By Jim Turner and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025…
Congratulations to new Bullock Associates CEO
Leslie Perino has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of EW Bullock Associates, officially succeeding Ellis Bullock III, who founded the agency in 1982 and has served as its leader for…
Escambia Public Schools Show Academic Gains
Escambia County School District is celebrating significant academic improvements while rolling out ambitious new programs for the upcoming school year. In a recent interview, Superintendent Keith Leonard shared exciting updates about student…
Returning Aviation Officer Candidate School to NAS Pensacola
The U.S. Naval Institute is amplifying a compelling argument from Ensign Davis J. Threlkeld to reestablish Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) at Naval Air Station Pensacola, marking a potential return to the…
Inweekly celebrates 26 years of stubborn independence
Today marks our newspaper’s 26th anniversary—a milestone I wasn’t sure we’d ever reach. From Delusional Dream to Community Voice When Collier Merrill, Ray Russenberger, Chuck Emiling and I launched what was then…
Daily Outtakes: Food As Medicine Expands
What started as a small experiment with 10 food boxes in Pensacola has evolved into a nationally recognized Food as Medicine program, illustrating how grassroots initiatives can drive systemic healthcare change. Attorney…
UWF students partner with Navy on RoboBoat
University of West Florida students are making waves in marine robotics education. Four electrical and computer engineering students recently partnered with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division to develop an…
National Drug Task Force Nabs Four Pensacolians
Pensacola drug dealers moving vast amounts of illegal drugs have made the news again. Federal authorities have charged four Pensacola residents in connection with an alleged prescription drug diversion scheme that illegally…
2025 Symphony Sparks & Stars
When attorney Peter Mougey signed a $100,000 contract nine years ago to bring the Pensacola Symphony back to town for the 4th of July, he didn’t know how he would raise the…
Stroberger Must Explain Perdido Switch
Escambia County’s two new commissioners have an affinity for operating outside the sunshine. District 4 Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger ordered county staff to drop a new changing room building on Pensacola Beach that…
DeSantis Vetoes Four Bills
On Friday, June 27, Gov. Ron DeSantis exercised his executive authority by vetoing four bills that had previously passed through the Florida Legislature. His reasons for the vetoes were concerns about government…
Daily Outtakes: Inside Dozier Boys Settlement
After decades of silence and suffering, 926 survivors of Florida’s notorious reform schools are finally receiving acknowledgment and compensation from the state. Last week, men who endured horrific abuse as children at…
Pensacola history: The Fight for Recycling
In July, the City of Pensacola will restart its curbside recycling under a new fee structure, which offers a discount to those who don’t recycle. Seventeen years ago, Pensacola and Escambia County…
Top Reads: Week ended June 28. 2025
This week of June is usually slow; few big stories happened from last June until after the Pensacola Beach Blue Angels Show. The Escambia County Commission and Pensacola City Council take a…
$10M from Escambia County drug deals laundered thru casinos
Rayvaughn L. Andrews, 41, of Pensacola, has pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges for distributing cocaine and money laundering, according to John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern…
SRIA Extends Trolley for Airshow
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) is extending public transportation hours along the island on Friday, July 11, and is adding extra buses to the schedule on Saturday, July 12, for the…
Pensacola’s Recycling Program Resurrected
Well, well, well. Look who’s back from their environmental sabbatical! The City of Pensacola has ready to reinstate curbside recycling. After what the city diplomatically calls a “period of program suspension”, our…
Florida Finally Delivers Justice for Dozier Survivors
After decades of silence and suffering, hundreds of men who endured horrific abuse as children at Florida’s notorious reform schools are finally receiving acknowledgment and compensation from the state. This week, 926…
Home Runs for Homes: A Perfect Fourth of July Celebration
What could be better than combining America’s favorite pastime with one of our community’s most important causes? This Independence Day weekend, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity is bringing together baseball, fireworks, and affordable…
Florida creates alt-accreditator, pleasing Trustee Kissel
Today, six public university systems announced the creation of the Commission for Public Higher Education, establishing what they describe as a new accreditation model focused on academic excellence and student outcomes. The…
