Deputy Titus Lee Dixon, 48, Perrissa Dixon, 40, Orman Curtis Witherspoon, 40, Stefondra Monroe, 23, all residing in Kissimmee, Florida, and Katrina Pratt, 39, of Tallahassee, have been charged by a federal…
Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival set for Nov. 6-16, honors Larry Butler
The Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival celebrates its 30th birthday in style, presenting a memorable lineup of Grammy-winning performers and up-and-coming hit-makers Nov. 6-16 at venues in Perdido Key, Pensacola and along…
Registration open for 5th Annual Bras Across the Bridge on Oct. 12
Press release: Baptist Health Care, Cox and Today’s Soft Rock 94.1 are excited to announce the 5th annual Bras Across the Bridge on Sat., Oct. 11 starting at 8 a.m. Join us…
Escambia High Football: Court denies petition for temporary emergency injunction
Kevin and Cynthia Miller, parents of Terik Miller, asked Judge Ross Goodman to let their son complete his senior season on the Escambia High football team. The judge denied yesterday their request….
City Papers: Main Street Project Vol. 3
The last disk that we received on the Main Street Project has 707 pages, some of which were duplicates of memos, email, specs, etc. in the other volumes. Volume 3 has emails…
City opens today bids for advertising contract
The selection committee for RFP 14-022 Three Year Contract to Provide Advertising Services for Pensacola Energy meets today at 10 a.m. in the conference room located at the Pensacola Energy building, located…
American Community Survey shows we have slipped since 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that Escambia County median household income has dropped over the past four years. The gap between man and women on median annual wages did…
Rescheduled Hill-Kelly Drive-In Movie October 3rd
WHAT: The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department will host the final Hill-Kelly Drive-In Movie of the season on October 3rd. This is a free and family-friendly event offered all summer…
Patronis selected for Public Service Commission
When Gov. Rick Scott visited Pensacola this summer for a rally at a VFW hall, Jimmy Patronis introduced him to the crowd. That relationship has paid off for the Panama City lawmaker….
City Papers: Main Street Project Vol. 2
Another 1,250 pages. Points of interest for me (but you may see something else): Chief of Staff John Asmar had George Maiberger, Purchasing Director, bid out the owner’s representative contract. Hatch Mott…
City Papers: Main Street Project Vol. 1
Volume 1 of the Main Street Projects has 1,250 pages, which seem daunting to review but hundreds of the pages are duplications of the same memos, specifications and reports. Roads, Inc of…
Studer Group ranked fifth nationally on Great Place to Work list
Press Release: Studer Group, a Gulf Breeze, Florida-based outcomes firm, is proud to be named a 2014 Best Small & Medium Workplace by Great Place to Work®. Ranked fifth, this is the…
Escambia High student places football future in hands of Judge Ross Goodman
At 4:30 pm yesterday in the Courtroom 405, Judge Ross Goodman heard lawyers argue whether the court should intervene in the eligibility case of Escambia High School football player Terik Miller. His…
FDOE drops test for K-2
A test given to young elementary school students will not be used this year, according to the Florida Department of Education. The agency said the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading, or…
City Papers: Jerry Pate Design
The disk released by the City of Pensacola had 611 pages regarding Jerry Pate Design. The documents were to complete this public record request: We request to review all records pertaining to…
Politicos rage against the machine…in fun
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In a new twist on man vs. machine, more than a dozen Florida campaign whizzes are matching wits against a computer program, taking shots…
Coach Spears fired, but that is not all the story
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas refused to listen to the pleas and requests of his school board and an overflow crowd of Escambia High students, teachers and parents, as well as ministers, civil rights…
City releases part of the documents
This morning I was handed a disk at city hall that has the documents Inweekly requested regarding Jerry Pate Design and the Main Street projects. I will review them and post something…
Nine Mile to Receive Nearly $42 Million to Widen Road
Two projects will create four lanes from Beulah Road to US 29 The latest release of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) 5-year Work Plan revealed funding for the long-awaited widening of…
Pensacola City Council to hold public workshop to discuss LOST extension
WHAT: The Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop session to discuss the extension of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST), which Escambia County has placed on the November 4 ballot. The…