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Before Escambia County does anything with Jay Patel and his Pensacola Arena Development Partners, the Board of County Commissioners must have staff do background checks…

The Pensacola City Council’s budget analyst, Butch Hansen, sent the council his review of the proposed $9.6-million Bayview Community Center. He states, “My review of…

International Paper Pensacola Mill will award $85,000 in grants in 2018. The deadline for all 2018 grant applications is Sunday, July 1. International Paper Pensacola…

The next meeting for the Escambia County Democratic Women’s Club will be 11:45 a.m. Thursday, June 14 at the Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave….

United Way of Escambia County (UWEC) will hold a press conference to announce the nonprofit agencies that will receive grant funding through the Community Investment…

Former Major League Baseball player Greg Litton has pre-filed as a Republican to run for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. Grover Robinson has held…

On Monday, City CFO Dick Barker told the Pensacola City Council that the city has the funds to pay for the construction of a $10-million…

ECUA board member Larry Walker will be attending tonight’s town hall on drinking water. Organizer Teresa Hill called Inweekly this morning and said Walker had…

Triumph Gulf Coast’s board of directors unanimously voted on final approval yesterday of a $10 million grant agreement with the Port of Panama City for…

The Emerald Coast Utility Authority will not have a representative at tonight’s “What’s in Our Water?” town hall that will be held 6-8 p.m. at…

Ann Hill, a candidate for Pensacola City Council District 6, will host a free community Town Hall titled “What’s in Our Water?”  from 6-8 p.m….

At yesterday’s agenda review, City CFO Dick Barker said the approval of the contract for the Bayview Community Center is a council decision, not the…

By Jim Turner THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Republican Frank White, who has started a million-dollar ad run in his bid for attorney general, reported…

City Councilman Brian Spencer will not seek re-election. Here is his official announcement: On November 2, 2010, the voters of District 6, Pensacola, elected me…

From the Downtown Improvement Board: Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) Executive Director Curt Morse has announced his resignation, effective June 6, 2018. “Thank you very much…

Christian Wagley has started this petition to FDOT District 3 Secretary Phillip Gainer, Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Escambia County Commission on change.org: Pensacola’s West…

Since the mayor’s office tried to get the council to approve increasing the budget for Bayview Community Center to $9.6 million, Inweekly has tried to…

Apparently Councilman Larry Johnson attacked fellow council member, Sherri Myers, this morning on News Radio 1620 AM. I’ve been told he accused her of senility….

Senator Doug Broxson, Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Florida Department of Transportation officials and Gulf Power…

Wilhelm “Butch” Hansen, the city council’s budget analyst, has pre-filed for City Council, District 6., which is currently held by Brian Spencer. This is a…