Sandy Sansing and Bubba Watson today announced their recent acquisition of Lou Sohb’s Milton Chevrolet, now Sandy and Bubba’s Milton Chevrolet. Raised in Bagdad, Bubba has deep roots in Milton, including being…
Spearman name coming back to Pensacola
The law firm of Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A. and Straight Eight Properties, LLC will conduct a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Spearman Center on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. The…
Father body slams and kills infant son, sentenced to 30 years
State Attorney William Eddins announced today that the Honorable Kelvin Wells has sentenced Alonso Castillo to 30 years in the Department of Corrections in the death of his six-month-old son, Draven Castillo….
A personal story on a veteran’s suicide
By Robert Donofrio It’s October again and I think of Mike. In 2001, an 18 year old from the heartland of our country, after hearing about the attacks of 9/11 volunteered to…
StudioAmped records this week and next [podcast]
Mary Riker of WSRE TV discusses the station’s televised concert series, StudioAmped. Nine shows will be recorded in the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio from September 30 to October 13….
Santa Rosa receives $46,050 Defense Reinvestment Grant
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners received a $46,050 Defense Reinvestment Grant for protecting and enhancing military missions and a $300,000 Defense Infrastructure Grant for base buffering efforts at NAS…
Geeks on the Beach fees go up after Wednesday [podcast]
ITEN Wired registration goes up after Wednesday, Oct. 5. The ITEN Wired Summit, also known as “Geeks on the Beach,” is a three-day conference to be held at the Hilton Pensacola Beach…
Connect 2 Compete comes to Pensacola [podcast]
Cox Communications has expanded its eligibility requirements for its Connect 2 Compete home internet service to include families with at least one K-12 child who qualifies for reduced school lunches through the…
Morse named new DIB director
Curt Morse is the new executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, replacing Ron Butlin whose last day was Friday, Sept. 30. Morse grew up in my hometown, Greenville, Miss. He is…
Dimmer switch used on City of Pensacola Sunshine Center
Inweekly isn’t the only one having trouble with Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Sunshine Center, the city department responsible for fulfilling public record requests. Former Pensacola City Council President Maren Deweese says that not…
Rodney Rich honored
Rodney L. Rich, president of Rodney Rich & Co., has once again been named by the Financial Times as an elite member of the Top 401 Retirement Advisers. Mr. Rich is one…
City dodges answers to questions on $95K payout
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want to explain his September 2015 decision to settle the lawsuit brought against the City of Pensacola by former City Administrator Bill Reynolds. When City Public Information…
Pensacola Fire Department reins in OT
The City of Pensacola uploaded its August 2016 monthly line-item report on Tuesday. Finally the Pensacola Fire Department has reined in its overtime, only spending $33,232 in August. The Fire Department OT…
Design-Build of new jail topic for upcoming BCC meeting
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting to discuss the new jail the county is planning to build. County staff and representatives from DLR Group Inc. will…
Okaloosa to ship recyclables to ECUA Perdido Landfill facility
Daily News reporter Tom McLaughlin reports that Okaloosa County will soon begin shipping its recyclables to ECUA’s new $10-million facility located at the Escambia County’s Perdido Landfill. Since West Florida Recycling went…
USA Today: Trump ‘unfit for the presidency’
In its 34-year history, USA TODAY’s Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. However, today the board has ended its silence. In its editorial, it wrote, “This year, the…
Pensacola ranks high on MLB experience, weak on quality of life
The website SmartAsset ranked the best minor league baseball towns in the country. Its researcher analyzed 158 cities and towns using two scores: a quality of life score and a game day…
GDP in 15 Florida Metro Areas grew faster than nation, not Pensacola
Most Florida metro areas outpaced the nation in gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in 2015. Fifteen of Florida’s 22 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) increased their gross domestic product (GDP) at a…
The need to increase mental health counseling on college campuses [podcast]
With a 48 percent increase in the number of students seeking counseling, Florida universities are asking for an additional $14.5 million in the coming budget year to hire more mental health professionals,…
Lawmakers expected to act on workers’ comp
By JIM TURNER AND JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With Florida businesses facing a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, state Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and a…