Month: March 2018

President Donald Trump yesterday placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all nations, except Canada and Mexico. Will the tariffs help our economy grow?…

The News Service of Florida reports that the state budget has a 7 percent pay raise for law-enforcement officers in the Florida Highway Patrol, the…

The Escambia County Commission is reviewing the best way to move forward with the aging Pensacola Bay Center and the challenges the facility currently faces….

Escambia County Receives Grant Awards for Three RESTORE Projects from U.S. Treasury On March 1, Escambia County received grant awards for three RESTORE Direct Component…

The 2018 Third Annual Strongest Town Contest — a bracket-based competition to find the strongest town – has begun and Pensacola is in the competition. …

By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Editor’s Note: Local representatives – Clay Ingram, Frank White and Jayer Williamson voted against the school-safety bill…

Last May, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill stated that Escambia County Area Transit wasn’t financially viable and he wanted his fellow commissioners to consider discontinuing…

Pensacola International Airport had a recording-setting month in January. The facility handled 117,766 passengers, a 10.1 percent increase over January 2017.  In 2008, the airport…

According to the Florida Department of Education, school enrollment dropped in Escambia County by 94 students to 40,292.  In the 2007-08 school year, the district…

Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a $4 million Job Growth grant for the Pensacola International Airport. The grant most likely signals that Triumph Gulf Coast…

This has been added to the Escambia County School District’s website. What to Expect In the Event of a School Elevated Security Notification: Students Stay…

WFSU has reported that CSX is selling its rail line that runs from Jacksonville to Pensacola. At an investors meeting on March 1, executives announced…

Yesterday, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, (NMAAHC),…

With the help of Dennis Gould of Soundworks, we created this audio sample of ‘City of Grudges.’ The book debuts a week from today on…

Last Friday, several local television stations reported on alleged sexual assault that occurred during Pensacon. A worker with a speed dating service that was a…

The Senate on Monday unanimously approved a compromise measure intended to prevent most minors from getting married in Florida. The measure (SB 140), which must…

City Attorney Lysia Bowling today notified the Pensacola City Council that its motion to dismiss the lawsuit concerning the construction of a fish hatchery on…

Last Friday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian issued a memo to all his employees. He explained the company wanted to stay neutral in the debate over…

My two February book-signings generated a profit of $348. I put in the mail this morning checks for $174 each to Open Books and Sunday’s…