While elected officials tend to dismiss concerns about the quality of our air and water, a recent InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 537 likely Escambia County voters found the public thinks more oversight…
Gulf Power PAC backs Mike Hill
Last month, State Rep. Mike Hill received $1,000 from Responsible Government Committee of Gulf Power Company Employees. The Political Action Committee is funded by Gulf Power, even though its name refers to…
Grover Robinson eschews open job searches for key roles
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has selected his leadership team without doing national, statewide or even local open job searches for the positions. City Hall promotions have become an insider’s game. After his…
Cervantes: Less wall but not perfect
Following a season of negative feedback concerning safety improvements for West Cervantes Street in Pensacola, the Florida Department of Transportation presented revised plans Tuesday night that incorporated community concerns. Specifically, the new…
Barker gets second shot at DROP
Inweekly reporter Jeremy Morrison reports the Dick Barker has been promoted from chief financial officer to assistant city administrator.  Barker told reporters at the mayor’s Monday presser that he is in the the…
Presser Notes: NAS attack, Barker promoted and American Magic returns
In the wake of last week’s shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Mayor Grover Robinson began his weekly press conference Monday morning with a moment of silence for the victims, before thanking…
City of Pensacola servers attacked
The city of Pensacola is the target of a cyber attack, which has impacted the city’s communication and technology infrastructure. “Everything that was here within city hall has been compromised at this…
Big Bird puppeteer passes
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, passed away on Saturday. In September 2015, Spinney visited Pensacola State College as part of WSRE’s Public…
Elected officials issue statements on NAS Pensacola shooting
Governor Ron DeSantis: We are praying hard for the victims and families impacted by today’s shooting at NAS Pensacola. As a Navy veteran, today hits especially close to home. NAS Pensacola is…
Press conference scheduled for 9:30 am on NAS Pensacola shooting
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has notified the media that press conference will be held at the front gate of NAS Pensacola at 9:30 a.m. Six total victims have been confirmed –…
NAS Pensacola on lockdown, shooter dead, casualties reported
Inweekly received news this morning that NAS Pensacola is under lockdown because of an active shooter incident. The Pensacola News Journal reports ECSO spokeswoman Amber Southard confirmed the shooter was dead just…
Gun Violence Task Force wraps up Phase I
A collective of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have been working together for the past three months in an effort to address the issue of gun violence in the Pensacola…
Text of 2018 offense report: allegations of molestation, extortion
Here is the text of the April 2018 offense report concerning an investigation of then-Escambia teacher Susan Weddle for “possible Lewd and Lascivious molestation” and her countercharge that she was being extorted….
Escambia County teacher’s arrest – international news story
The arrest of Escambia County teacher Susan Weddle has become a national story. Â However, few have picked up that the Escambia County School District investigated the teacher for similar misconduct in April…
Breaking News: Former county director – UPDATE
Sources have shared that Tonya Green, formerly Tonya Gant,  has been found dead in her home. Foul play isn’t suspected. Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley forced Green out as director of Neighborhood Services…
District knew about teacher’s alleged sexual escapades in 2018, school principal 2017
The arrest of Escambia County School District special education teacher, Susan Weddle, for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her son’s teenage friends for more than a year has become…
NRA, Local Governments square off on gun law
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The National Rifle Association and local-government groups are trying to help sway an appeals court in a battle about a controversial state…
Be a good elf
Press Release: Before you go crazy on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday, make a plan for Giving Tuesday and fill Santa’s Bookshelf with the Stevenson Klotz holiday book drive….
The IP & FDEP workaround
International Paper in Cantonment has been unable to secure a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection since 2010. Since that time, the company has been operating under a consent order…
Former deputies arrested
William “Bill†Eddins announced today the arrest of former Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies Lisa Hall and Kelly Hall for crimes of Forgery, Uttering and Official Misconduct and Conspiracy to commit Forgery, Uttering…