PENSACOLA: University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on a year of extraordinary accomplishments before turning her attention to “big goals†during her 2019 State of the University address on…
FDOT has ‘flexibility’ on Cervantes wall
PENSACOLA: The Florida Department of Transportation may be able to compromise on current plans to place a barrier wall down the middle of West Cervantes in an effort to improve pedestrian and…
Viewpoint: The Penny
From Ed Carson, Moving Santa Rosa Forward: The Penny We residents of Santa Rosa enjoy a great quality of life and live in a wonderful place to raise a family. Our very…
Breaking News: Studer buys Beloit Snappers
The Daily Jefferson County Union reports that Quint Studer, co-owner of Pensacola Blue Wahoos, is now the owner of the Beloit Snappers, who will be the tenant of a new downtown 5,000-seat…
Ft. Pickens get underwater clean-up
The beach at Fort Pickens State Park will be getting spruced up this weekend. Dive Pros’ scuba club, 3rd Coast Divers, will be cleaning the area, under the water and up on…
Diagram shows conflicts of interest in McReynolds/Charter school deal
In his 2004, the school district’s auditor diagramed the relationships in the sale and subsequent lease of the Agnes McReynolds school. Celeste Lewis wore three hats: Executive Director of the Jackie Harris…
ECSD 2004 internal audit report questioned the sale of McReynolds school
Inweekly has reviewed a May 2004 internal audit report of the Jackie Harris Pyramid School of Learning (JHPSL)- currently called Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy. The report raised several questions about how school…
Escambia charter school pays lease on building it no longer uses
PENSACOLA: A review of four years of audited financial statements of the Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy, a charter school founded by former ECUA board member Celestine Lewis, revealed the school paid $11,000…
A Day for the Dunes, Sept. 28
NAVARRE: Dune Doctors, the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center (FCOLC) and the Navarre Beach Marine Science Center will host A Day for the Dunes Oct. 28
Santa Rosa commissioners complain about opposition to half-cent tax
MILTON: On Monday, the Santa Rosa County Commissioners aired their complaints about the opposition to their referendum to increase the county’s local option sales tax (LOST) by half-cent . After County Administrator…
Should FDEP cut IP a break?
PENSACOLA–Following the explosion at the International Paper mill in Cantonment in 2017, Jackie Lane began to notice something different in Perdido Bay. “It just immediately springs to life in two weeks,†Lane…
Charges dropped against 7 year old
PENSACOLA: State Attorney announces the charge of Battery on an Escambia County School District employee has been dismissed against a seven year old student.
SYSA Soul Bowl set for Oct. 12
The 28th annual Soul Bowl will again be played at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Oct. 12 in partnership with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Southern Youth Sports Association.
Buzz: Meet new ECUA director
PENSACOLA–Sources have shared that Rebecca Shelton, P.E., is on track to be the next executive director of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Shelton is currently the deputy director of facilities operations for…
WRL discusses human trafficking
Women for Responsible Legislation will hold their monthly meeting 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 26 at Pensacola City Hall. This month representatives from the Special Victims Unit of Escambia County Sheriff…
Pensacola nears Pitt Slip deal
PENSACOLA–After nearly an hour of discussion during its agenda conference Monday, the Pensacola City Council appears ready to move on the leasing of the piece of downtown waterfront property known as Pitt…
Probe launched into four suicides involving carrier crew
Police in Virginia and Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents are investigating the suicide deaths of four sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush—three of which occurred in a five-day span…
Summer voter registration continues to reshape Escambia, Pensacola
PENSACOLA–Escambia County registered 1,648 voters from June 1-August 30: 258 in the city of Pensacola and 1,384 in the rest of the county, according to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections. County…
Escambia County holds lighting ceremony mid-morning
GULF BREEZE–Most lighting ceremonies are held at night, or, at the earliest, dusk. Escambia County will hold its Pensacola Beach sailfish sign lighting ceremony today at 10 a.m. Two Escambia County Area…
Presser:Cervantes wall, 5G and art for youth
PENSACOLA–After breaking the ice with some warm-up announcements concerning UWF football, the seafood festival and a sailing league, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson got into the meat of his weekly press conference Monday…