2020 Trailblazer Awards

In honor of Black History Month, the University of West Florida Office of Equity and Diversity and Epps Christian Center partnered to award eight community…

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Working together towards a healthier tomorrow

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The meeting was mostly about community health. But it was actually about a lot more—almost everything else. “We have to look…

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After 30 years, ‘Aware!’ producer and host bid farewell

On a special edition of “Aware!” this weekend, longtime host Dee Dee Sharp and producer Gael Frazer say goodbye to viewers and colleagues after 30…

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Gov. DeSantis in town today

During Rick Scott’s tenure as governor, we got accustomed to him making regular visits to Pensacola–ST Aerospace ground-breaking, floods, ice storms, new Pensacola Bay Bridge,…

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Finding a school superintendent should not be difficult

The Nashville Public School system is conducting national search for a superintendent of schools with the help of the Tennessee School Boards Association. The application…

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Dixon scholar wins film fest

Que’Vieon Preyer, an 8th-grade scholar at Dixon School of Arts & Sciences, won the middle school category for his film at the Youth Making Ripples…

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Choral Society announces ‘Young Voices 2020’ winners

Fourteen high school and college students competed for cash prizes and invitations to perform on the Choral Society of Pensacola’s March concert in Young Voices…

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Chamber announces speaker for State of Education luncheon

Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce announced that Florida Department of Education Division of Public Schools Chancellor Jacob Oliva will be the keynote speaker…

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House wants to revamp school funding formula

By the News Service of Florida staff The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday is slated to consider a bill that would revamp the way the…

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Buzz: Results of Complete Florida Plus audit won’t be out until late March

Peter Schorsch reports in his daily newsletter, Sunburn, that the audit of the University of West Florida’s alleged mismanagement of Complete Florida Plus is expected…

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Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year

Santa Rosa Superintendent of Schools Tim Wyrosdick, Santa Rosa School Board Members, and members of the Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Elizabeth Mann as the…

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UWF receives $200k gift

Press release: The University of West Florida announced today a $200,000 gift from Roger Hemminghaus to name the Roy and Henrietta (Etts) Hemminghaus Chemistry Lab…

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