Press Release: Mayor Ashton Hayward would like to invite the community to join him for a ribbon cutting ceremony at Bruce Beach, 601 W Main St, on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 9…
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Escambia County School District loses high school students at an alarming rate
Nearly half of Escambia County’s public elementary and middle are among the lowest performing in Florida. Accordingly, parents with the means have figured how to get a good education for that children…
Did Global Learning Academy set back inner-city education?
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas closed three inner-city schools and put the students in the $17-million, mega-elementary school, Global Learning Academy, which is located in the shadow of the District administration…
Miramar woman files ethics complaint against Gillum
Suzanne C. Harris of Miramar in Walton County, Fla. yesterday filed an ethics complaint against Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for governor. The complaint was notarized by Patricia Gachanja of…
Malcolm Thomas’ failing Vision 2020
In August 2015 as the new school year was about to begin and the election was a year away, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas announced his “bold initiative:” Vision 2020. He said he…
Florida PSC reduces Gulf Power’s customer bills
TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today ordered Gulf Power Company to pass additional savings from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to its customers. The Commission approved an additional…
Chamber supports appointed superintendent
Viewpoint: Appointed Superintendent Provides Opportunity to Move Escambia County Forward By Stephen R. Moorhead, chairman of the Greater Pensacola Chamber board of directors During this election, voters in Escambia County have a…
Over 44K have voted in Escambia County
Escambia County voters are participating in the 2018 general election at a record pace. As of the close of Tuesday voting, 24,275 have voted via mail-in ballots and 20,647 have taken advantage…
Studer Group employee named distinguished FSU alum
Florida State University College of Education Recognizes Dr. Janet Pilcher with the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award For Her Lasting Impact on the Field of Education Press release: Dr. Janet Pilcher was selected…
ST Engineering deal inked
This past weekend, Scott Luth, FloridaWest CEO, and Escambia County Board of County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh were among the participants in a historic Memorandum of Understanding agreement signing between Vincent Chong,…
Wednesday is final day to request vote-by-mail ballots to be mailed
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds voters who wish to be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot for the Nov. 6 General Election to request their ballot no later than Wednesday,…
Gillum coming to Pensacola on Wednesday
Tallahassee mayor and Democratic candidate for governor, Andrew Gillum, will be in Pensacola on Wednesday, according to locals involved in his campaign. Wednesday, October 31 8 – 10 amSt. John Divine Missionary Baptist…
Florida’s population surpasses 21 million
The Florida Chamber Foundation has announced a historic change to Florida’s population- according to estimates found on TheFloridaScorecard.org, Florida’s population has surpassed 21 million people.  The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Executive Vice President,…
Hill leads Garrett in Florida House D1 race
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 691 likely State House District 1 voters, Republican Mike Hill has the lead with 42.1 percent with Vikki Garret following with 29.1 percent leaving 28.8…
No Blue Wave in 1st Congressional District, Gaetz has better than 2:1 lead
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 730 likely Congressional District 1 voters, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz has a commanding lead with 55.5 percent with Democrat Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman following with 24.8…
DeSantis releases health care plan…finally
DESANTIS HEALTH PLAN CALLS FOR MORE PATIENT CHOICES October 25, 2018 … By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Less than two weeks before Election Day, Republican gubernatorial nominee…
Heroes Among Us tonight @Rosie’s
Heroes Among Us, the speaker series hosted by the local Marine Corps League J. R. Spears Detachment #066, will start 6 p.m. tonight at Rosie’s inside Seville Quarter, 300 E. Government. The…
PEDC enacting legislation needs to be updated
Pensacola-Escambia County Promotion and Development Commission Act needs to be updated by the Florida Legislature to comply with how the current PEDC operates. The board has sent the Escambia County Commission a…
Dosev speaks to WRL tomorrow
Cris Dosev will be speaking about the Eagle Forum to the Women for Responsible Legislation 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pensacola City Hall. The meeting is open to the public. He has been…
UWF receives $3 million grant from DOE
The University of West Florida received a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance and expand its science, technology, engineering and math courses. The grant, which was…