ESCO will seek legal fees and other costs from Valentino

After the dismissal of the former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against him and his agency, Sheriff David Morgan told Inweekly that he…

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Ethics Commission dismisses Valentino’s complaint against Sheriff Morgan

The Florida Commission on Ethics met on July 24 to consider and vote on Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against Sheriff David Morgan. The Commission voted…

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Pirates Take Over Pensacola for Little Theatre’s ‘Treasure Island’

Pirates Take Over Pensacola for Little Theatre’s “Treasure Island” Press release: Landlubbers beware, pirates are afoot in Pensacola! The swashbuckling Long John Silver and Jim…

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Joe Scarborough stops by Inweekly offices

Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” stopped by the offices of Inweekly this morning. Joe was this area’s Congressman from 1995-2001. He is a co-founder…

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UWF Argos release 2016 football schedule

The University of West Florida football program has announced its schedule for the team’s inaugural season in 2016. The schedule will feature eight games against…

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Putnam building war chest for possible run for governor in 2018

A political committee tied to state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam raised $106,840 in July, bringing its overall total to slightly more than $1.9 million this…

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UWF Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation has new director and vision

Press Release: On June 1, 2015, Dr. Wade Jeffrey became director of the University of West Florida’s Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation. A veteran…

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Council given mixed messages on Tamara Fountain’s departure

Yesterday, Mayor Ashton Hayward announced that his Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, had resigned. Before the official announcement was sent to the media, Hayward sent…

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Mayor says it is his fault that he screwed up qualifications of his COO

Mayor Ashton Hayward told WEAR TV that he misspoke about his former Chief Operations Officer’s education. Employees have come forward and said the COO talked…

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Groundbreaking for new downtown YMCA on Thursday

After years of planning, dreaming, and a year of intensive fundraising, the Downtown Pensacola YMCA will finally break ground on their new, state-of-the-art facility on…

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Pensacola Five Flags Rotary installs 2015-2016 Officers and Board of Directors

Pensacola Five Flags Rotary Installs 2015-2016 Officers and Board of Directors Press Release: Pensacola Five Flags Rotary Club recently held its annual Change of Command…

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Escambia County Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program Returning

Press Release: The Escambia County Low-Cost Spay-Neuter program is returning, this time at the Pensacola Humane Society’s Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic. Beginning…

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Fountain blames demise on local media and bloggers who ‘repeatedly crossed line and bullied public employees…’

Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Chief Operations Officer, Tamara Fountain, resigned this morning. She also sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council saying, “It has been…

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COO Fountain resigns

Press Release: The City of Pensacola announced today that Tamara Fountain would step down as Chief Operations Officer in order to pursue other opportunities. During…

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Choral Society looking for executive director

The Choral Society of Pensacola is now hiring an Executive Director. The Executive Director acts as a liaison between the organization and the press, sponsors,…

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Hiring Fountain makes sense if…

From the perspective of education and work history, Mayor Hayward’s hiring of Tamara Fountain as his Communications Administrator, at a salary above the market, doesn’t…

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Gaetz family shows how to correct a misstatement….quickly and with humor

From The News Service of Florida: Everyone knows that Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, likes to tell tales and that some of them might have a…

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Podcast: Rep. Jolly talks about his U.S. Senate bid

Congressman David Jolly (R-Clearwater) is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio. We had him on…

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PBR: Olson has his own cover-up

While his co-leader, COO Tamara Fountain, is battling to keep her job, City Administrator Eric Olson has some explaining to do about the Planning Department…

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PNJ editorial focuses the resume issue back on Mayor Ashton Hayward

The daily newspaper has a strong editorial coming out tomorrow. It is available online now: “City blind to bigger picture.” The editorial board points out…

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