For another year, the Escambia County School District has been awarded a five-year, $1.5 million dollar grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Partnership that will focus on improving the…
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Pensacola State ranked among Most Affordable Colleges
For the fifth consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Education lists Pensacola State College as a best value among public four-year colleges and universities. Pensacola State is ranked 26th on the list…
In Escambia County, incumbents rarely lose primaries but it can happen
A challenger has the best chance to beat an incumbent when there are only two candidates in the race – 2014: Underhill vs. Valentino; 2012: Chiders vs. Magaha; 2008: Morgan vs. McNesby…
Votes count: primary elections can be close
Escambia County has a history of close primary elections. Every primary has at lease one race that is decided by a few votes. Please vote today. August 26th, 2014 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER…
Chamber hosts pregame UWF tailgate party
The Greater Pensacola Chamber is teaming up with Pensacola Sports to kick off University of West Florida (UWF) football’s inaugural season with a tailgate prior to the first home game at Blue…
Kaine coming to Pensacola this week
For the second week in a row, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine will try to bolster support in Florida for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The Clinton campaign said Monday that Kaine will…
Rubio swings through Pensacola
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio made a campaign stop in Pensacola this afternoon and asked for his supporters to help get out the vote tomorrow. Rubio faces south Florida developer Carlos Beruff in…
Hopjacks Nine Mile to undergo conversion
Joe Abston, owner of Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, The Tin Cow, Pot Roast & Pinot and Taco Mez announced today his expansion of The Tin Cow to Nine Mile Road. The…
Federal courthouse repairs hit a snag
Sen. Bill Nelson said today at a brief press conference at Pensacola City Hall that the repairs of the federal courthouse might be delayed for another year. He met with the media…
28th annual Wine & Food Classic, Oct 14-15
North Carolina’s “Chef Troy†Gagliardo will be WSRE’s special guest for the 28th annual Wine & Food Classic weekend, Oct. 14–15 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach. This year’s affair is themed “Seasoned…
City of Pensacola treats allegations of insubordination differently
In 2014, a city department head called Mayor Ashton Hayward names and was found to have hired staff without going through the proper protocol and procedure. How did the city handle those…
Aug. 30 primaries may already been decided
According to the Supervisor of Elections in our area, 58,965 people have already cast their votes in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties either by mail-in ballots or early voting. In the…
Temple Beth El hosts Fall Kick Off this Sunday
The first Jewish congregation in Florida is gearing up for their Fall Kick Off event right here in Pensacola. Temple Beth El’s Fall Kick Off will be Sunday, August 28, 2016 from…
I Love the 90’s Tour hits Pensacola on Dec. 9
I Love The 90’s Tour is coming to the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, FL on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. It’s the ultimate throwback concert tour, starring Salt N Pepa…
AppRiver activates free Digital Disaster Preparedness Service
Bad weather can create a perfect storm for business. With Invest 99—predicted to become Tropical Storm Hermine—threatening the Southeastern United States, AppRiver has once again activated its free Digital Disaster Preparedness Service…
Half-Price Sundays at Pensacola Children’s Museum, beginning Sept. 18
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will extend Half-Price Sundays to the Pensacola Children’s Museum, beginning Sunday, Sept. 18. The offer will kick off with an official Worldwide Day of Play…
How did Hayward, Olson and Sisson hand out pay raises last year?
In his civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola, former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt said that City Administrator Eric Olson denied his pay raise request. Schmitt alleges…
Latest tropical weather report from NOAA
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2016 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing…
10th Annual Bon Fest, Sept. 10
Offering a taste of summer fun from Old Japan, the 10th Annual Bon Fest returns to Pensacola Sept. 10 from noon to 4 p.m. at Booker T. Washington High School, located at…
Kristine Rushing on cost of turnover [podcast]
Beck Partners COO Kristine Rushing discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” the cost of turnover. “A lot of the studies from 2015 on what it costs to either recruit new talent or to replace…