Mr. David Wiseman, Head of Armed Forces Programmes with the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, will speak at the Pensacola downtown library on Monday, July…
Mayor Hayward keeps millage at 2016 level
This week, Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to approve the property tax millage for FY 2017 be set at 4.2895, the same as it has been for the…
Gas prices drop for another week
Average retail gasoline prices in Pensacola have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.21/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 249 gas outlets in Pensacola. This compares…
Mayor Hayward puts pressure on BCC re:Local Option Gas Tax
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to pass a resolution authorizing bonds up to $15 million to finance street work. The only problem is the Escambia Board of…
Center for Information Dominance gets new name
The Center for Information Dominance at NAS Pensacola Corry Station will now be known as the Center for Information Warfare Training. Capt. Bill Lintz, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) commanding officer,…
Pensacola MESS Hall: Building with Biology week. June 18-24
The Pensacola MESS Hall presents Building with Biology during the week of July 18th-24th., Biology week brings the science of life to your own hands with cool new mess kits, bioengineering activiites…
Breaking news: Rep. Miller to join Trump for important VA speech
Inweekly just received word that Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) will appear with the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in Hampton Roads, Va. for is being described as Trump’s “signature speech…
2015 Tough Mudder Race had $1.5M impact
Santa Rosa County and the surrounding northwest Florida area saw a generous economic impact from this spring’s Tough Mudder event. Nearly 6,000 participants turned out for the hardcore obstacle endurance course held…
New grading system provides more balanced picture of public school performance
The Foundation for Florida’s Future on Friday sent out a press release defending the new grading system of public schools. It believes the grades balance student achievement and learning gains. “School grades…
Education Crisis: Escambia County has some of the worst middle and high schools in Florida
On Friday, we reported that over 40 percent of Escambia County School District’s public elementary schools are on the state’s Bottom 300 list. Three of Escambia County’s nine non-charter, middle schools are…
Branden Rathert misses our ‘insane’ politics [podcast]
Branden Rathert, the award-winning afternoon drive host for News Radio 1620, is now the morning host of “Wake Up Columbia†at KSSZ (“HotTalk 93.9 The Eagleâ€) in Columbia, Missouri. In 2011, Rathert…
State lawmakers seek hate-crime coverage for attacks on law enforcement
Two Republican lawmakers called Friday for expanding Florida’s hate-crimes law to include attacks on police officers and firefighters. The proposal by state Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, and state Rep. Neil Combee, R-Polk…
Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training
Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the honor on Facebook: Today was a great…
The top podcasts of the week ending July 9
The podcasts that got the most downloads this past week were: Diane Lea talks about Day 15 of her 50 Causes ride. Who is Matt Gaetz? Robert Weissert, Executive VP of Florida…
State Weekly Roundup: Brown interrupts the quiet
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Other than a steady stream of emails from politicians letting loose about mushrooming concerns regarding…
How to get a job in Pensacola [podcast]
Pensacola has the third best job market in the state of Florida. Dr. Katie Hudon, Assistant Director of Career Services and an instructor at UWF, discusses on “Pensacola Speaks” how the school…
Bushwhacker 5K set for Aug. 6
The Capt’n Fun Runners present the annual Capt’n Fun Bushwacker 5K Run on Saturday, August 6, at 7:30 a.m. to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. The 3.1 mile race…
Case could force pot grower to reveal investors
Editor’s note: Watch this case closely. The list of investors in Loop’s Nursery’s medical marijuana growing venture could be a who’s who of Pensacola. STATE PUSHES TO RELEASE INVESTOR NAMES IN POT…
State Attorney clears Robinson
Late Friday afternoon, the State Attorney’s Office announced that Escambia Commissioner Grover Robinson had been cleared of any Sunshine violation for his call to Gulf Breeze Matt Dannheisser. Here are the announcement…
News we broke
We’re not really known for breaking news, but this week we did break news on two major stories and followed up on a story from last summer. The other media will catch…