Pensacola mayor defends his firing of chiefs in a memo

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward challenged in a memo to the City Council, dated Saturday, May 28, statements made about his investigation and termination of Fire…

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ECAT seeks public input

Escambia County, in coordination with Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), has launched a major update to the County’s 10-year Transit Development Plan (TDP), which is…

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Backroom Briefing: Rubio says he is out…for real

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA What U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio…

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Penascola Speaks: UWF SGA president, Studer office building

On “Pensacola Speaks,” I will open the show with Jacob Hebert, UWF student body president, who was recently elected chair of the Florida Students Association….

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WSRE documentary on those who lost fathers during Vietnam War, airs June 19

Some 20,000 American boys and girls lost their fathers during the Vietnam War. In a new documentary film produced by WSRE, several of these Gold…

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Studers set to construct another office building, est. cost $14.3 million

The Pensacola News Journal reports that Quint and Rishy Studer are building another office building in downtown Pensacola. They are submitting designs to the city’s…

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Florida Supreme Court ready to wade into major cases

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For legal junkies, the Florida Supreme Court will be the best show in town during a three-day…

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City Hall changes job description of Pensacola Fire Chief before investigation completed

Inweekly has discovered the job description for the Pensacola Fire Chief was changed on March 14, six weeks before Beggs & Lane attorney Russell Van…

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Podcast: Robinson on ‘Leave No Trace Behind’

Commissioner Grover Robinson says the “Leave Trace Behind” ordinance that the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passed last year was created as a turtle protection…

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Pensacola Speaks: David Jolly, Steve Specht

My first guest will be Congressman David Jolly, who will discuss how the VA has wrongly declared over 4,200 veterans dead since 2012. In the…

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Pensacola Little Theatre announces 2016-2017 season

Pensacola Little Theatre has announced its 80th season and will feature 11 performances that cover a range of stories, from cult classics and Broadway blockbusters,…

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NFL players to play Gulf Coast Celebrity Classic and raise awareness and funds for ALS, May 28

The first annual Gulf Coast Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by Gulf Coast Aerospace Partners, will be held on Saturday, May 28 with a shotgun start…

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VA has wrongly declared more than 4,200 veterans dead between 2011-15

The Department of Veterans Affairs has acknowledged to U.S. Rep. David Jolly (FL-13) that it wrongly declared more than 4,200 people dead between 2011 and…

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ECAT offers free Beach Trolley for the Summer

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) representatives announced the system’s Beach Trolley service will launch on Friday, May 27. Beach trolley service is free and runs…

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Bare says May 26 Special Meeting is still on

Pensacola City Council President Charles Bare says the May 26 Special Council Meeting will take place as planned, despite pressure from Mayor Ashton Hayward and…

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Fans pick logo for Bubba Watson’s candy store

After a three-week voting period, the logo for Bubba’s Sweet Spot has been picked by the Pensacola community. The community was able to cast votes…

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UWF student body president elected chair of the Florida Student Association

The Florida Student Association, a board made up of the 12 Student Body Presidents from Florida’s state universities, met on Saturday, May 21, 2016 to…

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Podcast: Hiring Our Heroes job expo set for Thursday, May 26

I interviewed yesterday Jack Norton with the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes, which is hosting a job fair on Thursday, May 26 at Pensacola…

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Pensacola sailor to be inducted into Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory Program

More than 300 Vietnam veterans, including Robert John Castor of Pensacola, will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory Program in 2016. The…

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City of Pensacola CFO warns Council about special meeting on fire chiefs

Dick Barker, Chief Financial Officer for the City of Pensacola, yesterday sent a memo to City Administrator Eric Olson warning that any public discussion of…

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