Emergency blanket drive

WEAR-TV, Council on Aging, Waterfront Rescue Mission are quickly collecting blankets in advance of the severe cold weather hitting our area tonight. Anchor Sue Straughan…

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Check out The Rex Project

The non-profit organization that purchased The REX Theatre in downtown Pensacola is on a quest to collect memories from those who watched movies, went on…

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Christmas Tree Collection and Drop-off Locations for Pensacola Sanitation Customers

City of Pensacola Sanitation Services customers can place their old organic Christmas trees curbside to be picked and disposed of as normal yard waste. Residents…

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Krieger and Flounlacker named Champions of Service

Andrea Krieger, president/CEO of United Way of Escambia County, and Dede Flounlacker, Manna Food Pantries’ executive director, are recipients of the Volunteer Florida’s Champion of…

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Merry Christmas – one and all

I’m taking a couple days off. Enjoy the holidays. Tell the ones you love how much you love them and show forgiveness to those you…

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Pensacola Beach breaks in new year with fireworks

That final shindig of the year, New Year’s Eve, is somehow a little more special when it happens at Pensacola Beach. Whether it’s fireworks that…

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Get Ready for a Fitness Revolution in 2015

The City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department, Community Maritime Park and Aim Escambia have partnered to offer the 2015 Fitness Revolution, a series of…

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Favorite music video: Dueling Joe Cockers with Cocker and John Belushi

Joe Cocker passed away yesterday. I immediately thought of this appearance on SNL in 1978 – Dueling Joe Cockers:

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Second Annual Women in Leadership set for Feb. 13

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the second annual Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future Conference on Friday,…

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SOGO Gingerbread House Contest Announces Winners

More than 100 gingerbread fans eagerly waited Wednesday night to learn who would be the winners of the 2014 SOGO Gingerbread House Contest. The ceremony…

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Help provide snacks for Traveling Troops

The USO Centers at the Pensacola International Airport and Northwest Florida Regional Airport will be open for the thousands of military personnel heading home for…

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Reality of ALICE households: Cold weather tragedy costs three lives

Yesterday morning, the Pensacola Fire Department responded to 1217 North 6th Avenue as the result of a 911 call. Four victims of carbon monoxide poisoning…

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Churches challenged to trim the fat

Healthy Lives of Baptist Health Care has created a Get Healthy Pensacola Church Challenge for local area churches. The church-based weight loss competition is to…

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Qatar ambassador donates $10K to ARC Gateway

Ambassador Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari from Qatar was in town today to speak at the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club. At the meeting, he announced a $10,000…

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Latest report shows increase in reports of sexual assault in the military

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released yesterday the latest survey of sexual assaults among our armed forces. He believes that the Defense Department’s efforts to prevent…

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County holds ribbon cutting for archery park, Dec 10

Escambia County will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Klondike Archery Park, 7201 Sparshott Drive, Pensacola, on Wednesday, December 10, at 10 a.m….

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‘New O. Henry’ has book reading at Open Books, Dec. 6

Open Books Bookstore and Prison Book Project is hosting Richard Craig Hurt for a reading and book signing for his newly published book, “A Wounded…

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On WCOA this morning

I’m filling in for Jim Sanborn on WCOA 1370 AM today and tomorrow from 6-7 am.

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Angel of Hope Candlelight Service, Dec. 6

The Gulf Breeze Chapter of the Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Group, a local support group for parents who are dealing with the loss of…

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Clear the Kennels this weekend

The Escambia County Animal Shelter is hosting a Clear the Kennels Event hoping to find a home for every animal for the Holidays. Any coverage…

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