by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School Board discussed water quality issues during its Friday morning meeting, with members urging the district to take steps to ensure drinking water in its…
Value of fish hatcheries challenged
Local environmentalist Christian Wagley has challenged Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute CEO Don Kent’s claim that the institute’s hatchery replenishment program in California has been successful. In 2014, Wagley had opposed the Florida Fish…
Parent’s worse nightmare: child sexually assaulted in school bathroom
Today, The Watson Firm announced a lawsuit against Okaloosa County School Board on behalf of their client, a seven-year- old student attending Shalimar Elementary School. The lawsuit alleges that the School Board…
Marriage/Visa fraud ringleader found guilty
Ravi Babu Kolla, 47, an Indian foreign national residing in Panama City, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit marriage and visa fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. On Tuesday, his…
Lawmakers pass smokable medical pot bill
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In their first full action of the 2019 legislative session, Florida lawmakers — many of them grudgingly — ceded to a demand…
Help BTWHS chorus get to Carnegie Hall
The Booker T. Washington High School choral group, Vocal Harmony, is in the last weeks of its fundraiser to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York on Easter Sunday. The trip will…
Subra details environmental health concerns
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Environmental scientist and watchdog Wilma Subra is fairly familiar with Escambia County. More specifically, she’s familiar with some of the area’s scarier environmental ghosts and statistics. Take the…
Statewide Poll: Huge support for smoking medical pot
The latest Inweekly/Political Matrix found that nearly two out of three Florida voters support legalizing the smoking of medical marijuana. Less than five percent of the respondents were undecided on the issue….
City Council: Plans and priorities
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A discussion among Pensacola city officials Monday offered a view of the municipality’s path and priorities moving forward into Mayor Grover Robinson’s term. The administration appears ready to…
Bodacious Evening with Pablo Cruise
Quint and Rishy Studer are hosting a Bodacious Evening with Pablo Cruise 7- 9 p.m. Sunday, March 17 at the REX Theatre, 18 N. Palafox St. In 1975 Pablo Cruise released its…
36 applicants qualify for city PIO job
The city of Pensacola closed the application process for the public information officer position on Friday, March 8. Sixty applications were submitted, but only 36 met the minimum qualifications: Anderson, Justin Becker,…
Statewide poll: Voters reject legalizing sports betting
While the Florida Legislature is considering legalizing sports betting, a recent Inweekly/Political Matrix poll found few voters across the state support it. Do you support the idea of legalizing sports betting in…
Fountain steps down from Navarre Chamber post
Tamara Fountain, former Chief Operations Officer for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, yesterday stepped down as CEO of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. According to Gail Acosta, the chamber’s board chair,…
Hubbs-SeaWorld cut out of hatchery not by its choice
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute CEO Don Kents wrote Inweekly to say the institute was cut out of the fish hatchery project proposed for Pensacola not by its choice. He said, “HSWRI was never…
Who did Mayor Hawkins pay to fly from LA to PNS
The Town of Century turned over airline ticket receipts to NorthEscambia.com yesterday–after sitting on the public record request for two months. The receipts were handed over a day after an Escambia County…
Ferry service has new operator
The National Park Service and HMS Ferries, Inc. have signed a 10-year concessions contract for the operation of Pensacola Bay Cruises. HMS Ferries is the company that runs the ferry service that…
ST Engineering shows commitment to training with scholarship fund
In support of the local community and the growing aviation industry of the City of Pensacola and Florida, ST Engineering has set up the Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship program. “The Pensacola Mayor’s Scholarship…
Grand Jury: Century in ‘state of financial emergency’
State Attorney Bill Eddins yesterday released a Escambia County Grand Jury reported that blistered the Town of Century’s elected officials. The Grand Jury was impaneled at the request of the State Attorney…
Are legal sport bookies in our future
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Allowing fans to place bets at professional sports arenas while games are played may sound far-fetched. But the twist on what are…
Poll: City split on YMCA/Soccer deal
For the past two months, residents in Scenic Heights, soccer families and Mayor Grover Robinson have fought over a proposal left over from the Hayward administration to build additional soccer fields on…