The 6th annual SUBWAY® Pensacola Cycling Classic, September 12th and 13th, will bring a professional field of cyclists back to the Pensacola area. Regional professional and top amateur cyclists will be racing…
U.S. Attorney announces resignation
Press release: Pamela Cothran Marsh announced her resignation today as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, effective September 4, 2015. Since 2010, U.S. Attorney Marsh has served as the…
Hayward announces tentative agreement with general employees union
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with the City’s AFSCME collective bargaining unit, representing the City of Pensacola’s general employees….
Chamber announces staff structural changes
Leonard, Newby promoted; Ryman hired Press release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber announces structural changes of the organization’s staff in order to better focus on programming and improve functionality. Maegan Leonard is stepping…
Escambia County Commission considers fracking ban
Press release: Escambia County is poised to consider a resolution calling for a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, and well stimulation performed for the purposes of exploration or production of…
Revolutionary technology detects precise path, power and location of a storm … in real time
Locally-based company introduces next-gen weather-reporting system that can monitor any home or property in the world, right down to its exact address, with 95% accuracy. Press release: The National Storm Center (NSC)…
New version on Olson incident still off, continues to miss the point
Mayor Ashton Hayward relaxed his policy and allowed his city administrator to speak with the Pensacola News Journal. On Monday, the mayor had said he would not let his staff defend their…
Hayward: ‘Mr. Levin speaks for himself’
We asked the city for a statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward about Fred Levin’s comments today. “I’m not responsible for what other people write,” said the mayor. “Mr. Levin speaks for himself.”
Levin compares Mayor and Administrator to rape victims. Update: He withdraws analogy. Compares Nichols to criminal
We received this new statement from Mr. Levin at 4:32 p.m. He has dropped the rape analogy. He wrote, “Upon further reflection of my initial post script, I am submitting the below…
Hightower to speak to Women for Responsible Legislation
Women for Responsible Legislation will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27, 11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Pensacola City Hall. The speaker this month will be Escambia County School Board…
House approves Congressional Redistricting Plan
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A plan to redraw Florida’s 27 congressional districts overwhelmingly passed the state House on Tuesday, inching closer to a potential faceoff with the Senate…
Jolly picks up endorsement
Congressman Richard Nugent Backs David Jolly for U.S. Senate Press Release: United States Representative David Jolly (R-FL-13) today announced that Congressman Richard Nugent (R-FL-11) has officially backed his candidacy for the U.S….
What have we learned about Eric Olson incident? More questions than answers
None of the “350 emails” from Melanie Nichols’ federal account were addressed to City Administrator Eric Olson. Why did this even get on Eric Olson’s radar? There was no email to Olson…
CRA to seek more public input on Hawkshaw parcel
For the second time in two months, Councilman Charles Bare made the motion to turn down all the proposals for the Hawkshaw property on south Ninth Avenue. The CRA passed the motion…
What did Melanie Nichols say in her emails to city staff? No smoking gun, routine stuff
Eric Olson had been City Administrator for three months before he was compelled to contact the bosses of Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association, on July 2. What did…
Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research tied to Pensacola Marathon
Press Release: The Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) announced on Aug. 5 that the annual Pensacola Marathon presented by Publix on Sunday, Nov. 8, will benefit nonprofits including the Rally Foundation for Childhood…
Ethics and the City Council
The Pensacola City Council will hear from Planning Board member Scott Sallis on Thursday. Unfortunately, the council will not hear from the planning department about their role on his vote that violated…
Fred Levin offers his version of the Olson incident, facts differ
Attorney Fred Levin, the first person to ever top Inweekly’s Power List, went on NewsRadio 1620 this morning to defend Mayor Ashton Hayward. He gave his version of why City Administrator Eric…
Senate, House on redistricting collision course
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With just four days left until the end of a special session called to redraw the state’s congressional map, the Senate Reapportionment Committee on…
County employees learn how to achieve excellent customer service
Thirty Escambia County employees are among 235 people attending the Studer Community Institute’s “Achieving Excellent Customer Service: Winning Customers and Keeping them Happy” workshop today. On the SCI website, the institute says…