Anonymous automated phone calls and illegal mailers have flooded District 2 in Escambia County. All attack the challenger Doug Underhill, none of them mention the incumbent Commissioner Gene Valentino. None. In the…
Dragons are coming, Sept 6
Inaugural Dragon Boat Festival to support Gulf Coast Kid’s House Come out to Bayview Park on September 6, 2014 beginning at 9AM for the inaugural Pensacola Dragon Boat Race and Festival, benefiting…
PSC Receives $1 Million Gift from Lamar, Reilly and Switzer Families
On behalf of the Lamar, Reilly and Switzer families, Pensacola philanthropists Bobby, Charlie and John Switzer presented Pensacola State College President Edward Meadows and the District Board of Trustees with a $1…
Pensacola city boards filled mostly with white males
The Pensacola City Council was given a report on the demographics of the 23 boards of the city. The boards aren’t that diverse and don’t reflect the demographics of the city. Women…
350 Pensacola gains support of Climate Change Task Force
From 350 Pensacola: Last week, more than 50 people attended a presentation by Mayor Patsy Parker of Perdidio Beach, AL. In November 2013, Parker was selected as a member of President Obama’s…
Wife asks to reduce Mark Turner’s sentence
One of the strangest interviews I did while covering the Billings murders was with Mark Turner. He shared a lot of insights on the used car business. At the time, Turner was…
Early voting: Escambia 4,354 votes cast, Santa Rosa 3,742
Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford reports that 4,354 people cast their votes during the Early Voting period for the August 25 primary. In Santa Rosa County, Supervisor Tappie Villane reports 3,742…
Weekend Buzz: What’s that smell, Sweetheart land deals
What’s That Smell? The daily newspaper and WEAR TV reported that Edward Fleming of the McDonald, Fleming and Moorhead law firm, who was hired by Escambia County to look at the April…
Doctor Who coming to Pensacon
Pensacon announced this morning that the 5th Doctor, Peter Davison, is coming to Pensacon! Davison played Dr. Who from 1981 to 1984.
31st Annual Semper Fi Charity Run, Sept 6
The Marine Corps Aviation Association announced the date for the 31st annual Semper Fi Charity Run/Walk. The Semper Fi run will be held on Naval Air Station Pensacola. The USATF sanctioned race…
3,021 early votes cast in Escambia County through Thursday
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today reminded voters that 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 23, is the deadline for early voting for the August 26 Primary Election. Times for today…
In county government, paychecks, profits and campaign contributions trump lives in Wedgewood
How can county staff look in a mirror knowing that their inaction, their failure to enforce laws regulating pits and landfills hurt and possibly killed the residents of Wedgewood? How can certain…
Breaking News: Federal judge strikes down gay marriage ban
From The News Service of Florida U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle on Thursday struck down Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The 33-page decision followed similar rulings by state-court judges in South…
Chief Deputy challenges Valentino on jail campus concept
Chief Deputy Eric Haines has challenged in a letter to Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown Commissioner Gene Valentino’s concept of replacing the county jail and central booking center with a jail campus…
UWF public relations students win top FPRA state award
Ten public relations students from the University of West Florida were recently honored with a Golden Image Award and a Grand All Golden Image Award from the Florida Public Relations Association for…
New GM for WEAR TV 3 named
MarketWatch reports that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. has announced that J.C. Lowe, who was Sinclair’s General Manager in Birmingham, will become the General Manager of WEAR (ABC) and WFGX (MyNet) in Pensacola….
Payday Lending Town Hall Meeting
The Raise Florida Network in collaboration with Community Enterprise Investments, Inc. (CEII), Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church, and the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church will hold a Town-Hall Meeting on the impact of…
MESS Four Dollar Days in September
Starting in September, the Pensacola MESS Hall is introducing a new incentive for families to try out and explore exhibits and mess kits designed to spark interest in Math, Engineering, Science, and…
Help Inweekly investigate local web trolls, cyber bullying and cyber harassment
Internet trolls, cyber bullying and cyber harassment are getting more attention in the media. Oftentimes the attackers take advantage of software or online services to hide their identities from their victims. Males…
Five questions for John Morgan, attorney behind medical marjuana amendment
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan is spearheading a move to pass a constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana in the state, putting millions…