11th Annual Taste of the Beach Festival on Pensacola Beach returns in Sept.
Pensacola Beach restaurants are prepped and ready for the 11th Annual Taste of the Beach festival on Saturday, Sept. 15. Presented by the Pensacola Beach…
‘Eye the Sky’ may patrol city streets soon
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and IHMC today announced a partnership between IHMC and the Pensacola Police Department to develop a police drone program to help…
Gaetz, DeSantis tour Panhandle with Rep. Jim Jordan on Saturday
from Matt Gaetz campaign: On Saturday, Aug. 18, Rep. Ron DeSantis will join Rep. Matt Gaetz and Freedom Caucus Founder Rep. Jim Jordan at three…
Pensacola Discovery Days Celebration starts tomorrow
To celebrate America’s first settlement, Visit Pensacola is hosting the inaugural Pensacola Discovery Days Celebration. Taking place at the Pensacola Visitors Information Center, August 14-15,…
By the numbers: Voter registration tops 13 million
By Jim Saunders, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA— Some will vote by mail. Some will vote early. Some will go old-school and vote on the…
Over 9,200 mail-in ballots received
As of Saturday, Aug. 11, 9,243 mail-in ballots had been received by the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – Republicans: 5,310, Democrat: 2,939, NPA:…
HR found ‘toxic environment’ in mayor’s office
Among the public records received by Inweekly on Friday afternoon was the report of Human Resource manager Tracy Walsh’s investigation into Constituent Service Administrator Latasha…
Former city administrator submitted resignation on July 23
According to public records received by Inweekly, former City Administrator Eric Olson submitted his resignation to Mayor Ashton Hayward on Monday, July 23. Read Resignation…
Former city administrator left mayor’s office in disarray
Public records show that former City Administrator Eric Olson left the mayor’s office “fraught with stress, suspicion, and major polarization.” Olson had two allegations of hostile…
United Way honors volunteers
United Way of Escambia County celebrated the successes they shared with partner agencies, donors, and volunteers over the past year on Thursday at Sanders Beach-Corinne…
Sample ballots in the mail
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford announced today that sample ballots for the August 28 Primary Election are being mailed to Escambia County…
‘Tentative’ union agreements appear to be a bunch of scribbled notes
In June, Mayor Hayward announced he had reached a tentative agreements with the bargaining units of FOP (Here). On July 26, he announced he had…
Backroom briefing: Skewering Trump, Selling Books
By Jim Turner and Lloyd Dunkelberger Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida— Mixed reviews are in for Tallahassee’s number-one “Never Trumper†—…
MetLife MatchUp: Vote for Bubba
The Gulf Coast community rallied behind professional golfer Bubba Watson to help him win the first round of the 2018 MetLife MatchUp, securing a $20,000…
Fenner Ride set of Oct. 20
More than 400 cyclists from around the region are expected to participate in the annual Fenner Ride in Milton, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 20. The…
BCC COW agenda packed with hot topics
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners holds a Committee of the Whole meeting today starting at 9 a.m. Studer Community Institute founder Quint Studer and…
History Hall at One Palafox Place celebrated
The University of West Florida celebrated the opening of History Hall at One Palafox Place with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 7. History…
Town Hall: ‘Let’s talk about homelessness’
From Ann Hill Campaign: Ann Hill, candidate for Pensacola City Council District 6, will host a free community Town Hall: “Let’s talk about homelessness.†Panelists…
Mayoral campaign reports
Grover Robinson edged Brian Spencer in raising funds during the week of July 21-27 ($9000-$8000), but Spencer has begun to spend his campaign war chest,…
County Commission campaign reports week of July 21-27
In District 2, Commissioner Doug Underhill had a strong fundraising week for July 21-27, hauling in $5,300. His challenger Alan McMillan raised $2,250. In District…
