Since the mayor has refused our interview requests, we sent his Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart our questions and requested written responses. Last year, the Pensacola News Journal had to do the…
Pensacola City Council has approved other settlements
Inweekly has begun reviewing Pensacola City Council minutes to see if the legislative body had been called on to approve over lawsuit settlements. Our initial review: In 2015, Council voted to accept…
How to hide nearly $150K in payouts from the Pensacola City Council and taxpayers
In August and September of 2015, Mayor Ashton Hayward paid his former COO Tamara Fountain $54,002 as part of a mutual termination agreement and another $95,571 to former City Administrator Bill Reynolds…
Florida LWV leader objects to Gaetz as UWF president [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” the president of the Florida League of Women Voters, Pamela Goodman, discussed why she doesn’t think State Sen. Don Gaetz should be the next president of the University…
Mayor Hayward pays out over $95K to quiet former administrator
According to public records released yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward cut checks for over $95,000 to get his former city administrator to dismiss his lawsuit against the City. The settlement was not…
ReDiscovery Lecture: ‘Deadman’s Island Restoration,’ Sept. 15
Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series continues Thursday, Sept. 15. DEADMAN’S ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT: Heather Reed, Marine Biologist and Project Manager and President of Ecological Consulting Services Inc. Pensacola will give an…
Walton County planning director gets five years probation for perjury
Bill Eddins, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announced today that Patsy D. Blackshear, the former Planning Director for the Walton County Planning Department, entered a plea as charged to Perjury…
City manipulates reports to hide Fire OT
The City of Pensacola Finance Department finally uploaded the July 2016 financial reports to the city’s website. Once again, the “current approved budget” line items were manipulated to hide how overtime paid…
UWF Faculty Senate: Anybody but Gaetz
Last Friday, the University of West Florida Faculty Senate passed a resolution–12 in favor, 5 opposed, 3 abstentions–not supporting State Sen. Don Gaetz for UWF president and recommending the UWF Presidential Search…
Public meetings on fishing pier today
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Escambia County will hold two public information meetings to discuss work set to begin on the Bob Sikes Fishing Pier, parking and trail restoration project….
Ukrainian delegation speaks on environmental challenges, Sept. 15
Five Ukrainian environmentalists will speak in Pensacola on Thursday, Sept 15 about environmental challenges in Ukraine. The group is visiting the United States on a program sponsored by the U.S. Congress and…
Joint meeting request missing paving discussion
Last Friday, Mayor Ashton Hayward let it be known that he would like the Pensacola City Council to schedule a joint meeting to give a construction update on the VT MAE project,…
Mayor asks Council to meet with BCC
Mayor Hayward Recommends City Council Schedule Joint Meeting with BCC Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward forwarded a recommendation to City Council members today asking them to schedule a joint meeting with the Escambia…
Rubio opening lead in Senate race
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Backed by growing support from independent voters, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has opened a seven-point lead over Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to…
Studer: Keys to building a great team [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Quint Studer discussed his upcoming column on the Pensacola News Journal. “Creating and sustaining a great team is the goal of every value-driven organization,” says Studer. “The better…
State Backroom Briefing: GOP has sunny outlook for Trump
(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Just in time for the final two months of the campaign, Republican…
2016 Mayor’s Cup Golf Classic
Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola have announced the 2016 Pensacola Mayor’s Cup Golf Classic will be Oct. 7 at Osceola Municipal Golf Course. All proceeds from the event benefit…
Wells retired and still got severance
On Sept. 7, the City of Pensacola released the personnel folder of former City Attorney Rusty Wells. Wells completed the Deferred Retirement Option program on Aug. 1, 2009. However, the Pensacola City…
New Commanding Officer’s Compound unveiled
The University of West Florida Historic Trust hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the Fort of Pensacola’s Commanding Officer’s Compound, a new outdoor exhibit located in Museum Plaza behind the…
Emerald Coastkeeper cites problems around Carpenter’s Creek
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy has sent a letter to Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council, Escambia County Development Services and City Inspector Bill Weeks citing the declining environmental conditions around Carpenter’s…