Posted in Entertainment

National Seashore Superintendent to retire

GULF BREEZE, FL. – After more than 43 years of public service, Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown will retire on January 2, 2021….

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Posted in Recovery

CARES checks finally in the mail

Escambia County sent out announcement that 5,500 households will receive CARES Act checks by Dec. 30. Hooray! Unfortunately, many of those families needed the dollars…

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Posted in Business Recovery

Breaking: Skanska files ‘Screw Over Pensacola Community’ motion

Skanska USA has filed a motion in federal court to limit the damages caused by its barges to the barges’ value. If the legal action…

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Posted in Education

PSC faculty express concerns about in-person classes in 2021

Press release from Pensacola State College Faculty Association-United Faculty of Florida: In-person classes at Pensacola State College endanger health, safety and well-being of students, faculty,…

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Posted in Environment

Pensacola warms up to climate report (but, slowly) – Update

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly What can the city of Pensacola do to plan for and respond to climate change? That question has been pondered extensively,…

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Posted in Business

County needs input on broadband

From FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth: As part of the broadband feasibility study being conducted by Magellan Advisors, Escambia County is asking that residents and business…

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Posted in Pensacola

Mayor Robinson has 64 percent approval

According a recent telephone survey conducted by Listener Group and Political Matrix for Inweekly, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is finishing the first two years of…

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Posted in Escambia County

Public safety director resigns

Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has lost a senior leader that she bragged to the commissioners was her best hire in her 18-month tenure –…

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Posted in Escambia County

Commissioner May supports Mayor’s home-rule request

At this morning’s Committee of the Whole,Commissioner Lumon May said he supports Mayor Grover Robinson’s initiative that giving local governments control over how they deal…

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Posted in Pensacola

Presser Notes: COVID Climbs & Open Space Slime

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As COVID cases continue to climb in the Northwest Florida region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is getting increasingly concerned. “Recently, we’ve…

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Posted in Health

Vaccine alone won’t end spread of COVID-19

A new paper in the journal Health Affairs points out several factors that are critical battling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. According to the…

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Posted in Health

Hospitalizations rising in December

As of 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7, the current hospitalizations for COVID-19 total 133, up 25 from Nov. 30. On Nov. 2 (the county didn’t give…

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