Escambia County Public Schools Foundation offers virtual family workshops
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation has partnered with the University of West Florida to offer six workshops to help parents support their student and…
Gaetz in or out of Congress
In his weekly Backroom Briefing, News Service of Florida reporter Jim Turner mentions how Congressman Matt Gaetz (Trumpican, Fort Walton Beach) might run for a…
City may buy back guns
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The City of Pensacola may be taking a direct approach to getting guns off the street: buying the weapons, no questions…
Newpoint CEO fights conviction
The largest charter scandal in the state happened under Supertintent Malcolm Thomas’ watch. Inweekly broke the story with the help of then-School Board member Jeff…
Escambia COVID: 21 more deaths
The Florida Department of Health today reported 21 more COVID deaths in Escambia County. The county is averaging five deaths a day.  Escambia has had 25,045…
State vaccine supply limited
Due to a shipment of vaccine not arriving as expected, the vaccinations scheduled for today and tomorrow at the Milton Community Center were canceled. Santa…
Fred Levin Tales
In the Jan. 21 issue, I shared a few of my favorite tales told by the late Fred Levin and his friends. Some on my…
CPAC prepares for ‘lively’ town halls
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly For months now, Pensacola’s Citizens Police Advisory Committee has discussed and debated the dynamics between law enforcement and the local community,…
Escambia Teachers Plea for Equity
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Stalled negotiations are rebooting today between the Escambia County School District and the teachers’ union. During a Tuesday evening meeting of…
Sutton passes away
Hall of Fame pitcher, baseball announcer and Tate High alumnus Don Sutton passed away in sleep Tuesday night. Don was a master storyteller, and I…
Milton makes history with Tiny Homes ordinance
A tiny homes ordinance recently adopted by the Milton City Council aims to provide affordable, creative housing options in the City of Milton. The ordinance,…
Living the Dream Pensacola goes virtual today
Despite a raging pandemic, a difficult hurricane recovery, and simmering political unrest, the Living the Dream Pensacola committee announced this week that the decade-long tradition…
Buzz: DeSantis cuts vaccines for Escambia – update
Sources have told Inweekly that Gov. Ron DeSantis has cut the next week’s vaccine shipment for Escambia County from 8,000 to 800. Update – Monday,…
County seeks to get CARES check to 2500 households
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners yesterday advised staff to reach out again to approximately 2,500 Family CARES Grant applicants who do not have…
School District embarks on the strategic planning process
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Officials with the Escambia County School District kicked-off its strategic planning process Thursday, which includes gathering both internal and external input…
County hospitalizations hit record high
The Escambia County COVID-19 Dashboard reports the county has 291 hospitalizations – a new daily record. The dashboard reports the most recent weekly positivity rate…
Grover’s Midweek Q&A: COVID, the bridge & the homeless
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson addressed a collection of items Wednesday during his Facebook Live Q&A session, among them the ongoing repairs…
Preview: Escambia’s RESTORE Rundown
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will be getting a rundown of some of the county’s environmental restoration efforts during…
Huntsville lands Space Force HQ
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Space Force’s permanent command headquarters will touch down in Alabama’s Huntsville Redstone Arsenal area…
West Cervantes work to begin
The Florida Department of Transportation will begin a $7 million construction project this month to improve pedestrian safety along a 2.2-mile section of West Cervantes…
