Chamber Opens Nominations for 55th Annual PACE Awards

Press Release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber announced today that it is now accepting nominations for its 55th annual Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards,…

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Breaking news: Jail death reported

A death occurred at the Escambia County Main Jail last night. The public information office is reporting the death of white male prisoner, age 48,…

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Crist, Scott pull out big guns in final push

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist marched down the street in Fort Lauderdale, visited black churches in two…

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Election Day Tips for Escambia Voters

Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today offered Escambia County voters some tips to prepare for Election Day: * Confirm the location of your polling…

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Escambia County has over 18K early votes cast

Supervisor of Elections David Stafford reports that 18,420 early votes were cast, which is over four times the early votes cast in the August primary….

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Two missing from Navy Federal celebration deserve kudos, too

Last week Navy Federal Credit Union announced its plans to further expand its operations on Nine Mile Road and increase its total employment to 10,000…

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Yo-Yo coming to FSU in January

Yo-Yo Ma, considered the world’s greatest living cellist, will perform as a part of the Opening Nights Performing Arts series at Florida State University at…

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City workers union endorses Mike Lowery for County Commission, District 4

The Executive Board and officers of the local AFSCME (American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees) Local #3253 voted unanimously to endorse Mike Lowery…

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City employee fired for interference in political races

The city manager of St. Augustine terminated the contact of the city’s marketing strategist for its 450th Commemoration, Charlie Seraphin, for his “involvement in the…

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City reaches tentative agreement with firefighters union

City of Pensacola Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain informed the city council yesterday that city staff and leaders of the International Association of Fire Fighters…

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Backroom Briefing: GOP, Democrats go to war over women

By BRANDON LARRABEE AND MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Republican candidates have long suffered from the “gender gap” between male and female voters,…

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First Amendment Foundation asks candidates about their private email accounts and computers

The First Amendment Foundation, the non-profit that promotes open government Florida, asked the two gubernatorial candidates. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, to answer a few…

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