By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Without a formal vote, the Florida Senate on Monday agreed to strip the Confederate battle flag from its official seal, removing one of the…
Clash marks opening of redistricting session
Rep. Clay Ingram will be on “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon to give an update on the special session. REDISTRICTING SESSION KICKS OFF WITH A CLASH By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF…
Is a retirement village in the future for Hallmark site?
Two days after the daily newspaper published that the mayor’s wife, An Hayward, and former business partner, Matt Pair, had been bought out of a LLC that owned the closed Hallmark Elementary School,…
Trump leads Carson in latest poll of Florida Republican voters
A new University of North Florida statewide poll of Republican primary likely voters reveals that if the Republican primary were held today, Donald Trump would garner the most votes with 21.7 percent….
Studers host Marshall Tucker Band concert for Springfest supporters
Press Release: Thank you to music festival supporters! As a thank you to all that supported the effort to bring back Springfest, a downtown music festival, a thank you concert is being…
Town Hall meeting on proposal jail sites, Oct. 27
Escambia County staff will hold a special town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Chambers (Room 100) of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building (221 Palafox…
Podcast: UWF Historic Trust to make big announcement today
The University of West Florida today will unveil the UWF Historic Trust Interpretive Master Plan. Last week, I interviewed Rob Overton, Chief Operating Officer of the UWF Historic Trust, about Pensacola’s rich…
For Halloween, please do not dress as a deputy
NorthEscambia.com reports that a second man has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says when accused police impersonator Joshua Lynam pulled over an undercover deputy…
West Florida High hazing investigation focuses on wrong targets
Last Thursday morning, the National Movement for Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, and Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceLast Friday held a press conference in a church parking lot across the street from the…
Proposed apartments on Pickens school site nixed
This morning, Veronica Fountain called to say she had heard that the Paces Foundation, an affordable housing developer, was no longer interested in building apartments on the site of the former J….
UWF Historic Trust hosts haunted house walking and trolley tours
Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host its 25th annual haunted house walking and trolley tours in Historic Pensacola this October. Guests may choose from four walking tour…
PYP hosts 3rd Annual Fun-Filled Field Day, Oct. 24
Press release: The Pensacola Young Professionals will host its third annual Fun-Filled Field Day presented by Hill-Kelly Dodge for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida and Families First Network on Saturday,…