Yikes, Frank White has 31K followers, many dubious

We have kicked an ant pile when we started to look at Twitter followers. State Rep. Frank White, who is running for Florida Attorney General,…

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Mayor cared about CRA plan in 2014, but not a CRA vote for hatchery

A review of the video of Community Redevelopment Agency meeting on the March 13, 2014, revealed that Mayor Ashton Hayward and his administration understood that…

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Gulf Shores, Destin perceived as better vacation spots

By Brooke Weber INWEEKLY Even though Pensacola is among one of the most pristine beaches along the Emerald Coast, neighbors Gulf Shores and Destin are…

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Dosev has bad luck with twitter followers (update)

Three candidates have filed to run for First Congressional District seat against Rep. Matt Gaetz: Republicans Cris Dosev and John Mills and Democrat Phil Ehr….

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Myers asks obvious question about hatchery items on agenda

In November, Pensacola City Council members Brian Spencer and Sherri Myers wanted to discuss the fish hatchery that Mayor Ashton Hayward wants built on Bruce…

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Florida Chamber names Fred Donovan Jr. its Pensacola Regional Board Chair

The Florida Chamber of Commerce today announces Fred Donovan Jr., P.E. Principal of Baskerville-Donovan Inc., has been appointed to a one-year term as the Florida…

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Lara Trump: Pensacola rally to have Christmas theme [podcast]

Trump supporters can expect to receive “Christmas-themed” signs to wave at tonight’s rally for President Donald Trump in Pensacola. Lara Trump, senior advisor to the…

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Podcast: Studer discusses need for technology breaks

Quint Studer talks about the value of taking technology breaks — the topic of his upcoming column for the Pensacola News Journal.

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Pensacola Mayor sets new record for outside legal fees

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward broke his record for outside legal fees topping $1.46 million in FY 2017. 2014  $1,451,388 2015  $1,185,192 2016  $1,428,814 2017  $1,469,685…

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Lara Trump on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today

Lara Trump, Senior Advisor to Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and the President’s daughter-in-law, will be my guest today on “Pensacola Speaks” on News…

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PPD announces road closures for Trump rally

The visit by President Trump on Friday, December 8th will require law enforcement to close several streets in the downtown area. At approximately 1:00 PM,…

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Buzz: Depositions in fire chiefs lawsuit scheduled for next week

Inweekly has learned Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer (yes, that’s really his title) Ed Sisson and other officials are…

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Andrade raises $50K in first month

Republican Alex Andrade announced his campaign coffers for Florida House District 2 has over $50,000 in the first month of the campaign with over 170…

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Mayor kicks Burgess Road sidewalks to 2020

Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers learned yesterday from Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson that the sidewalks budgeted for Burgess Road have been delayed until 2020….

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Tax reform bill ‘drive-by shooting’ of Fla bond deals

By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida taxpayers could lose billions of dollars in future savings under part of pending federal tax-reform legislation…

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Podcast: History of impeachment and White House obstruction of justice

Presidential historian, author and attorney Alan Manning was my guest yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks.” We discussed the three presidents that face impeachment – two were…

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Councilman Johnson believed CRA master plan should be followed…last year

Over the past few years, the Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency has debated what was the best and highest use for its Hawkshaw property on South…

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Superintendent gets final say over ‘insubordinate’ black coach

In September 2014, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas fired Escambia High School head football coach Willie Spears despite the pleas and requests of his school board and…

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City denies request for records re: federal probe into Mayor Hayward

The City of Pensacola has denied the newspaper’s request to review the case files regarding the federal grand jury investigation of Mayor Ashton Hayward. On…

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City administrator misstates facts about 2011 Bruce Beach vote

PNJ reporter Joe Baucum has written an article on the Hayward administration’s failure to market Bruce Beach to the private sector. – “City of Pensacola…

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