police Department is continuing to investigate several altercations and fights that occurred at the Pensacola High School vs. Booker T. Washington High School football game on Friday, Aug….

Breaking: More on PHS football game

Posted on September 1, 2022

Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith this morning told Inweekly that decision to move this week’s Pensacola High Football home game to 9 a.m. Saturday morning at Tate High School was based…

Sea Turtle hatchlings outpace recent seasons

Posted on September 1, 2022

Local Leatherback Nest a Success -by Jeremy Morrison Since May, sea turtles have been nesting on beaches throughout Florida, burying their eggs in the sand and hoping the hatchlings find their way…

Latest on Washington High fight and why PHS games are being moved to Saturday

Posted on September 1, 2022

I share the latest information on the fight at PHS vs. Washington football and the rumors about why the next two home games have been moved to Tate at 9 a.m. on…

Escambia County School District underreported teaching vacancies

Posted on September 1, 2022

On Aug. 8, two days before students returned to Escambia County public schools, the News Journal reported the district had 59 vacant teacher positions. However, Inweekly had heard from the teachers’ union…

Deja vu: School District kept parents in dark five years ago

Posted on August 31, 2022

Our reporting from five years ago shows how little the school district’s reporting on violence on campuses has changed: In February 2017, Inweekly broke the news that a Booker T. Washington High…

Real News podcasts: Aug. 31, 2022

Posted on August 31, 2022

It’s likely that moms and dads are hugging their kids a little tighter as they send them back to school this year. The mass shooting in South Texas in May was a…

8th Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival [podcast]

Posted on August 31, 2022

On Oct. 8, up to 40 teams, supported by thousands of spectators, will be competing for bragging rights in the 8th Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival. The races take place on Bayou…

Presser Notes: Welcoming Reeves & Wrapping Up

Posted on August 31, 2022

by Jeremy Morrison With only three months left before leaving office, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is mapping out his route to the exit door. As he explained Monday during his weekly press…

More on Escambia School violence [podcasts]

Posted on August 31, 2022

The Escambia County School District has moved two PHS football games away from campus to Saturday mornings. I discuss the need for transparency. Eric Stevenson attended the PHS vs. Washington football game…

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