Escambia County School District has release its list of the teachers in running for Teacher of the Year. The top five list should be out before the holiday break. The winner will…
Gulf Power seeks to block input on $106.8M rate hike
Gulf Power is asking state regulators to block the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy from intervening in a case about the utility’s proposal to raise base rates by $106.8 million next year….
Pensacola Speaks: Who are you supporting on #GivingTuesday?
My guest today on “Pensacola Speaks” is Andrea Krieger, the president/CEO of United Way of Escambia County. We will talk about local charities that they support and #GivingTuesday. We would love to…
Robert H. Kahn Jr. Family Foundation establishes PSC scholarship
The Robert H. Kahn Jr. Family Foundation donates to $201,200 scholarship to Pensacola State College The gift, made in honor of the late Bobby Kahn Jr., was presented to Pensacola State President…
Pensacola Speaks: Aviation Maintenance Career Academy Open House [podcast]
VT MAE will be hiring 500 people in the aviation maintenance field over the next two years. Other jobs are opening all along I-10. FloridaWest EDA is teaming up with the Escambia…
Levin Papantonio honored for Environmental litigation
The Law Firm of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty, & Proctor has won the Special Litigation (Environmental) category in the 2016 Elite Trial Lawyers recognition program. The Levin Papantonio Law Firm was…
Lumon May outperformed Clinton in District 3
Commissioner Lumon May received  over a thousand more votes than Secretary Hillary Clinton in District 3: Precinct Location Lumon May Clinton PRECINCT 14 FRICKER COMMUNITY CENTER 1,261 1,287 PRECINCT 28 DAMASCUS ROAD MISSIONARY…
Catholic bishop to leave Pensacola for St. Petersburg
Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, head of the Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese, will be installed at the first of year as the the fifth bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, which serves Catholics in…
Inaccurate City of Pensacola website hampers accountability
Mayor Ashton Hayward  has proclaimed often that  transparency, and accountability are cornerstones of his administration. Unfortunately, the reality doesn’t match the rhetoric. He declared in his first State of the City address that his…
Just in time for #GivingTuesday, Check-A-Charity tool
Charitable organizations registered in Florida received nearly $79 billion in contributions last year, and in advance of Giving Tuesday, which is on Nov. 29, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam is offering…
Hemminghaus-Weeks to be honored for Saenger Theatre restoration
On Thursday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. the Friends of the Saenger will honor Sherri Hemminghaus-Weeks for her 30-plus years of outstanding service to the historic Saenger Theatre in downtown Pensacola with…
Manna and Fill the Mayflower bring in food for 52000 meals
MANNA Food Pantries’ Ninth Annual Fill the Mayflower food drive brought in enough food to provide over 52,000 meals to the hungry. The food will be distributed through MANNA’s three pantries, the…
Rubio: ‘Cuba today is governed exactly the same way as it was 48 hours ago’
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio yesterday appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd.†He said that while the death of Fidel Castro is a “historical milestone”, it won’t impact the day-to-day…
Thank you, Pensacola. GoFundMe for local veteran surpasses $5K
Last week, we asked readers to help our former writer Josh Encinias with a GoFundMe account for an emergency medical fund for his father, Master Sergeant Steven Encinias, retired E8 from the…
Judges block workers’ comp rate hike, new OT regs
Last week, a federal judge stopped implementation of an an Obama administration rule concerning overtime pay that was to go into effect on Dec. 1. “The Greater Pensacola Chamber has been working…
Happy Thanksgiving
A very happy Thanksgiving from all of us who work to produce Inweekly, Rick’s Blog and Pensacola Speaks! We are tremendously grateful for your support. We will be off until November 28…
Spencer, Wingate elected to lead Pensacola City Council
Press release: At a special meeting of the Pensacola City Council held on November 22, 2016, the City Council elected Brian Spencer as the President of the City Council and Gerald Wingate…
Which races got the most votes from Escambia voters
The Presidential race had more votes cast in Escambia County than any other race on the Nov. 8 ballot. Many had forecast that the voters would skip over the presidential race. That…
Speaker Corcoran doubles down on budget transparency
On Tuesday, Rep. Jose Oliva (R-Miami Lakes) nominated Rep. Richard Corcoran (R-Land O’ Lakes) to be the Speaker of the House. He said Corcoran has identified the biggest enemy as the “status…
Gaetz: Ryan blocked return to earmarks [podcast]
My guest on “Pensacola Speaks†yesterday was our newly-elected Congressman, Matt Gaetz. He discussed what he has been doing the pass two weeks since his election. He shared, “The easy part is…