The City of Pensacola has been awarded $2,578,489 in grant funding for two environmental resilience projects through the Resilient Florida Grant Program. The State of Florida awarded over $404 million in grant…
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Pitching Warrington
Superintendent Provides Update on Middle School to State By Jeremy Morrison Warrington Middle School has been involved in state turnaround efforts for years. On Wednesday, Escambia School District Superintendent Tim Smith told…
Oops, Childers did it again
Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers wants to avoid having to present her case for not honoring the Board of Commissioners’ contract regarding a 401(a) retirement plan that has been in place in…
Don’t ask, don’t tell civil rights history
According to Flagler College history professor Dr. Michael Butler, the Florida Legislature’s efforts to ban any history that a parent believes may make her child uncomfortable about his/her race is pushing good…
Free paint
The Programs Division of the Escambia County Waste Services Department is pleased to offer free re-blended paint each Thursday at the Perdido Landfill, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Latex paint is screened…
Cubed Live Painting
Open Call For Artists The UWF Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) invites all artists to submit their mural ideas for a chance to participate in the Cubed 2022 Live Painting Event. Artists…
Reminder: BCC regular meeting tomorrow morning
Reminder: BCC to Hold Regular Board Meeting Feb. 10 The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will hold two meetings Thursday, Feb. 10. Public Forum begins at 8:45 a.m. and the BCC…
Underhill fails to respond in Ethics hearing
Commissioner Doug Underhill has told the daily newspaper that he can’t wait for his day in court to defend himself against the probable cause findings of the Florida Ethics Commission – “I’m…
Kindergarten readiness by school
Only 11 of Escambia County’s 35 elementary schools had more than half of their kindergarteners ready for school. Thirteen schools had less than a third ready. This doesn’t bode well for the…
Escambia Kindergarten readiness drops
The Florida Department of Education has released its Fall 2021 kindergarten readiness scores. The percentage of kindergarten-ready children dropped both statewide (from 57% to 50%) and in Escambia(48% to 42%) and Santa…
Childers has 20 days to respond [podcast]
Judge William Stone has given County Clerk Pam Childers 20 days to show cause why the relief requested by the Board of County Commissioners concerning the 401(a) retirement plan should not be…
Regions supports YReads!
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Feb. 8, 2022 – The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded primarily by Regions Bank, on Tuesday announced a $50,000 grant to the YMCA of Northwest Florida to bring…