Gulf Breeze High School graduate (Class of 1999) and star of the NBC series Timeless, Abby Spencer attended the royal wedding on Saturday. Abby is a close friend of Meghan Markle, with…
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2018 Foo Foo Festival grants announced
2018 Foo Foo Festival Grant Awards Mini Grant Awards: Eventity— $10,000.00 Lamplighter Mentoring — $10,000.00 Frank Brown — $10,000.00 Sunday’s Child — $3,358.00 Truth for Youth — $10,000.00 PLT — $10,000.00 Pensacola…
The story of Sgt. William Wayne Seay
If you read only one news story this weekend, please make it this one about the heroism of Pensacola native Sgt. William Wayne Seay that was told by Major General Robert Dyess…
Project Oyster set to begin
The Bream Fishermen Association (BFA) and Pensacola Bay Oyster Company have partnered on the Project Oyster Pilot (POP) study to improve water quality throughout Pensacola and Perdido Bay. The study will examine…
Skatepark vs. Bayview Center and Boathouse
If the City of Pensacola could rein in the $9.6-million cost for the proposed Bayview Park Community Center and Boathouse and get the cost closer to the original budget of $6 million…
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 12
On Saturday, May 12, the letter carriers of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger in our community. In its 26th year, the National Association of…
New Name for Homeless Coalition
EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless (ECOH) has launched a major rebrand initiative to reintroduce itself to the public and highlight Coordinated Entry, the organization’s new, centralized multi-organization system that is changing the…
‘City of Grudges’ breaks into Mississippi Top 10 bestsellers
The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. publishes on Sunday’s Top 10 Bestsellers in the state. The list is a mix of non-fiction and fiction. “City of Grudges” broke into the Top 10 this…
Triumph board approves $3 million workforce training grant for Escambia County
Today, the Triumph Gulf Coast board approved a $3-million grant for workforce development in Escambia County that was submitted by the Escambia County School District in partnership with Florida West Economic Development…
Friends of WFPL to host Big Spring Book Sale this weekend
Spring is sprung, and that means it’s time to stock up on books at the Friends of West Florida Public Library’s Big Spring Book Sale, Apr. 27-29 at the downtown library, 239…
30th Annual Cattails Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament deadline approaches
The 30th Annual Cattails Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament will be held May 4-5 at the newly-renovated Pensacola Athletic Center, 7700 West Highway 98. This is one of the areas longest running and…
Rally Foundation announces celebrity participants
Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research has announced that Joe Hawley, Reggie Evans, Fred Robbins and Dominik Hixon would be participating in Rally On The Runway, a New York-style fashion show that…