Category: News
Pensacola advances to next Strong Town round
Pensacola, Fla. received the largest percentage of votes in all the first round of the head-to-head contests in the third annual Strongest Town Contest, besting…
Panhandle leads state in preventable ER visits
The latest Quarterly Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Report from the Agency for Health Care Administration showed Region 1, which covers the panhandle from Panama City…
Underhill cleared of ethics violation claim
County Press Release: District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill appeared in front of the State of Florida Commission on Ethics today, March 9, in Tallahassee where…
UWF and NSA announce partnership
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity hit another milestone in its four-year history last week when it announced a partnership with the National…
More growth without tariffs
President Donald Trump yesterday placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all nations, except Canada and Mexico. Will the tariffs help our economy grow?…
State budget could put pressure on county and city to raise pay for deputies and cops
The News Service of Florida reports that the state budget has a 7 percent pay raise for law-enforcement officers in the Florida Highway Patrol, the…
Pensacola Bay Center Replacement Project page available
The Escambia County Commission is reviewing the best way to move forward with the aging Pensacola Bay Center and the challenges the facility currently faces….
Escambia County receives grants for Three RESTORE projects
Escambia County Receives Grant Awards for Three RESTORE Projects from U.S. Treasury On March 1, Escambia County received grant awards for three RESTORE Direct Component…
Strongest Town ‘Sweet 16’ Battle
The 2018 Third Annual Strongest Town Contest — a bracket-based competition to find the strongest town – has begun and Pensacola is in the competition. …
Florida House passes school-safety bill but not with local help
By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Editor’s Note: Local representatives – Clay Ingram, Frank White and Jayer Williamson voted against the school-safety bill…
Disabled rider gives commissioners plan to save ECAT
Last May, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill stated that Escambia County Area Transit wasn’t financially viable and he wanted his fellow commissioners to consider discontinuing…
Pensacola International Airport has a record-setting January
Pensacola International Airport had a recording-setting month in January. The facility handled 117,766 passengers, a 10.1 percent increase over January 2017. In 2008, the airport…
