Joe Biden still leads the Democratic Party field in the Florida Presidential Primary, but his lead has narrowed over the past 10 months. Late entry, Mike Bloomberg is within striking distance of…
Gaetz pledges to no longer take federal PAC money
Congressman Matt Gaetz spoke this afternoon at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference. He announced that he no longer would take campaign contributions from federal political action committees. “As of this very…
Morning Joe-Inweekly connection
Morning Joe had several Inweekly connections this week. Â Joe Scarborough, founder of the Florida Sun and publisher emeritus of The Independent Florida Sun – predecessors of the Inweekly lineage, brought back Izzy…
Blue Wahoo stadium to get safety netting
Last year, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos asked the city of Pensacola to provide safety netting to protect fans along the right and left field lines, but CFO Dick Barker balked and refused,…
Fundraiser for deputy shot in NAS attack
On the morning of December 6, 2019, a terrorist attack occurred at Naval Air Station in Pensacola. The assailant killed three people and injured eight others. One of those injured was Escambia…
Visit Pensacola committee picks CEO
Press release: The Visit Pensacola search committee has recommended Pamela Johnson as the next president/ CEO of the organization to the Visit Pensacola Board of Directors. Following the recommendation, the board of…
More Saudi students coming to NAS Pensacola
The Navy issued a statement that the it has resumed flight training for the Royal Saudi Air Force. Official Statement: “Saudi Arabian International Military Students (IMS) resumed flight training yesterday, Feb. 25,…
Curbing Gun Violence: ‘No magic pill’
At yesterday’s presser, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons, who handles the operational side of the sheriff’s office, talked about his agency is addressing the problem. “We’ve had, over the last couple of months,…
Eddins: ‘America is washed in drugs’
At Tuesday’s press conference, State Attorney Bill Eddins said the rise in gun violence, particularly among young people, is not isolated to Escambia County and the city of Pensacola. “The crime is…
Leaders unite to fight gun violence
Yesterday, Sheriff David Morgan, State Attorney Bill Eddins and County Commissioner Lumon May announced a concerted joint effort to curb gun violence that has claimed eight lives since the first of the…
Officer Grogan succumbs to cancer
Press Release: It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Officer Stephen Grogan (34), who fought a courageous three year battle with brain cancer. Officer Grogan passed peacefully just…
PPD warns of Coronavirus scams
Press Release: Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus. They are setting up websites to sell bogus products, and using fake emails, texts, and social media posts as a ruse to…
Sheriff and Commissioner call joint press conference
While Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is looking to hire a crime prevention specialist, Sheriff David Morgan and County Commissioner Lumon May are holding a press conference this morning to talk about community…
Presser Notes: Singapore slideshow, Crime Stopper and Comment Omit
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Fresh from his travels abroad, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson returned to his weekly press conferences Monday with a presentation on his time in Singapore, as well as a…
State projects Escambia will lose more students
State analysts have project that the Escambia County School District will lose 313 students next school year, dropping from 40,141 to 39,828. In the fall of 2008, the year Superintendent Malcolm Thomas…
Affordable Housing Task Force gets busy
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With a mission of creating 500 units of affordable housing in five years, the city of Pensacola’s Affordable Housing Task Force met for the first time last week…
2020 Trailblazer Awards
In honor of Black History Month, the University of West Florida Office of Equity and Diversity and Epps Christian Center partnered to award eight community members who have blazed trails and made…
Official announcement on airport MRO grant
From DEO: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Nearly $5 Million Florida Job Growth Grant Fund Award Feb 19, 2020 Pensacola, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is awarding nearly $5 million…
Working together towards a healthier tomorrow
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The meeting was mostly about community health. But it was actually about a lot more—almost everything else. “We have to look at this holistically, this is not just…
After 30 years, ‘Aware!’ producer and host bid farewell
On a special edition of “Aware!†this weekend, longtime host Dee Dee Sharp and producer Gael Frazer say goodbye to viewers and colleagues after 30 years on WSRE. This two-part 30th anniversary…