County HR director resigns
Escambia County Director of Human Resources Eric Kleinert submitted his resignation this morning. In his letter, which is posted on NorthEscambia.com, Kleinart waived his 90-day…
Two to four major hurricanes predicted
AccuWeather forecasters are predicting 2019 will a near- to slightly above-normal hurricane season with 12 to 14 storms. Of those storms, five to seven are…
Chief Nail’s resignation email
Escambia County Fire Rescue & Emergency Medical Services personnel, Greetings. Recently I had to make a difficult, but necessary, personal decision. I regrettably announce that…
Buzz: County fire chief resigns
Escambia County Fire Rescue chief, Russell “Rusty” Nail, resigned today. Nail served less than year as the county’s fire chief. He was hired in April…
Homeless Summit set for Friday
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In an effort to address the needs of the local homeless community, the city of Pensacola and Escambia County will host…
Buzz: Gaetz running for U.S. Senate in Alabama?
Political insider and creator of FloridaPolitics.com Peter Schorsch reports that Congressman Matt Gaetz may be eyeing a 2020 run for the U.S. Senate not in…
Buzz: ECUA appeals lock up grand jury report
The buzz around the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building is the Emerald Coast Utility Authority has blocked the release the grand jury report on its operations…
Bye ‘Upside,’ Hello New Tagline
–“Florida’s First & Future†From the Pensacola Mayor’s Office: Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson announced today a new tagline and official image for the City of Pensacola….
Century mayor reimburses town
Following a play from Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson, Century Mayor Henry Hawkins has reimbursed the Town of Century for $1,751.70 of travel expenses, according to…
Bring chairs for Bands on the Beach
Pensacola Beach’s outdoor summer concert series, Bands on the Beach, kicks off tomorrow night, April 2, with Beatles tribute band Not Quite Fab. The free…
Underhill tries end run on PEDC bill, fails
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill last week tried to get the Florida House State Affairs Committee to not hear HB 1067, which restructures the Pensacola-Escambia…
Pensacola makes Final Four
Pensacola eked out a four-point victory over Delray, Fla. in the 2019 Strongest Town contest. More than 5,500 votes were cast in our second round…
School board term limits
From the News Service of Florida: A House committee Thursday approved a proposal aimed at imposing eight-year term limits on school-board members across the state,…
‘Right price’ downtown parking
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board continued to refine its plans for downtown parking during a Tuesday night workshop in preparation for a…
Commissioner makes direct appeal to Lake Charlene residents
In January, Commissioner Doug Underhill failed to win support to invoke eminent domain to obtain a parcel owned by the Lake Charlene Homeowner’s Association that…
Yawn, another port study
Yesterday, I wrote how the Hayward administration and the Pensacola City Council talked about Complete Streets for seven years without getting anywhere. Downtown got a…
Thomas says he may have agreement to sign Triumph grant
The News Journal today asked the question that we have posed for the past six months: New aviation jobs coming to Pensacola, but will local…
City of Pensacola had six people at Symposium
According to the registration records, the City of Pensacola had six people at the Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium held in late February: Drew Buchanan, Mayoral…
Complete Streets not a new idea
The City of Pensacola has been talking about Complete Streets since 2012. Initially, the concept was used as a reason to open East Government Street…
