29,020 votes waiting to be tallied

Over 29,000 votes have been cast in Escambia County, which means some races may have already been decided: Mail-in 16,919, Early Voting 12,100, and one…

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‘City of Grudges’ finalist for state literary award

My novel ‘City of Grudges’ has advanced from semi-finalist to finalist for the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Award in the published book-length mystery genre category….

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Bob-O-Link, Gorham & Cruzat Project public meeting on Aug. 29

District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill, Escambia County staff and Hammond Engineering Inc. are hosting an on-site public meeting to discuss the plans for the Bob-O-Link,…

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Nearly 23K votes cast in Escambia County

Thursday was another strong day for Early Voting with 1,540 votes cast. To date, 22,929 mail-in and early voting votes have been cast in Escambia…

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Two local primaries decided by less than 33 votes

Since 2006, four local primary races have been decided by less than 33 votes: 1) The closest was the 2006 GOP primary for County Commissioner,…

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Documentary: ‘Backpack Full of Cash’ on Sept. 24

“Backpack Full of Cash” is an award-winning documentary narrated by Matt Damon.  It explores our national traditional public school systems under attack by those who…

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Infant Mortality Awareness event on Sept. 6

September is nationally recognized as Infant Mortality Awareness Month. To raise awareness for this critically important issue, the Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition will be…

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And then the primary got weird

Republican Mike Hill, a former State Representative who is running for the Florida House District 1 seat, yesterday posted a live video on Facebook. Hill…

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5,266

As of noon today, 5,266 votes have been cast by Pensacola residents, roughly a quarter of the expected turnout.

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Six polling locations have changed

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds voters that a number of polling locations have changed for the August 28 Primary Election: All…

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Last day to request mail-in ballot to be mailed

Voters who wish to be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot for the August 28 Primary Election need to request their ballot no later today.  Voters can…

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Opioid manufacturing quotas cut for 2019

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida sent out a press release on the DEA’s proposal to reduce manufacturing quotas for the…

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