Month: March 2016

Just weeks after lawmakers ended the 2016 Legislative Session, the Florida Chamber today announced that Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Shalimar) is one of the Florida Chamber…

Tax season is almost over and it is now time to dispose of receipts, pay stubs and important documents from years past and not worry…

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA County supervisors of elections will see their salaries rise, under a bill signed into law Wednesday by…

In the second half of the show, Dr. Jacob Shively will discuss ISIS’s evolution and current prospects as well as challenges the United States government,…

Last week, Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, the son and grandson of Cuba refugees, talked about President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba. He said the…

Academy Award Nominated Director Josh Fox and Pensacola’s own Aria Beck Doe are screening in Pensacola in support of the challenges Pensacola and the Northwest…

Today, Coach Willie Spears made the decision to withdraw from the Escambia Superintendent of Schools race. Here is why: During my first season as Head…

Want to start a debate at City Hall? Just ask Pensacola citizens what should be built on the 1.8-acre, city-owned Hawkshaw property. Renowned design firm…

Yesterday Navy Federal Credit Union presented Dr. Judy Bense, president of the University of West Florida (UWF), with its inaugural ‘Partner of the Year’ award….

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state has resumed its search for a new insurance commissioner after Gov. Rick Scott and Chief…

Results from the latest Florida Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index Survey show that 54 percent of Florida’s small businesses expect to hire over the…

When Mayor Ashton Hayward run for office, he made a commitment to the African-American community to conduct a full disparity study and increase the city’s…

Last week, the Waterfront Rescue Mission Board of Directors announced the closure of its Women’s Center, end of its Career Development Program, and the restructuring…

Students that will be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2016 are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year….

Slide the City has announced a return to Pensacola on May 21. Palafox Street will once again be home to the biggest block party of…

Two weeks ago, the parody news website ky6news.com posted an article that actor Matt Damon being “tired of the LA lifestyle” and was planning a…

Josh Fox, director of the the Oscar-nominated documentary “Gasland,” will be in Pensacola on April 7 to talk about environmental injustice and climate change. “Gasland”…

A team of University of West Florida MBA students won first place at the Small Business Institute’s 40th Annual Academic Conference in New Orleans last…

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott’s top business recruiter for the past year is leaving the job. An announcement Monday…

The Florida SBDC Network, in partnership with Veterans Florida, welcomed the first class of participants in the new Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program, a statewide initiative…