University of West Florida Argonauts and friends are invited to support the University of West Florida and its programs on UWF’s sixth annual Day of Giving scheduled for Thursday, April 18. Alumni,…
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Daily Outtakes: UWF launches capital campaign w/new stadium
By Tom St. Myer The University of West Florida launched the public phase of its “Here for Good” capital campaign with the announcement that a new football stadium is coming to campus….
Black Founders’ Innovation Summit
Innovators and entrepreneurs from across Florida and the Southeast will attend the two-day Black Founders’ Innovation Summit on April 19-20 in Pensacola. The summit brings together like-minded individuals and organizations committed to…
Escambia schools closed tomorrow
Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard has announced that schools and district offices will be closed and all extra-curricular activities canceled on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, due to possible severe weather…
Daily Outtakes: UDC still cannot repay loan
NorthEscambia.com reports that the Urban Development Center failed to pay off its loan from the Town of Century and has asked for another extension. Read Request for Extension Last February, the Century…
Daily Outtakes: Master educator coming to Penascola
Yesterday, I interviewed Dr. Angela Bush, the Birmingham middle school principal who took over Erwin Middle School and got the school off Alabama’s Comprehensive Support and Improvement list despite having to deal…
UWF Historic Trust partners with DeFuniak Landmarks
The University of West Florida Historic Trust has partnered with F. Diane Pickett, local emerging author and the president and founder of DeFuniak Landmarks, a nonprofit foundation established to preserve and protect…
School District adds weapon detection
Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard has announced that all middle and high schools will begin randomly screening students with a new weapons detection system called OPENGATE. This new technology allows…
Escambia schools designated ‘Schools of Excellence’
On March 29, Florida State Chancellor of Education Paul Burns announced 783 Florida schools have achieved the designation of Schools of Excellence for the 2022-2023 school year. Seven Escambia County schools were…
Scholarship deadline approaching
The Pensacola Interstate Fair, Inc. is reminding graduating high school seniors that the deadline to apply for the 2024 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant is quickly approaching. With a deadline of…
UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund places
The University of West Florida’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund placed second among the nation’s student-managed bond funds at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education’s (QGAME) Global Portfolio Competition held on March…
Education Expert Dr. Angela Bush coming to CivicCon
CivicCon is excited to invite the public to a free presentation by Dr. Angela Bush on Thursday, April 11, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the REX Theatre in downtown Pensacola. In…