School District adds weapon detection

Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard has announced that all middle and high schools will begin randomly screening students with a new weapons detection…

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Escambia schools designated ‘Schools of Excellence’

On March 29, Florida State Chancellor of Education Paul Burns announced 783 Florida schools have achieved the designation of Schools of Excellence for the 2022-2023…

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Scholarship deadline approaching

The Pensacola Interstate Fair, Inc. is reminding graduating high school seniors that the deadline to apply for the 2024 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant…

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UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund places

The University of West Florida’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund placed second among the nation’s student-managed bond funds at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education’s…

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Education Expert Dr. Angela Bush coming to CivicCon

CivicCon is excited to invite the public to a free presentation by Dr. Angela Bush on Thursday, April 11, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at…

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Daily Outtakes: 2024 Hurricane Season could be ‘explosive’

AccuWeather meteorologists are forecasting 20-25 named storms across the Atlantic basin in 2024, including 8-12 hurricanes, four to seven major hurricanes, and four to six…

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Kindergarten regisitration starts April 1

The Escambia County School District has announced Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year will begin on April 1, 2024. All families are encouraged to…

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JUMP event on March 30 salutes U.S. military in Japan

The Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida will host its ninth Japan-US Military Program on Saturday, March 30 in downtown Pensacola saluting the U.S. military in…

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Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business

University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders announced today a gift of $5 million from The Bear Family Foundation to name the UWF College…

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EOC offers HERricane Florida

Escambia County Emergency Management invites girls entering 7th, 8th and 9th grades to participate in the inaugural HERricane Escambia program. This four-day-long camp will be…

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Sun Belt send Marshall and James Madison to Big Dance

Men’s Basketball Championship Sophomore guard Xavier Brown scored all of his career-high 21 points in the first half and grabbed a personal-best 10 rebounds to…

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DeSantis settles ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration have reached an agreement over his law that banned instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through…

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Sun Belt and NAIA Buzz

App State, ULM, Southern Miss, and Louisiana all earned victories on Wednesday at the Pensacola Bay Center to punch their tickets to the quarterfinal round…

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Breaking: Pensacola lands NAIA Soccer National Championship

NAIA to crown Women’s Soccer Champions at new home KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that it has…

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UWF Women lose heartbreaker

The UWF women’s basketball team suffered a 74-70 defeat at Auburn Montgomery in the first round of the Gulf South Conference Championship at the AUM…

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Daily Outtakes: Federal appeal panel boots “Stop Woke” restrictions

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Stop Woke Act” restrictions that prohibited employers from training employees…

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Sun Belt basketball chaimpionships start 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

]The 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center, with all 14…

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Dailu Outtakes: Carol McIntosh Education Initiative

Yesterday, the Escambia County Public Schools announced that District 3 community and spiritual leaders have teamed up to unveil plans for the Carol McIntosh Education…

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National history group opposes Florida bills

The American Historical Association has sent a letter to members of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate opposing HB 1291/SB 1372, asserting that if…

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Daily Outtakes: More ready fo kindergarten

Yesterday, the Florida Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness scores for this past fall. Escambia County increased by 4.5%, with 49.5% of the incoming…

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