District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill is encouraging public participation in the Florida Mission of Mercy dental clinic in Pensacola, which is still seeking a variety of volunteers to assist with the event….
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Saengar needs volunteer ushers
The Saenger Theatre needs to add to its volunteer usher roles with the increased volume of shows. In an effort to help keep costs to a minimum for local arts groups, the…
Hayward: What’s a fair share of $1.5 billion?
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward issued this viewpoint today: What’s a fair share of $1.5 billion? On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, caught fire, and eventually sank, resulting in…
ECUA has a different version of failed City recycling negotiations
City residents pay more for sanitation services than the ECUA customers, and the gap will increase if Mayor Ashton Hayward recommends the increases proposed by Sanitation Services Director Jerry Moore. Furthermore, ECUA…
What is Mayor Hayward’s plan for the Port of Pensacola?
When Ashton Hayward took office, the future of the Port of Pensacola was an issue. Six years later, the Port is struggling and its viability in doubt. In 2011, Mayor Hayward appointed…
Nothing illegal about immigrants
By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly Grace Resendez McCaffery tells the group of about 70 Democratic Women’s Club of Escambia County members that no person living in America is “illegal.†Resendez McCaffery, a chief…
Pensacola City Council authorizes mayor to settle the Six-Cent Local Option Fuel (Gasoline) Tax appeal
The Pensacola City Council voted, 5-0, for the mayor to settle the dispute over the city’s allocation of the Local Option Gas Tax. No presentation was made to the council of what…
Greater Pensacola Chamber to advocate for Triumph projects [podcast]
Greater Pensacola Chamber Policy Chairman Justin Beck and Todd Thomson, vice president for public policy, appeared on “Pensacola Speaks” to explain why the Chamber will be making recommendations regarding the Triumph Gulf…
Quint Studer: Time management tips [podcast]
Quint Studer gives a preview of his upcoming column in this Sunday’s Pensacola News Journal.
CyberThon offers college scholarships
PENSACOLA – Local high school students pursuing advanced education in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) are now eligible for new funding in the form of AFCEA scholarships. The AFCEA…
Pensacola Human Society joins 2017 Tour for Life adoption initiative
Pensacola Humane Society joins North Shore Animal League America’s 2017 Tour For Lifeâ„¢ – the world’s largest national cooperative life-saving mobile pet adoption event – sponsored by Purina®. Highlighted by adoptable dogs,…
IP releases preliminary findings of mill explosion investigation
The findings indicate that an explosive atmosphere was created by a combination of off-gasses normally produced in the pulping process and air introduced to maintain pressure while the vessel was not in…
Chamber supports proposed panhandling ordinance
The statement was released today: The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce exists to support the businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs who make up the backbone of our community. Protecting the ability of these…
Kick Butts Day on Saturday, March 11
Santa Rosa County’s Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) are speaking up and taking action against the tobacco industry for the 22nd annual Kick Butts Day on March 11, 2017. This national day…
House looks to clamp down on local taxes
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A wide-ranging bill that would rein in local governments’ ability to increase taxes narrowly passed the House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday. The…
TaxWatch reports features The Bluffs
A new report by Florida TaxWatch, the state’s independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute & government watchdog, finds that the growth of high-tech manufacturing is beneficial to Florida and that investing in…
City and County have different stories on superfund site
At Monday’s Agenda Review, City Administrator Eric Olson told the Pensacola City Council that Escambia County had requested verbally the city hand over its portion on Escambia Wood Treating Company superfund site….
Pensacola mayor wants a piece of Triumph pie
Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the county’s share of the BP oil spill settlement, also known as Triumph…
Imogene Theatre: The Mulligan Brothers, March 10
The Mulligan Brothers, an Americana Folk-Rock band from Mobile, Ala., is playing 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10 at the Imogene Theatre in Milton. The tickets are $10 and can be purchased…
Larry Butler Memorial Music Award at UWF receives $27,500
The University of West Florida recently celebrated a donation of more than $27,500 to the Department of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. The funds were raised from…