Gov. Rick Scott spent the past week touting the state’s move ahead of Texas in the overall number of passengers boarding airplanes. While many large commercial airports in Florida have been steadily…
Election 2018: For Dems, to Ehr may be divine
Democrat Phil Ehr to Run for 1st Congressional Seat By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Seven months into his first term as the U.S. Congressman for Northwest Florida and Matt Gaetz, a Fort Walton…
Pensacola Mayor proposes $226.7 million budget
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has proposed a $226.7 million operating budget for FY 2018 – a $8.66 million increase, or a 4-percent, over the current operating budget. Five million of the increase…
Weis Elementary success [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” C.A. Weis Elementary principal Holly Magee and Children’s Home Society executive director Lindsey Cannon discuss how the elementary school went from a “F” to “C” school in one year.
Time to resurrect JCI study to lower corrections expenses
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said on “Pensacola Speaks†last week that JCI study gave the county a road map for saving millions of dollars in its detention department. He said of…
K-2 Archaeology Story Time: ‘Swap!’ & Underwater Archaeology on Aug 3
Join Florida Public Archaeology Network staff in enjoying an archaeology story time, specifically geared for our youngest members of the public! The program will take place Thursday Aug 3 from 9 am…
Nelson tackles student loan debt
By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) visited the University of West Florida and met with graduates to discuss the Student Loan Relief Act, which is legislation aimed at cutting…
Don Gaetz to chair Triumph Gulf Coast
From The News Service of Florida: Former House Speaker Allan Bense on Thursday kept the position of chairman of the non-profit organization Triumph Gulf Coast as it starts to oversee how BP…
Visit Pensacola marketing works, air travel to area up
Visit Pensacola markets the Pensacola area to the world. The latest travel numbers from the Pensacola International Airport validate the tourism agency’s effectiveness. The airport reported yesterday new monthly record number of…
Report on healthcare town hall
By Sammy Sontag INWEEKLY Indivisible Northwest Florida presented a Healthcare Town Hall meeting featuring the group’s founder, Vickie Neapolitan-Scott, and Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman at the J. Earle Bowden Building in downtown Pensacola…
Sen. Bill Nelson visits UWF tomorrow. Topic: student loans
Sen. Bill Nelson will be at the University of West Florida in Pensacola tomorrow to meet with a group of local graduates and discuss legislation he filed this week aimed at cutting…
Business leaders unite for economic development
More than 30 businesses in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have joined together to form First Place Partners, a private-sector group designed to support economic development efforts in the two-county region. The…
Christmas in July Toy Drive for Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart
To benefit sick and injured children during their time in the hospital, The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart has launched a Christmas in July Toy Drive. The Children’s Hospital is…
Welcome to Black Hole Budgeting: Showdown looms
In the good old days – or should I say “good old boy days” – of county government, County Administrator George Touart and Sheriff Ron McNesby knew how to manipulate their budgets….
Shreveport reported to be finalist for NBA Pelican team
KSLA TV reports that Shreveport is a finalist to host the New Orleans Pelicans’ affiliate in the NBA’s new developmental league that will be begin play in the fall of 2018. The…
County Jail: How to create a Black Hole…ignore experts
Yesterday, I sat down with a local judge to discuss the skyrocketing costs of the Escambia County detention program – up $12.5 million since the summer of 2013 – and how to…
Gulf Power tackles Rechargeable Battery technology
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Think of rechargeable batteries like the ones that power your cell phones, laptops or electric cars. Gulf Power is testing a huge rechargeable battery at its McCrary Training…
Newpoint Education Partners also indicted
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced that on July 11, 2017, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Newpoint Education Partners, LLC; School Warehouse, Inc.; and Red Ignition, Inc., the same business entities previously…
Seventeen more Escambia schools to offer free meals
Escambia County School District has announced continued participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) which provides students in eligible schools breakfast and lunch at no charge. ECSD also announced the addition of…
Voters remain concerned as data request put on hold
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Local elections officials are trying to talk voters out of unregistering, as privacy concerns continue to mount in response to a special commission created…