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In August and September of 2015, Mayor Ashton Hayward paid his former COO Tamara Fountain $54,002 as part of a mutual termination agreement and another…

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” the president of the Florida League of Women Voters, Pamela Goodman, discussed why she doesn’t think State Sen. Don Gaetz should…

According to public records released yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward cut checks for over $95,000 to get his former city administrator to dismiss his lawsuit…

Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series continues Thursday, Sept. 15. DEADMAN’S ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT: Heather Reed, Marine Biologist and Project Manager and President of Ecological…

Bill Eddins, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announced today that Patsy D. Blackshear, the former Planning Director for the Walton County Planning Department,…

The City of Pensacola Finance Department finally uploaded the July 2016 financial reports to the city’s website. Once again, the “current approved budget” line items…

Last Friday, the University of West Florida Faculty Senate passed a resolution–12 in favor, 5 opposed, 3 abstentions–not supporting State Sen. Don Gaetz for UWF…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Escambia County will hold two public information meetings to discuss work set to begin on the Bob Sikes…

Five Ukrainian environmentalists will speak in Pensacola on Thursday, Sept 15 about environmental challenges in Ukraine. The group is visiting the United States on a…

Last Friday, Mayor Ashton Hayward let it be known that he would like the Pensacola City Council to schedule a joint meeting to give a…

Mayor Hayward Recommends City Council Schedule Joint Meeting with BCC Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward forwarded a recommendation to City Council members today asking them to…

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Backed by growing support from independent voters, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has opened a seven-point lead…

On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Quint Studer discussed his upcoming column on the Pensacola News Journal. “Creating and sustaining a great team is the goal of…

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Just in time for the…

Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola have announced the 2016 Pensacola Mayor’s Cup Golf Classic will be Oct. 7 at Osceola Municipal Golf…

On Sept. 7, the City of Pensacola released the personnel folder of former City Attorney Rusty Wells. Wells completed the Deferred Retirement Option program on…

The University of West Florida Historic Trust hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the Fort of Pensacola’s Commanding Officer’s Compound, a new outdoor…

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy has sent a letter to Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council, Escambia County Development Services and City Inspector Bill Weeks…

Press release: What better way to spend an autumn morning than on a walk with a thousand other dog lovers and their furry friends? Bring…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has seen his job approval rating drop to the mid-30’s after seeing it soar to nearly 70 percent during his first…