Category: Caring
Woman, age 91, missing. ECSO asks for help.
Escambia Sheriff’s Investigators are searching for a 91-year-old woman who was last seen on Feb. 18, 2013. Geneva Woods (D.O.B. 5-18-1921) was last seen in…
Darius Rucker Coming to Pensacola Bay Center, tickets go on sale March 1
Rucker will play May 10. He will be joined by Jana Kramer and Justin Moore. Darius Rucker’s just released his latest album “True Believers” (Fourth…
Fr. Jack Gray passes away
Nancy Fetterman sent me an email that Fr. Jack Gray, the retired pastor of St. Anne’s Catholic Church on Saufley Field Road and a chaplain…
Commissioner May and Ministers to Reach Out Montclair Community
Press Release: Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, District 3, will join a group of local ministers in the Montclair neighborhood Friday, February 15. This free…
Interview with Pensacola Civil Rights Icon
Rev. H.K. Matthews, founder and first president of the Escambia County chapter of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, visited the Independent News today to thank us…
Kick off Valentine’s Week with the Women of IMPACT 100
Press Release: IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is conducting its 2013 membership drive with a series of community socials. Membership…
Saengar Theatre spurs downtown economy with record year
Press Release: In a year frought with high unemployment and rising costs for everyday expenses, the Saenger Theatre saw 102,644 attendees come through her doors…
Photos: 2013 Rising Stars Party
Last night, Seville Quarter hosted our Sixth Annual Rising Stars Party. We asked all the guests to take photos with our cell phones. Is the…
Live NiteClub closes
On its Facebook page, Live NiteClub has notified its fans that the bar on Highway 29 and Nine Mile Road has shutdown. WE ARE VERY…
FamiliesFirst Network named Most Improved Community-Based Care Agencies
Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins presented two awards today to community-based care agencies that exceeded expectations last year. The Highest Overall…
Help to get health insurance for children
I received this email from a Community Health Worker at Sacred Heart Hospital: Thank you for IN! Read the “Putting the ACA to Work” with…
What would the new downtown YMCA look like?
One of the hottest topics downtown is the proposal that the YMCA relocate its downtown facility to the Community Maritime Park. The YMCA board hasn’t…
BuzzFeed: Daughters make a difference
Since I’m the father of three daughters, this article caught my attention: “Seven Scientific Reasons to Have Daughters.” The one I like: Fathers live an…
Videos: Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong interviews
Embarrassed Football Star Manti Te’o Breaks Silence Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o at last breaks his silence about the hoax involving him and a…
Pensacola Cordova Rotary Club raises $5,000 for Charity
The Pensacola Cordova Rotary Club recently hosted its Third Annual “Pancakes with Santa†fundraiser. More than 200 people attended the event to enjoy a pancake…
Thank you, Bette Hooten. New downtown library long-time dream
West Florida Public Library Board of Trustees President, Bette Hooten, displayed our newspaper during her remarks at the dedication for the renovated and expanded downtown…
Another Escambia County Claim to Shame: Child Deaths
The Statewide Child Abuse Death Review Committee has released its annual report. Escambia County is one of the worst in the state with 100 total…
IN Cover Story Puts a Face on Area Homicides
Murders, shootings, assaults, rapes…they too quickly become just numbers, one-day headlines lost in the flood of news of Justin Beiber’s tattoos, Lady Gaga’s outfits and…
Who was the most influential person on social media in 2012?
According to SocialToaster Super Fans, it was President Barack Obama. Social marketing platform SocialToaster recently conducted a survey of 3,000 Super Fans and asked them…
Happy New Year (video)
A different, fun Happy New Year. Gunshop | Hoppy New Year from Gunshop on Vimeo. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
