Month: January 2013

West Florida Public Library Board of Trustees President, Bette Hooten, displayed our newspaper during her remarks at the dedication for the renovated and expanded downtown…

Escambia County Investigators have located 3 of the 6 people wanted for questioning in the Belair Rd homicide. Gregory Clarke, Rodney Overstreet, and Jeremiah Andrews…

From the airport newsletter: In December, Pensacola International Airport regained 1 percent more seat capacity over December 2011. Total enplanements for December 2012 were up…

Local lawmakers sat center stage last night as government officials and citizens bent their ears on a variety of topics. The Escambia County State Legislative…

These men are wanted for questioning in the Belair shootings last night. If you have any information about this crime or the below listed people…

Escambia County has issued a list of organizations that have, to date, met the qualifications to participate in the selection of an environmental representative to…

My Florida Voices column -“Come on, Gov. Scott, drop the scare tactics” – was run in the Miami Herald Opinion page today. Please like on…

Press Release: On January 10, 2013 about 10:10 p.m., deputies responded to a shots fired disturbance in the 700 block of Belair Rd. When deputies…

The newest national poll by Public Policy Polling shows Hillary Clinton with a wide lead both among Democratic primary voters and against most of the…

I got a phone call last night from readers in the Montclair about shootings were reported at different locations along Belair Road around after 10…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that Florida is one of 29 states that have been classified as having “high” flu-like activity this year….

Press Release: Continuing its dedication to the University of West Florida and BEST Robotics, AT&T presented a $50,000 contribution to support the Emerald Coast BEST…

The newest section of the Southwest Greenway will open next week. This portion of the trail is located along the north bank of Jones Creek….

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, David Stafford, past president of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, scheduled to testify next Monday before the…

City of Pensacola press release:   Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was on hand Wednesday as Wells Fargo awarded a $50,000 Priority Markets Initiative Grant to…

Press Release: Tourism in Escambia County is presently setting all-time lodging revenue records for FY 2012-2013 to date, with lodging revenues generated in October and…

The Escambia County Commission terminated the Land Development Code Advisory Committee Tuesday, charging county administration and staff with studying nearby counties in order to produce…

In an effort to curb illegal guns and gun violence, Miami police is holding its first 2013 gun buyback operation of the year. Beginning on…

The Miami Heralds’ Naked Politics Blog is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott may have knowingly overstated the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the…

India has attracted international over the rape of a young woman by a gang of men on a New Delhi bus (New Delhi Attack: The…