According to the latest Listener Group/Political Matrix poll, President Donald Trump has seen his 13.3-point lead in Florida a week ago evaporate. As of Friday, Oct. 30, the GOP incumbent trailed the…
2021 Sun Belt Conference tournament tickets on sale
Ticket packages for the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Women’s and Men’s Basketball Championships at the Pensacola Bay Center went on sale today, Friday, Oct. 30, at noon. The tournaments will be played…
One Month Remains to Apply for FEMA Assistance in Florida Panhandle
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Florida Panhandle residents who have uninsured losses resulting from Hurricane Sally have until Dec. 1, 2020 to register with FEMA for disaster assistance. One month after residents in five…
City looks to spruce up Garden Street
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As drawn up by British planners in the 1700s, Pensacola’s Garden Street originally served as an area where residents were allotted space to grow their food. Nowadays, the…
Thursday a.m. update on Zeta
The shelter at the Pensacola Bay Center will close today at noon. Ninety-four people sheltered over night. The county is assessing any impacts from Zeta. Four schools with the Escambia School District…
90 minutes after Zeta hits La. EOC sends out update
The ever-vigilant Escambia County administration sent out a hurricane update after 5:30 pm—90 minutes after Hurricane Zeta made landfall in Louisiana. Here are the highlights: Escambia County plans to be open and…
Escambia County issues update
Less than 12 hours before Hurricane Zeta is expected to make landfill first in Louisiana and later south Mississippi, the Escambia County Operations Center issued a storm update. Escambia County has issued…
FEMA centers close for two days
FEMA Mobile Registration Centers in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties will temporarily close on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 29 as a precautionary measure due to the Tropical…
ECAT to suspend service at 3 p.m. Oct. 28 due to Zeta
Due to Escambia County being under a Tropical Storm Warning for Hurricane Zeta, ECAT (Escambia County Area Transit) will suspend all bus and UWF trolley service beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct….
Zeta heading toward Biloxi
Zeta is strengthening quickly this morning is expected to strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane with 100-110 mph winds before the center makes landfall first near Grand Isle, La. between 3 p.m….
Escambia County Zeta update
Escambia County is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Zeta and is encouraging residents to take precautions as needed through Thursday morning, Oct. 29. Be in Safe Place by 5 p.m. Wednesday A special…
Blueink Starred Review: “Blood in the Water is impossible to put down”
I received this glowing review from Blueink Review. I particularly liked how that they enjoyed my writing about Pensacola: “Outzen’s descriptive focus on the Florida Panhandle setting—in terms of culture, businesses, people,…
Escambia will have election results Tuesday night
While it may take some time on the national level to determine vote tallies and a winner of the presidential race, Stafford said that he expects to learn the results of races…
A sign a hurricane is coming
Pensacola Interstate Fair to Close Wednesday Due to Hurricane Zeta Pensacola, Fla. – (October 27, 2020) – In anticipation of strong winds and heavy rainfall from Hurricane Zeta’s projected impact, Pensacola Interstate…
Over 40% of registered voters have cast ballots
As of 9 a.m., the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections reports that 94,489 votes have been cast, one week before election day. The total is more that votes cast either in the…
Hurricane Zetas: Rain & wind coming our way
Satellite imagery indicates that Zeta is a very well organized storm and likely will strengthen when it moves northward across the Gulf of Mexico from later today. Experts are saying that Zeta…
Presser Notes: Two Storms on the Horizon
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Two storms are on the horizon, one natural and the other political, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday during his weekly press conference. “If there was ever an…
Blue Wahoos dedicate press box to honor John Appleyard
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have announced that the press box at Blue Wahoos Stadium has been dedicated in memory of John Appleyard. Mr. Appleyard, Pensacola’s foremost historian, served as a radio broadcaster…
2020 Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards
The University of West Florida hosted the first ever virtual 2020 Spirit of UWF Alumni and Community Awards ceremony on Oct. 24. The annual awards presentation was an online streaming event, featuring…
Watch out for Zeta
The National Weather Service of Mobile is forecasting potential local impacts from Tropical Storm Zeta to include heavy rainfall, a high rip current risk, rough surf, coastal flooding, strong winds and severe…