Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has selected an experienced attorney to be his nominee for city attorney, Susan Woolf. Woolf served as assistant city attorney from 2008-2011. She joined Clerk of Circuit Court…
Public weighs in on Gulf Power coal ash permits
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The public will have a chance Wednesday to weigh in on a federal permit pertaining to a Gulf Power coal ash landfill used by the company’s Crist Plant…
PSC president tapped for transition
Pensacola State President Ed Meadows has been tapped to join Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis transition education and workforce advisory committee, along with former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz. The committee will be co-chaired…
Ingram on DeSantis transition team
Former State Rep. Clay Ingram has been named to Governor-elect Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Government Operations. The committee, chaired by Lee County Tax Collector Larry Hart, will develop a plan…
A Port Niche and Other Items
by Jeremy Morrison Mayor Grover Robinson had a good bit to say about a number of things during his weekly press conference Monday. He spoke to topics ranging from his vision for…
Navy Fed Calder leaving area
Debbie Calder, Executive Vice President for Greater Pensacola Operations at Navy Federal Credit Union, has been promoted to the organization’s COO. She has notified the Leadership Council of Achieve Escambia that will be moving…
DJJ: Workman leads middle schools in arrests
According to Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Workman Middle had more arrests, 25, than other middle school in Escambia County, and the second most of any middle school in Florida during 2017-18…
Williamson gets top assignments
State Rep. Jayer Williamson (R-Santa Rosa County) has been named the chair of the House Government Operations & Tourism Committee, which is under the Appropriations Committee. He will serve on the Joint…
More than dozen assaults at Workman reported
Since Workman Middle School held at its first day of class this semester through November, the school had 13 fights that were so violent that the Pensacola Police had to come on…
City takes on skatepark
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The skatepark planned for downtown is now under the purview of the city of Pensacola. Despite voicing reservations about some lacking funds for portions of the project, Pensacola…
Condo lease fees explored
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly At the Committee of the Whole yesterday, Escambia County District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh made a presentation showing the Beach Club Towers and Emerald Isle condominium owners on…
Correction: Workman student charged
Yesterday, we reported that the black student was caught on video kicking a white classmate had not been charged and was given a 10-day suspension instead. That’s not the case. The black…
Updating PEDC
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) would allow people to serve on its nine-member board who live outside Escambia County but have a major business interest there,…
Transition sets timeline
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –A couple of themes emerged out of Thursday’s meeting of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team. One, was the overlapping nature of the team members’ work. Another was…
Matt Gaetz on Politico Power List
Politico has named Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) to its annual Power List, showcasing 19 rising stars–politicians, activists and behind-the-scenes players–whom it believes will “play a critical role in the political landscape…
Safety panel: Schools need ‘culture change’
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida — Safe corners in classrooms, locked or staffed doors and gates and “Code Red†policies are some of the basics recommended by a state…
PPD has been called to Workman 52 times
According to public records, the Pensacola Police Department has been called out to Workman Middle 52 times since Aug. 1. That’s an average of 2.74 times a week or roughly every other school…
Feds indict Tallahassee official
During the governor’s race, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, attacked the Democratic nominee, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, regarding a federal investigation in the capital city. President Trump even tweeted that Gillum was…
Workman teachers silenced
Inweekly has been told that Vicki Gibowski, the director of Middle School Education for the Escambia County School District, met with teachers at Workman Middle School earlier this week and ordered them to…
‘Alarming’ kick allegedly spurred by ‘N’ Word
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly WEAR and WKRG last weekend reported “alarming†violence at Workman Middle School between two eighth grade boys. Both TV stations said a 14-year-old black student flew through the…