Hertz to relocate to Lee County

Press Release: Yesterday, the Hertz Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark P. Frissora, Governor Rick Scott and Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope were joined…

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Sexual assaults in military are up, alarmingly

A survey released by the Pentagon yesterday estimates that sexual assaults in the military have increased over 36 percent since 2010–jumping from 19,000 people in…

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Hayward announces he is running for a second term

Mayor Ashton Hayward used his press conference on Southwest Airlines to announce that he is running for a second term. According to the daily, Hayward…

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Viewpoint: More Practical Approach to Medicaid

By Grover Robinson, Escambia Co. Commissioner Another Florida Legislative Session has just ended and for 19-million Floridians there are a host of new issues and…

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Catholic Crusaders baseball playoff game broadcast today

The Catholic Crusaders baseball playoff game Tuesday evening will be broadcast on the Catholic Crusaders Sports Network. The Regional Semifinal at Madison County High School…

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New study says minor league stadiums have positive impact on local economies

Don’t tell C.C. Elebash, but there is new evidence that baseball stadiums help local economies. In the June 2013 issue of the Journal of Sports…

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Another sexual assault by Air Force officer

Stars and Stripes reports that the chief of the Air Force’s sexual assault prevention and response branch–Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski– was arrested by Arlington, Va….

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1600 votes cast already in Escambia County for House District 2

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford has told the IN that 1,600 votes have been cast the GOP primary for House District 2 in…

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Pensacola Airport to gain Nashville route

The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has announced that Nashville International Airport will begin offering in November two daily nonstop Southwest flights to Pensacola. Read more.

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$58 Million for NRDA Projects

A number of Northwest Florida projects received funds today as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil…

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Pensacola area gets nearly a million dollars for homeless

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $4,242,304 in a second round of grants to support18 local homeless housing and service…

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Sheriff Morgan submits $95 million budget

Sheriff David Morgan has officially submitted his 2013-2014 budget to the Board of County Commissioners: Law Enforcement: $50,773,658 Detention: $40,251,178 Court Security: $4,033,002 Total: $95,057,838…

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Sacred Heart says not expanding health coverage hurts area economy

Press Release: Leaders of Sacred Heart Health System say the Florida House’s vote to forgo billions of dollars in federal funding to expand insurance coverage…

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Hayward’s Common $ense

city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced this afternoon that Navy Federal Credit Union and Pen Air Federal Credit Union have signed on to…

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County tries to block Jail Study from being released

There is a budget battle about to break out between interim County Administrator George Touart and Sheriff David Morgan. The fight is inevitable. This first…

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Viewpoint: At-Large Council Seats Do Not Equal Minority Representation

By: George Hawthorne, C.E.O., Diversity Program Advisors, Inc. The two types of City Council representation in Pensacola are at-large councilpersons, where the majority at the…

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Interview: Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women

By Jessica Forbes Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women, visited Pensacola last weekend as part of her work…

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NRA gives Nobles A rating

Press Release—Jack Nobles, former small business owner and community leader, today received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and was hailed as…

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Does your child have an abusive high school coach? Tell us about it

Last month a video shown on ESPN led to the firing of the Rutgers men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice. In the video Rice is seen…

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Why does Pat Bainter care about House District 2?

Pat Bainter is a powerful political consultant that has pumped over the years millions into the campaigns of Republican lawmakers in the state through a…

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