Pensacola City Councilman P.C. Wu spoke first on the investigation of the fire chiefs, during the “Council Communications” segment of the meeting. “Sixty years of service to this city. Putting their life…
Pensacola City Attorney fumbles baton on briefing city council
After Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson passed the baton to City Attorney Lysia Bowling on briefing the City Council about the investigation into Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe…
Pensacola City Administrator’s February report: RESTORE, Recycling, UBER and more
A little after 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, Pensacola City Administrator gave his monthly report to the City Council and citizens of Pensacola. He talked briefly about the Amtrak celebration to…
Local chosen FDOE Senior Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that Charlie Dicken, who was nominated by Blue Angels Elementary School, has been selected as the Senior Outstanding Volunteer of the Year for Region One. The Outstanding…
Pensacola city officials handled Appeal changes differently from other revisions, according to public records
Inweekly has investigated the circumstances surrounding the revisions to the City of Pensacola’s HR manual that eliminated the independent personnel board and modified the appeal process. Our research, and subsequent public record…
Breaking news: Buck Lee pre-files for Tax Collector
I just ran into former SRIA executive director Buck Lee outside of the Supervisor of Elections office. He said that he has pre-filed for Escambia Tax Collector as a Republican. The incumbent…
Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson honored
Last Friday, local, regional and state representatives gathered for the dedication of the new Wilson B. Robertson Boat and Canoe Launch, located at 11800 Mobile Hwy. The special ceremony recognized Vice Chairman…
International Childhood Awareness Day: ‘We Are One’
Earlier this year, Childhood Cancer International teamed up with Disney’s Frozen composer Christophe Beck to raise childhood cancer awareness. They launched the Child4Child.com campaign that brought together children from across the globe…
UF researchers present inner workings of Ebola vaccine trial
An experimental vaccine combined with an innovative way of vaccinating people has resulted in an estimated 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine against the Ebola virus in West Africa — and the…
ECAT seeks input on future service
Escambia County, in coordination with Escambia County Area Transit, has launched a major update to the county’s 10-year Transit Development Plan. The plan is referred to as “Connections 2026: Moving Escambia Forward.”…
Weekly State Capital Roundup: Hoping for a happy ending
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Budgets have been approved. Committee meetings are dropping off. And the major differences between the House and the Senate are coming into focus. The…
Escambia County High Schools – A: 1, B: 3, C:4
West Florida High is Escambia County’s only “A” school. There other seven earned B’s and C’s. [supsystic-tables id=’17’]