From Nix Daniel of Beggs & Lane in regards to his Sept. 21 letter (BLletterHayward ) Â to City Attorney Lysia Bowling: “The statement in my letter dated September 21, 2017, was based…
History of federal probe of Ashton Hayward
On Aug. 26, 2014, Interim City Administrator Dick Barker notified the Pensacola City Council by email that the U.S. District Attorney was investigating the city and that staff members were being questioned….
Process for notifying a person he is no longer a target of a federal grand jury
From the USDOJ Criminal Resource Manual: U.S. District Attorneys are encouraged to notify people when they are no longer targets: The United States Attorney has the discretion to notify an individual, who…
Fireworks and Pelican Drop at Blue Wahoo Stadium on Dec. 31
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will hold its inaugural Kazoo’s New Year’s Celebration at Blue Wahoos Stadium this year with the support of the City of Pensacola and the Parks and Recreation Department….
U.S. Attorney offers no comments or documents regarding investigation of Hayward
The United States Attorney’s Office has refused to comment or provide any information regarding whether its investigation of Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has concluded  without a finding of any wrongdoing on his part….
Federal grand jury clears mayor, he sticks city with $44K of legal bills
On June 26, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward received a phone call from attorney Greg Miller of the Beggs & Lane law firm. The federal grand jury investigation of the mayor that began…
Florida SBDC Network sets up office at FAU
The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, the state’s principal provider of small business assistance, and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are announced today a new partnership to establish the Florida SBDC…
City Council and CRA are not the same
The Pensacola City Council members are also members of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. However, they are two distinct legal entities under Florida law. A council vote is not a substitute for…
Mayor’s attorney injects himself in CRA meetings with its attorney
Attorney Tom Cloud yesterday notified Councilwoman Sherri Myers that he had not consented to her and her fellow council members meeting alone with the CRA’s attorney, Doug Sale. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward…
Survey: Majority of Floridians back business incentives
After a fierce debate about the issue during the 2017 legislative session, a majority of Floridians back the use of business incentives — though support has dropped in recent years, according to…
Panel supports term limits for school boards, appointed superintendent
By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA School board members would be limited to eight years in office, and school superintendents would be appointed in all 67 school districts under measures…
Mayor’s office exerts influence on CRA re:Fish Hatchery lawsuit
Earlier this month, the Community Redevelopment Agency hired attorney Doug Sale of the Panama City-based law firm Harrison, Sale & McCloy to defend and advise the CRA apart from the Hayward administration…
Tanyard Neighborhood Association wants fish hatchery elsewhere
Officers of the Tanyard Neighborhood Association sent an email to the media stating their association “is not against the hatchery… just the location.” They don’t want it on Bruce Beach. The email…
Open Carry Ban Stands
By JIM SAUNDERS The News Service of Florida The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to take up a challenge to a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying firearms in public,…
Pensacola International Airport has 8K more passengers, VPS 25K in Oct.
The Pensacola International Airport rebounded from a weak September to have 8,302 more passengers in October 2017 than it did a year ago. Year-to-date, the Pensacola airport has had 68,136 more passengers…
City voters who believe Pensacola is going in right direction drops 28 percent
According to a poll commissioned by Inweekly, the percentage of city voters who believe the City of Pensacola is headed in the right direction dropped 28 percent since last year, falling from…
Inweekly seeks 2018 Rising Star nominations
Since 2008, Inweekly has recognized the under 35-year-olds in our community that have been seen by their peers, clients and bosses as up and coming leaders in their professions and the greater…
Flora-bama objects to MTV’s ‘Floribama Shore’
THE FLORA-BAMA’S RESPONSE TO MTV SHOW FLORIBAMA SHORE: For 53 years, THE Flora-Bama has been slinging drinks, tossing mullets, entertaining people from around the world, and hosting live music. Hunkered down smack…
Four years ago, Miller appointed Port director
This week in 2013, Mayor Ashton Hayward appointed Amy Miller as the director of the Port of Pensacola, the first female to hold that position and the the only female Port Director…
Gaetz believes in climate change, not EPA
On Monday, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL1) said he believes the science behind climate change and that those who deny the facts will be seen as being on the wrong side of history….