DeSantis has appointed Dr. Paul Hsu to another term on the UWF Board of Trustees. Hsu, of Shalimar, is a managing member of PSH of Okaloosa and the owner and chairman of…
3M loses third earplug case
As Tropical Storm Claudette was approaching the northern Gulf of Mexico last Friday, a federal jury in Pensacola awarded an Army veteran $1.7 million after finding that 3M Co failed to provide…
Boy scouts find human remains
Pensacola Police Department press release: Pensacola Police are conducting an investigation into the discovery of human remains under a building at 1601 E. La Rua Street. The discovery was made on Saturday…
Time for Gaetz to face local media
Congressman  Matt Gaetz has traveled the country with his new alt-right buddy Rep. Marjorie Greene Taylor putting on a series of America First rallies. None have been in his district. Reuters last…
Fort Pickens closed for storm
Gulf Islands National Seashore will close the Fort Pickens Area beginning June 18, due to severe weather approaching the Northwest Florida area. A mandatory evacuation of the Fort Pickens Campground will begin…
Board votes to conclude Gilley contract
After an awkward discussion without many specifics, Commissioner Steven Barry made the motion to conclude County Administrator Janice Gilley’s contract and to pay her severance in accordance with her contract. The vote…
Childers softens position on 401(a) rates
These are notes taken as the discussion took place. I will review transcripts for an updated version for the newspaper. Escambia County Comptroller Pam Childers said she has set the rates for the…
BCC public forum
The Gary Sansing Public Forum is an opportunity for the public to address their elected officials, raise issues that aren’t on the agenda and make public announcements. The public forum is where…
Free sand as storm approaches
Escambia County has free sand for residents living in flood-prone areas in advance of possible heavy tropical rain this weekend. The sand is available on a first come, first served basis at…
Jail conditions hidden from BCC, public
From an employee at the Escambia County Jail: There is a SAFETY issue in the jail. We are under staffed and under paid. The number of staff shortage has been crunched to…
Breaking: Four lanes open today
This morning, both northbound lanes of Pensacola Bay Bridge were open – all the striping completed. The southbound lanes leading into Gulf Breeze appeared to be nearly finished. State Rep. Alex Andrade…
ECAT facilities ‘unacceptable’
Commissioner Lumon May this afternoon toured the Rosa L. Parks Transit Complex to see firsthand the work conditions at the facility. Inweekly accompanied the commissioner on the visit. Yesterday, the bus drivers’…
Former HR director points finger at county budget department
The never-ending HR saga about the 401(a) plan has another twist. Maybe this more of a M. Night Shyamalan script than the Coen Brothers. After eight years of signing checks for the…
County HR stories coming in
The tale of Gwen McCormick isn’t unique. We knew it wouldn’t be the only complaint of mistreatment in the Gilley administration. We received this in a text message: Lynn Orcutt, an HR…
Anonymity may require paper bags
County Administrator Janice Gilley has made a big deal about protecting the identity of persons who make public record requests if want to be anonymous. Last week, Inweekly made a public record…
Recap of County Pension Debacle (read for updates)
Let’s review the latest developments of what could be the plot of the next Walker Holmes novel or the script of a Coen Brothers movie. Since 1997, Escambia County has offered its…
Gilley responds, bus drivers rebut
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley issued a statement in response to the bus drivers calling for her removal: “I know our professional transit workers have been through a lot over the past…
Bus Union votes for removal of Administrator Gilley
The member of ATU Local 1395 overwhelmingly gave Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley a vote of non-confidence and has asked for her removal. Gilley’s employment contract is up for discussion at the…
County HR director apologizes, sorta
On the day the Union representing the county’s bus drivers announced its no-confidence vote regarding Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley, Gilley’s human resources director, Jana Still, sent an apologetic email to ATU…
Childers finds retirement contribution excessive
Clerk of Courts and Comptroller Pam Childers has reviewed the much publicized 401(a) annuity program offered to the county’s senior management staff and determined the county has been using an incorrect formula…