2016 Saenger Classic Movies Announced

The votes have been tallied, triple checked and the selections have been made following the Pensacola News Journal survey for the Saenger Classic Movie Series….

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Popular radio host Branden Rathert in Columbia, MO

Whatever happened to Branden Rathert, the award-winning afternoon drive host for News Radio 1620? Rathert is the Morning Host of “Wake Up Columbia” at KSSZ…

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Charlotte’s Web creators fight for Florida license

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than two years after lawmakers legalized a limited type of medical marijuana, an administrative law judge…

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Breaking news: Papantonio wins $5.1M verdict against Dupont

An Ohio federal jury on today awarded $5.1 million to a cancer survivor, David Freeman, who alleged DuPont’s chemical dumping into the river that separates…

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Sherri Myers to be honored

Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers will be honored at the Center for Independent Living’s 2016 Annual Awards & Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. Myers will be presented with…

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Catholic HEART Workcamp comes to Brownsville

Over 100 teens from across the country will participate in a week-long Catholic HEART Workcamp (CHWC) July 18-22. The participants will be housed at Gulf…

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PETA honors Pensacola Police Department

A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a puppy who was…

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Volunteers sought for ReadingPals

According to Studer Community Institute, 34 percent of Escambia County children fail kindergarten readiness tests. This deficiency often continues and correlates closely to the 27…

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Lecture: How railroads shaped Pensacola

Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series continues on Thursday, July 14, 2016, featuring John Appleyard speaking on the subject of “How railroads shaped Pensacola, 1870…

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Santa Rosa County receives Florida Forest Service grant

Santa Rosa County has been selected to receive a competitive Urban and Community Forestry Grant in the amount of $16,500 from the Florida Forest Service….

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Veterans FL Entrepreneurship competition winners: Happy Hour Ice Cream, StarChip, eMarket Places

The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida recently hosted a business plan competition to conclude its inaugural Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship…

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SCI announces Be the Bulb winners on Thursday

Quint and Rishy Studer will award $50,000 on Thursday to the winners of the Be the Bulb challenge. The Studers announced in January a campaign…

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Robbins: Helping high school athletes develop a Game Plan

By Blanton Stagno: Last week, retired NFL player Fred Robbins held his third annual “Game Plan” Three-day Football & Career Development Camp for area high…

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Panhandle Charitable Open gears up

The Panhandle Charitable Open (PCO) set a record last year by donating $170,000 to 21 local charities. The event was established in memory of organizer…

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Pensacola Speaks: Brexit and GOP Congressional Debate

We will open today’s “Pensacola Speaks” with PNJ editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette. We will discuss last Friday’s Republican Congressional debate. Andy and I were panelists…

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BP claim czar, Ken Feinberg, consulting on OneOrlando Fund re:Pulse shooting

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA HAS: FIVE QUESTIONS FOR KENNETH FEINBERG By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawyer Ken Feinberg has been involved with…

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Scott honors 49 victims of Pulse shooting

Gov. Rick Scott this past week ordered that 49 flags be placed in front of the Florida Capitol. The flags are meant to remember the…

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Hammonds donate $100K to PSC Visual Arts

Local philanthropists David and Cathy Hammond recently donated $100,000 to the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College. Their contribution kicks off a $1 million…

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Local boy named Children’s Miracle Network Champion

Today, 14-year-old Drew Barefield of Crestview will join pediatric patients from each state on an Ambassador Tour for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Drew was treated…

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Combating rise of suicides among military veterans [podcast]

On “Pensacola Speaks,” USAF Major Damon Friedman discussed on Monday his efforts to combat the rise in suicides among our military veterans. “There is an…

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