AHERO: ‘Most of the time of I feel like I don’t want to bother people’

“Most of the time of feel like I don’t want to bother people.”

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AHERO: ‘Here I am mentally stable while experiencing good epiphanies every day’

“I have been to Afghanistan in October of 2004. I have experienced IEDs, have had a TBI, suffer from PTSD, and I strive to live on.”

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AHERO: ‘I dealt with shame for 25 years thinking it was my fault’

“I have PTSD because of sexual trauma is not easy to see.”

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AHERO: ‘We are our brothers’ keepers’

“From the moment I shook another vet’s hand and looked them in the eye, I was at ease. I lowered my walls and opened up to Vietnam vets, Desert Storm and OIF OEF vets.”

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AHERO testimonials: ‘There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t contemplate suicide’

PENSACOLA—Last month, the eighth annual AHERO Warrior Hook-Up Pensacola Beach was held to bring together veterans with patriotic members of local communities and provide a…

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Pensacola Climate Strike releases list of speakers and performers

PENSACOLA—Join 350 Pensacola and millions around the world for a global climate strike. On September 20, people will walk out of school, work, and home…

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Corcoran pushes changes in state college system

TALLAHASSEE — Florida education czar Richard Corcoran bristles at being called a disrupter. He prefers the gentler label of “transformer,” a brand Corcoran burnished during…

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Escambia trails other Panhandle counties in annual earnings per resident

Escambia County ranked 29th among counties in Florida by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August, according…

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Inweekly: Sept 19 issue online

Check out the Sept. 19 issue: Winners & Losers, Outtakes, Quality of Life Survey and much more.

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Next Florida House Speakers ready to tackle spending, climate change

TALLAHASSEE — Moments after he was formally elected Tuesday to serve as Florida’s next House speaker, Palm Harbor Republican Chris Sprowls waded into issues such…

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Buzz: Hope Lunsford to file for ECUA District 5

Sources have told Inweekly that Hope Lunsford, wife of Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford, plans to file to run for the District 5 seat…

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Florida poll: Warren gains on Biden; both in dead heat with Trump

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has doubled her support in Florida in the last four months to pull within 10 points of former U.S. Vice President Joe…

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Grammy artists performs with Hellen Caro choir on Friday

The Hellen Caro Elementary Choir, “Sweet Singers Of the South”, is performing with national recording artist Jon Foreman at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre. Set to…

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Andrade ask Verizon to meet with city officials

State Rep. Alex Andrade shared this letter with Inweekly: 9/12/2019 Courtney Barnard, Verizon Wireless State Government Affairs 899 Heathrow Park Ln Lake Mary, FL 32746…

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‘It’s No Joke’ combats rise in school threats

The number of Florida children charged with making school-related threats has steadily increased during the past three years, the state Department of Juvenile Justice said…

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Background checks seen as possible answer to mass shootings

TALLAHASSEE — After three hours of testimony from experts on Monday, the Republican head of a Florida Senate panel looking into mass violence and white…

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Economic impact of UWF football

An economic impact analysis completed by the Haas Center at the University of West Florida shows the 2018 football season generated an estimated $9.7 million…

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Bense named to Florida Women’s HOF

Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the selection of Doris Mae Barnes, Dr. Judith Ann Bense, and Mildred Wilborn Gildersleeve to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. Each year, the Governor…

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Eddins and Dream Defender discuss grand jury re: Tymar Crawford case

By C. Scott Satterwhite State Attorney Bill Eddins yesterday issued a press release concerning the July 5 shooting death of Tymar Crawford at the hands…

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Presser notes: New bench @City Hall

With Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson away from city hall Monday, and Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar busy with a dental appointment, City Administrator Chris…

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