By Lloyd Dunkelberger, The News Service of Florida— A Leon County circuit judge Monday knocked a proposed education constitutional amendment off the November ballot, saying the wording failed to inform voters of…
Who are the top campaign spenders?
A review of the campaign finance reports as of Aug. 17 shows the top 10 spenders are: Alan McMillan County Commission, District 2  $  90,187 Brian Spencer Mayor  $  81,839 Kendrick Doidge…
Nearly 2K early vote
Nearly 2,000 Escambia County residents took advantage of the first two days of early voting. Another 12,493 voters have mailed in their ballots to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office. Total…
See how Collier County Sheriff’s Office uses drones
Since Mayor Ashton Hayward’s announcement of the city’s partnership with IHMC to add drones at the Pensacola Police Department, Inweekly reporter Duwayne Escobedo has been investigation how other law enforcement agency’s have…
Fort Walton Beach lawyer nominated be our next U.S. District Attorney
Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Lawrence Keefe as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. “Mr. Keefe has been a trial lawyer for nearly 32…
Mail-in ballots top 11.5 K, early voting starts tomorrow
According to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, 11,518 mail-in ballots have been received locally. Democrat: 3,654 (31.72%) Republican: 6,704 (58.20%) No Party Affiliation: 1,119 (9.72%) Other: 41 (0.36%) Who are they…
Poll: Graham leads Democratic field for governor
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 1,097 likely Florida Democrat voters, in a crowded race, Gwen Graham leads the crowded field with 26.3 percent of the vote. As a distant second,…
Brosnaham Park soccer program named FYSA Recreational Club of the Year
Escambia County’s Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park and the Gulf Coast Texans youth soccer program have been awarded the 2018 Florida Youth Soccer Association Recreational Club of the Year, selected out of approximately…
Poll: Florida AG race too close to call
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 924 likely Florida GOP voters, Ashley Moody and Frank White are in a statistical dead heat with nearly a third of the respondents still uncertain…
Poll: DeSantis crushing Putnam
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 924 likely Florida Republican voters, Congressman Ron DeSantis is running away with the election leading Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam 50.6 percent to 30.5 percent with…
Councilman Spencer responds re:National Memorial To Missing Children
August 15, 2018 TO: Clark Thompson, Rick Outzen FROM: Brian Spencer RE: National Memorial To Missing Children Clark, Rick – As I have done so before, I am acknowledging your most recent…
National Memorial to Missing Children still ‘deplorable’
A year ago downtown business owner Clark Thompson fired off an email to Councilman Brian Spencer protesting the city’s neglect of the National Memorial to Missing Children on Bayfront Parkway. We had…
Another historic structure demolished
Whitfield Memorial Baptist Church was founded in 1905 at 1605 West Jackson Street. Hurricane Ivan tore a gapping hole in the roof and damaged much of the interior in September 2004. The…
StudioAmped announces fall taping schedule
WSRE has announced the bands to perform their original music for the 11th season of “StudioAmped.†The public is invited to attend production of the televised music series, to be recorded live…
How new company with no financial history got a $1.9 million school district contract
Last month. Administrative Law Judge R. Bruce McKibben ruled in favor of Pediatric Service of America’s challenge to the Escambia County School District’s awarding its nearly $1.9-million student health services contract to…
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 Chamber of Commerce, Taste of the 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 with search and rescue, disaster response, fugitive…
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 campaign stops in Pensacola, Navarre, and Destin….
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, event guests will be treated to a…
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 actual election day. Some won’t vote at…