University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders announced today a gift of $5 million from The Bear Family Foundation to name the UWF College of Business. The college is slated to…
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EOC offers HERricane Florida
Escambia County Emergency Management invites girls entering 7th, 8th and 9th grades to participate in the inaugural HERricane Escambia program. This four-day-long camp will be held June 25-28 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m….
Sun Belt send Marshall and James Madison to Big Dance
Men’s Basketball Championship Sophomore guard Xavier Brown scored all of his career-high 21 points in the first half and grabbed a personal-best 10 rebounds to lead James Madison to a 91-71 victory…
DeSantis settles ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration have reached an agreement over his law that banned instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through eighth grade. The settlement says that students…
Sun Belt and NAIA Buzz
App State, ULM, Southern Miss, and Louisiana all earned victories on Wednesday at the Pensacola Bay Center to punch their tickets to the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt…
Breaking: Pensacola lands NAIA Soccer National Championship
NAIA to crown Women’s Soccer Champions at new home KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that it has selected Pensacola, Fla., and Ashton Brosnaham Athletic…
UWF Women lose heartbreaker
The UWF women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 defeat at Auburn Montgomery in the first round of the Gulf South Conference Championship at the AUM Gymnasium on Tuesday. UWF was unable to…
Daily Outtakes: Federal appeal panel boots “Stop Woke” restrictions
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Stop Woke Act” restrictions that prohibited employers from training employees about diversity, equity and inclusion violated First…
Sun Belt basketball chaimpionships start 11:30 a.m. Tuesday
]The 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center, with all 14 Sun Belt institutions competing in the single-elimination…
Dailu Outtakes: Carol McIntosh Education Initiative
Yesterday, the Escambia County Public Schools announced that District 3 community and spiritual leaders have teamed up to unveil plans for the Carol McIntosh Education Initiative. The initiative will focus on increasing…
National history group opposes Florida bills
The American Historical Association has sent a letter to members of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate opposing HB 1291/SB 1372, asserting that if passed, the bill would threaten the integrity…
Daily Outtakes: More ready fo kindergarten
Yesterday, the Florida Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness scores for this past fall. Escambia County increased by 4.5%, with 49.5% of the incoming kindergarten students ready for school, up from…