Jail conditions ‘unacceptable’

NorthEscambia.com interviewed Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh about his recent tour of the old county jail, which is still housing prisoners. The conditions are deplorable…

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Moore and Bergosh [podcasts]

Pensacola City Councilman Jared Moore offers a preview of this week’s council agenda. Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talks about last week’s BCC meeting and…

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Local tech company announces upgrades, enhancements

ActiGraph, a Pensacola-based  wearable technology company, has unveiled significant upgrades and enhancements to its real-world remote monitoring ecosystem: An upgraded version of the company’s flagship…

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Fur Ball

The Fur Ball, a black-tie gala supporting the Pensacola Humane Society is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, at the Pensacola Yacht Club. The evening will…

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Broadband expansion proposal modified

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Lawmakers awaiting federal money scaled back a proposal Tuesday that would help broadband providers expand service…

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DIB hires new cleaning crew [podcast]

Press Release: The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) announced today the selection of Pensacola business Spotless Logistics as its new cleaning contractor. Services include keeping downtown…

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The Spring looking for more mentees

The Spring is accepting applications for its Venture Mentoring Service, which is based on the VMS program started by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The…

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Bense, Nickelsens donate to UWF Sansing Sports Medicine Center

The University of West Florida recently announced $100,000 gifts each from Dr. Judy Bense, UWF President Emeritus, and Eric and Peg Nickelsen, UWF Football Founders,…

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Local finishes college swimming career as champion [podcast]

ON WCOA, Booker T. Washington grad Anna Jordan Luth discussed her college swimming career at Birmingham Southern, winning the conference championship every year.

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Levin Papantonio Rafferty wins motion against PornHub

An Alabama federal judge has denied MindGeek’s Motion to Dismiss the complaint brought on behalf of two sex trafficking survivors. MindGeek owns PornHub and other…

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Read Across America Day

The National Naval Aviation Museum and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation will host an in-person and online Story Time event on Wednesday, March 2, to…

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DOH Escambia closes drive-thru testing site

DOH Escambia had closed its drive-thru testing site due to a decline in demand for COVID-19 tests. COVID-19 testing continues to be available at several…

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