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George Stone renamed
During its June meeting, Escambia County School Board approved changing the name to the George Stone Area Vocational–Technical Center to George Stone Technical College. According to a district announcement, officials hope the new name…
County Commission District 2 race is tight
Challenger Alan McMillan has a slight lead over incumbent Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill in the GOP primary for District 2, but the lead is within the 4.5%Â margin of error, according…
Studers donate downtown parcel for youth sports facility
Quint and Rishy Studer announced this morning that they are donating a parcel on the west side of the former ECUA treatment plant site on Main Street for a youth sports facility….
Fant drops out of AG race, White could benefit
By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In the first major development of qualifying week, state Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of the…
Barker may have unintentionally explained budget overruns
When City of Pensacola CFO Dick Barker last week defended why the city didn’t amend Caldwell Associates Architects contract for the proposed Bayview Community Center, he may have unintentionally explained why city…
PHS freshman wins national academic honor
Max Mateer of Pensacola, Florida won first place in the Senior Individual Performance category at the national finals for the National History Day® Contest. Mateer, a 9th-grade student at Pensacola High School,…
Williamson picks up opponent, see who else has qualified
From The News Service of Florida: It appears Rep. Jayer Williamson, R-Pace, won’t receive a free pass back to the Florida House. Bobbi Sue Osborne, a Jay resident running without party affiliation,…
Hill has slight lead in House District 1 race
Former State Rep. Mike Hill has a slight lead over Rebekah Bydlak in the race to replace State Rep, Clay Ingram: 27.0%-22.4%. Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 456 likely Republican voters of Florida…
Escambia County still mediocre school system
Last week, Florida Department of Education release the Florida Standard Assessment scores for each school district. Several districts, including Santa Rosa County, sent out press releases touting their successes. The Escambia County…
Barker lost the council when he stretched ‘facts’
Last week, the City of Pensacola’s chief financial officer, Dick Barker, tried to use his 38 years of experience in the city’s finance department and a slide presentation to convince the Pensacola…
Florida holds nearly half of migrant kids in Homestead prison-like facility
According to news reports, 2,000 migrant children have been separated from their parents and are being held in detention in Homestead, Fla U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told the Miami New Times…
Local Wendy’s restaurants sold to Memphis firm
Carlisle, the tenth largest Wendy’s franchise organization, announced the acquisition of an additional 46 restaurants in Alabama and Florida from the Wendco Group, a Wendy’s franchise organization owned by Roger and Raisa…
Florida Chamber endorses Bydlak for Florida House District 1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (June 18, 2018)—The Florida Chamber of Commerce today announced its endorsement of Rebekah Bydlak for Florida House District 1. “Rebekah Bydlak is a candidate who is focused on serving the…
Moore leads City District 4 race, 57.5 percent doesn’t know candidates
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 226 likely Pensacola District 4 voters, Jared Moore holds a lead with 18.6 percent of the vote followed by Christopher Phillips with 11.1 percent of…
Four locals named among 100 most influential people in Florida politics
Our area had four people named to the Influence Magazine’s “Influence 100” list–Lewis Bear, Jr., Stan Connally, Andy Marlette and Collier Merrill. Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis wrote why Bear, the patriarch of…
Petition calls for City Administrator to be investigated
A petition has been launched on change.org regarding City Administrator Eric Olson’s decision to halt processing of the city’s recyclables last September without informing the public of his decision until last month….
Poll: Robinson leads in mayor’s race, Buchanan nearly doubles support
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson has a commanding lead in the race to be Pensacola’s next mayor but still falls short of winning the office without a runoff, according to the latest…
Bare files for ECUA District 4
Former Pensacola City Council President Charles L. Bare has pre-filed for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, District 4, as a Republican for the 2018 election. He will challenge the longtime incumbent Dale Perkins….
Santa Rosa touts academic success
From the Santa Rosa County School District: The Santa Rosa County School District would like to congratulate all our students, teachers, school staff, administrators, and parents on another outstanding testing year. Each…