Posted in Escambia County Politics

County Commission candidates have already spent $137K

The August 28 primary is nine weeks away. Escambia County Commission candidates have spent over $137,000 as of May 31 on their campaigns. By far,…

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ECUA problem well pops up in lawsuit

The Emerald Coast Utility Authority filed Friday a federal lawsuit against 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, National Foam…

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Posted in Pensacola

Woodland Heights Center: Commitments not fufilled

By Sammi Sontag Inweekly… The Woodland Heights Resource Center is tucked away off Fairfield Drive near Pensacola Village. The center was built in 2013 to…

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Port visioning begins tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26, the City will be holding a Community Issues and Priorities Open House, and they want your input on how the…

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Endorsements for Garrett, Hill, McMillan and Wilson

Pam Bondi, Attorney General of the State of Florida, has endorsed Mike Hill for Florida House of Representatives, District 1: “I have worked with Mike…

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Posted in Education

Local teacher named JFR Alfred Lerner fellow

Lauren Samoszenko, a teacher at Ransom Middle School in Cantonment, was recently selected as one of 29 Holocaust educators from 12 states, Croatia and Poland,…

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Historic Little League game honored

At its regular meeting on Thursday, June 21, the Escambia County Commission recognized the 1955 Pensacola Jaycees Baseball Team for their contribution to the civil…

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Spencer’s official announcement to enter mayoral race

This press announcement was sent out late Friday afternoon: Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer today announced his candidacy for mayor of Pensacola. First elected to…

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Bayview center was over budget a month after $8.25M vote

On Sept. 20, 2017, the Pensacola City Council approved a $8.25-million budget for a new Bayview Community Center. According to public records Inweekly received late…

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Mayor Hayward announces tentative agreements with Fraternal Order of Police, gives no details

This afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced he had reached tentative agreements with the Police Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant bargaining units represented by the Fraternal…

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Little information offered on Pensacola Police union negotiations

Yesterday, we reported that Mayor Ashton Hayward had offered the police union a 10-percent raise. We sought more information from the city. Vernon Stewart, the…

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District 2 produces most property taxes for city

Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones provided us with the 2017 City of Pensacola, Certified Roll values by city council district. The District 2, which…

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