Former Mississippi high school football star has been arrested for armed robbery outside of City of Pensacola community center. Last year, Jaquelle Green of D’Iberville High School (near Biloxi, Miss.) was a…
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UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center establishes two new scholarships, recognizes 10 students
The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center awarded scholarships to ten students at its fifth annual scholarship luncheon, held Thursday, July 21, 2016. The luncheon recognizes military veterans and…
Race to the Top funds failed to build system for academic excellence
Six years ago, Escambia Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his district leadership team committed to create a new system to foster academic excellence. They even got the federal government to fund the creation…
GOP delegate says Trump has fire in belly that Romney, McCain lacked [podcast]
Martin Simmons, chairman of the Republican Party of the First Congressional District, was one of two delegates from our area to the Republican National Convention. Rep. Jeff Miller was the other. Simmons…
Escambia mails 26,000-plus primary ballots
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office delivered more than 26,000 vote-by-mail ballots to the post office today for the Primary election. Voters could receive their green or ivory colored vote-by-mail packages…
USA Freedom Kids upset with Trump
Last January, a young girl dance team, called “USA Freedom Kids,” drove to Pensacola from Naples to perform at Donald Trump in the Pensacola Bay Center. Their performance, lip-synced number done to…
FloridaWest: Workforce training critical to economic growth [podcast]
Our Hot Jobs issue has flown off the racks this week. The Greater Pensacola area has good paying jobs for those who have the proper certifications and training. FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth…
No worries, Neighborhood Publix will blend into East Hill
In his biweekly digital newsletter, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward assured citizens that the Publix being built on Cervantes Street and 12th Avenue will not be an eyesore. “Many citizens have expressed an…
Pensacola Chamber and Florida SBDC at UWF to host media relations workshop
The Greater Pensacola Chamber and the Florida SBDC at UWF are joining forces to host a one-hour, no-cost workshop on helping businesses receive media coverage. Attendees will learn how to write and…
Rousing speeches not the answer for Escambia County School District
Yesterday, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas encouraged his administrators, principals and teachers to aim higher. Using what he read from the book “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,†he asked them to develop…
Wassermann Schultz gets booed at Florida delegation breakfast
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Four years after the Democratic National Convention marked a highlight of Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s career, the 2016 gathering has already proved to be a…
Deadline for Voter Registration and Party Changes, Aug. 1
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office will hold extended hours on Monday, August 1, to allow voters to register or change parties before the book closing deadline for the Primary Election….
FDOT manager to speak at upcoming Gopher Club
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plans to replace the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as early as 2017. Kerrie Harrell will speak on this substantial road construction…
Gov. Scott heads to Ft. Myers
Gov. Rick Scott canceled a scheduled appearance Monday in Fort Lauderdale to meet with law enforcement in Fort Myers after a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub. In a…
AppRiver: Malware activity high for second quarter [podcast]
In its Q2 Global Security Report, AppRiver, the global email security firm based in Gulf Breeze, noted that it had dealt with 4.2 billion malicious emails. 3.35 billion spam emails from April…
Breaking news: Two teens killed @ Ft. Myers club
More than a dozen people were shot and at least two were killed in an early morning shooting during a teen event at Club Blu Bar and Grill in Fort Myers, Fla….
Bubba Watson and the new hot spot of downtown Pensacola
By Blanton Stagno Coming out of the front door of the Sweet Spot, Bubba Watson was wearing some crazy socks and untied running shoes. You could tell from his appearance that he…
Fill the Boot breaks record
The unofficial tally for 2016 Fill the Boot by the Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #707 is $14,781.7o, which breaks last year’s record. The funds are for Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Kudos!!!!
Huckabee endorses Gaetz for Congress
The Matt Gaetz campaign today announced that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has endorsed the Fort Walton Beach state lawmaker for Congress. “I’ve seen a lot of people go to Washington promising…
Facts belie explanation of fire department overtime
In a television interview on July 19, Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen defended his sharp increase in overtime as being cyclical. “It tends to happen, throughout my career that there’s these cycles…