Law enforcement has evacuated the Escambia County Administrative Complex on South Palafox Street. The street has been blocked off. The word is there has been an employee-involved shooting, one fatality. Stay tuned….
School Districts impact job creation, see Titusville
Florida Today reports that the City of Titusville in Brevard County has more than 1,000 jobs coming in the next two years, thanks to OneWeb, Embraer, Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin. Brevard…
City PIO named Event Lead for 2017 Relay for Life
The American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay For Life of Pensacola has announced Vernon Stewart, Public Information Officer for the City of Pensacola, will be the Event Lead for the 2017 Relay season….
Studer: Turnover starts with problems at the top [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” Quint Studer discussed his upcoming column in the Pensacola News Journal on how to retain new employees. I asked him, “When you see a company with a lot of…
Pensacola Fire Department overtime continues to climb in June
The City of Pensacola finally released the Monthly Line-item Financial Statement for June 2016. Once again, the overtime expenditures of the Pensacola Fire Department, $54,609, were over the monthly budget allocation. In…
Democratic Meet and Greet, Aug. 15
The Escambia County Democratic Executive Committee invites you to a Candidates Meet & Greet Democratic Fundraiser. The Meet & Greet serves as an Escambia Democratic Party fundraiser to help us grow, organize, and…
Senate race turns nasty
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Four months ago, state Reps. Doug Broxson and Mike Hill said they were friends who intended to run a “civil” race for an open…
Viewpoint: Democracy and Freedom of Speech being subverted
By Karen Sindel… I am Karen Sindel, Republican candidate for Escambia County Commissioner District 1. I need your help to ensure that democracy and freedom of speech in this District 1 election…
Bowling insists she appealed gas tax independently
Since last week, City Attorney Lysia Bowling has told the Pensacola City Council that it was her decision to appeal the Local Option Gas Tax distribution to the Florida Cabinet. In yet…
Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer, Brice Harris
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” Quint Studer will open the show. We will discuss his upcoming column in the Pensacola News Journal on how to hire well. In the second…
Reach & Rise mentors sought
The Reach & Rise mentoring program trains adult volunteers to provide mentoring services to young people ages 6-17 for one year. We aim to help youth develop tools to cope with issues…
On The John Bachelor Show tonight, 8:45 pm
I will appear on The John Batchelor Show tonight at 8:45 p.m. to discuss the impact of the Trump campaign on the U.S. Senate race. A new Quinnipiac poll finds Sen. Marco…
Pensacola Police add another charge in child abuse case [podcast]
A second charge of aggravated child abuse has been filed on a Pensacola man arrested Monday after police responded to a residence and found a child not breathing. Alonzo Thompkins, 26, of…
State Senate race continues to heat up
The Florida Chamber sent out this announcement this afternoon: In its ongoing efforts to elect pro-jobs candidates to the Florida Legislature, the Florida Chamber of Commerce PAC today released a new television…
What will Mayor Hayward do with parking plan
The West Florida Regional Planning Council presented its downtown parking study to the Pensacola City Council on Monday. The $30,000 study was commissioned by Mayor Ashton Hayward as part of his goals…
Sixth Ever Annual Arrogant Steak Cook Off set for Oct. 14
Seville Rotary’s Sixth Ever Arrogant Steak Cook Off will be held on Friday, Oct. 14 at Seville Quarter, 130 E Government Street in Downtown Pensacola. Gates for the annual fundraising event open…
Text analysis shows craziest tweets come from Trump himself
The data experts have analyzed the tweets from Donald Trump and found they come from either a iPhone or Android. The angrier ones are from the Android, which the researchers believe are…
Residency of ECUA board member an issue for courts or Gov. Scott
Earlier this week, a citizen of District 3 filed a complaint with the Supervisor of Elections that her Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board representative, Elvin McCorvey, had not lived in the district…
Mayor Hayward reluctantly releases complete list of who worked in his office
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward initially refused to release to Inweekly a complete list of the employees who have worked in his office since Oct. 1, 2011. Only after the newspaper filed an…
Hillary Clinton promises ambitious jobs program for her first 100 days [podcast]
On Monday, Hillary for Florida announced new analysis that shows Florida could add 656,00 jobs under Hillary Clinton’s economic plans, while it could lose 214,000 jobs under a Donald Trump presidency. The…