Pensacola State College will close at 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, and remain closed through Sunday, Oct. 8. All activities and classes, whether on campus or online, are canceled during this time….
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Pensacola Symphony opening night cancelled
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra’s Opening Night! concert and dress rehearsal have been cancelled due to the threat of inclement weather. Originally scheduled for Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre, the…
2017 JUMP event cancelled
Due to the projected impact of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Nate on our area, the National Naval Aviation Museum will be closed tomorrow, Oct. 7. Therefore, the Japan-U.S. Military Program has been cancelled.
State parks closed
The Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service announces the closure of 18 state parks in Northwest Florida due to imminent weather conditions including strong winds and rain. The following state parks were closed…
Pensacola Airport to close 8 p.m. Saturday
From the Pensacola International Airport Facebook page: Pensacola International Airport will close and cease ALL operations at 8 pm Saturday, October 7th and will remain closed throughout Sunday, October 8th due to…
Beach evacuations begin
Evacuations have been ordered for Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key and low lying coastal areas as 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Evacuations are being called in preparation for potentially dangerous storm surge, not…
Concerns over Nate leads to Santa Rosa Island Triathlon cancellation
The PNJ reports concern for the Tropical Storm Nate’s impact on Pensacola Beach has forced cancellation of the 22nd Santa Rosa Island Triathlon.
Escambia County: Tropical Storm Nate Update #3
Current Situation Escambia County is under a Hurricane Watch, which means that hurricane conditions are possible within the next 48 hours. A Storm Surge Watch is  in effect, which means there is a…
Nate may impact us as a tropical storm
NATE POISED TO SEND WIND, WAVES TO PANHANDLE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s western Panhandle, the one area of the state spared the impact of Hurricane Irma nearly…
Rafferty wins $140M verdict
An Illinois federal jury has found that the pharmaceutical company AbbVie, Inc., must pay $140 million in punitive damages and $140,000 in compensatory damages to a former user of AndroGel, a testosterone…
What is the impact of Nate on local events
The University of West Florida has moved its football game to tonight at 6 p.m. All UWF locations will be closed Saturday, Oct. 7 at noon through Monday, Oct. 9. This includes…
County Commission seeks other proposals for field house, arena. Project cannot use monies from General Fund
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0, with Commissioner Lumon May absent, to solicit letters of interest from other development companies to build a field house and possibly an arena. The…
Escambia, Santa Rosa under state of emergency
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE: Twenty-nine counties along the Gulf Coast and in North Florida were put under a state of emergency Thursday, as Florida prepares…
Breaking news: Marlin Equity acquires majority interest in AppRiver
One of the Pensacola area’s most well-known technology companies has been acquired by a California-based investment firm, Marlin Equity Partners. AppRiver CEO Mike Murdoch confirmed minutes ago that Marlin Equity Party this…
Beach town hall draws a crowd
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY About a dozen local citizens greeted Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV at his town hall meeting at the Santa Rosa Island Authority office by singing “move over…
Studer has buyer for ECUA land
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Quint Studer said that Studer Properties has an offer on the former ECUA Main Street Sewage Plant site. “We’ve got a serious person right now looking at it,”…
Patel ready to deliver ‘do or die’ pitch for arena and downtown development
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Pensacola businessman Jay Patel will pitch a plan Thursday to the Escambia County Commission to create a $65 million public-private partnership to build a 6,500-seat arena and field…
Giveaway: Hangout Oyster Cook-Off and Craft Beer Weekend
Once again, Inweekly has partnered with The Hangout to give one lucky reader and a guest the ultimate fall festival weekend getaway during their annual Oyster Cook-off and Craft Beer Weekend November…
Hurricane Nate? Is Jim Cantore enroute?
Both Escambia County and City of Pensacola have issued warnings for the public to keep an eye on what could become Tropical Storm Nate by tomorrow afternoon. It’s expected to hit  the Yucatan…
Robertson files ethics complaint against Underhill
Note: We’ve been notified that the complainant is not prohibited from disclosing the complaint so we reposted the earlier post. Former Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson today has filed an ethics complaint…