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FEMA: Florida Disaster Assistance Reaches Nearly $28 Million in Two Weeks

Just two weeks since the May 6 major disaster declaration for severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in the Florida Panhandle, nearly $28 million in disaster…

Florida Chamber hands out grades for local lawmakers

The Florida Chamber of Commerce today released the actual grades earned by all members of the House and Senate on the Florida Chamberâ€™s 2014 Legislative…

Company maps out local flood areas

The KatRisk has a data map of our April flooding. The modeling is fascinating – check it out here. KatRisk is a catastrophe modeling company…

ECSO shut off the gas to CBD after 2012 flood

In the days after the county’s Central Booking and Detention exploded, county officials were telling commissioners, away from the public, that the gas explosion would…

BP says it will appeal to Supreme Court

Reuters is reporting that BP said today that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling concerning the 2010 Gulf of…

ECUA offers media tour to new recycling facility

ECUA issued a press release stating it has continued to provide recycling services to its customers for the past month, despite the loss of its…

House Aide: Giving maps to consultant was ‘a mistake’

By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida An aide to former House Speaker Dean Cannon admitted Tuesday that he made a mistake by secretly…

County explains why it rebuilt the CBD basement to ‘pre-flood’ conditions

Yesterday, I posted a November 2012 letter (ObjectionbySheriff ) from Sheriff David Morgan to Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom. At the time, the county commission…

BP loses appeal, must start paying business claims

Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans refused to reconsider its decision that businesses do not have to prove…

Tickets Now On Sale for 6th Annual Lifeâ€™s a Dance

Fred Astaire Dance Studio Pensacola presents a star-studded evening of dance at the 6th Annual Lifeâ€™s a Dance benefiting Covenant Hospice at the Saenger Theatre…

Jazz Jam, June 2

Who: Jazz Society of Pensacola presents What: Jazz Jam When: Monday, June 2, 6:30 PM. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Where: La Brisa, 51 Gulf…

The Three-Step Process to FEMA Disaster Assistance

Florida survivors who sustained property damage or loss from the recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding should apply for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency…

Trial puts redistricting under microscope

By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida A high-stakes trial that could decide the future of the state’s congressional districts began Monday in Tallahassee,…

Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union presents Manna Food Pantries with check for $146,465

From Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union: We did it! The community did it! Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union raised $146,465 through the Gulf Winds Manna…

Escambia County Long Term Recovery Group forming, May 21 meeting

Over 6,000 families in our community have already registered for FEMA assistance to help them recover from the Spring 2014 flood. If past experience is…

Pensacola area named Top 10 Destination list

Pensacola has made it onto ConventionSouth magazineâ€™s 2014 Top 10 list of the â€œSouthâ€™s Five-Star Destinations for Military & Public Service Groups.â€ The cities on…

Innovation Awards: Deadline moved to June 15

The Innovation Awards application deadline has been extended to June 15, 2014, due to the recent historic flooding in Northwest Florida. High-tech companies have a…

Sheriff warned county not to rebuild CBD basement in 2012

Sheriff David Morgan warned Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom in November 2012 not to restore the basement of the Central Booking Detention building to ‘pre-flood…