Seville Rotary’s 6th Annual Cornhole Classic presented this year by Michles & Booth, P.A. will be held on Saturday, May 14 at Seville Quarter, 130 E Government Street in downtown Pensacola. Gates…
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Broxson raises $57K in March
State Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, piled up campaign cash in March, bringing in $57,050, according to a newly filed finance report. The March contributions brought Broxson’s overall total to $137,861, and…
Evers’ indecisiveness becoming statewide news
State Sen. Greg Evers missed another self-imposed deadline to announce his political intentions for the 2016 election cycle, winning me a bet with Daily News investigative reporter Tom McLaughlin. Evers’ indecisiveness is…
County workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, April 15
Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. SBE’s and DBE’s are encouraged…
Escambia County sets record for most smoke alarms installed by fire crews in single day
This weekend Escambia County Fire Rescue installed 60 smoke alarms in Lincoln Park homes thanks to the assistance of 35 volunteers from Deliverance Tabernacle Christian Center and the American Red Cross. It…
PSC Planetarium: Splendor of the Universe April 15
See the splendor of the universe at Pensacola State College’s Planetarium and Space Theatre Friday, April 15, with public shows beginning at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Located in Building 21 on…
Ken Burns’ ‘Jackie Robinson’ on PBS April 11-12
“Jackie Robinson†is a new two-part, four-hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, that will air Monday and Tuesday, April 11–12, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on…
Santa Rosa Education Foundation announces Rookie of the Year nominees
The Santa Rosa Education Foundation invited every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year award. All full-time teachers in their…
Congressman Miller speaks out on VA wait-time manipulation
Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding newly released Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General reports documenting patient wait-time manipulation at 40 VA facilities in 19 states. “These reports document dysfunction…
Food Stamp changes could impact Escambia and Pensacola
About 17,000 Escambia County residents who receive food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect Jan. 1 — and the possibility of at least temporarily losing benefits if they…
Wahoos season preview
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos opened their fifth season with a road win. Here is a preview of the upcoming season. The 2016 season begins with high hopes for the Double-A Pensacola Blue…
Buzz: Ingram to run for Florida House, forgoes possible Senate race
State Rep. Clay Ingram called to say he has decided to run for a fourth term. Keys to decision: More family time; more time focusing on Pensacola chamber; and he will return…
New candidate files for Congress, District 1
James Zumwalt, former member of the elite Navy bomb squad and former Military Advisor for Congressman Jeff Miller, filed paperwork to succeed Congressman Miller in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. “As a combat…
LWV Public Forum: ‘State of the Counties’ – April 16
County Administrators from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will discuss progress and problems in their counties in the “State of the Counties ” April 16th meeting of the League of Women Voters…
Living History Event: Civil War at Ship Island, April 9
Gulf Islands National Seashore in partnership with Ship Island Excursions and the Gulf Coast Living History Association will host a living history event this Saturday, April 9 on West Ship Island, Mississippi….
RESTORE project rankings ready for BCC
The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee voted last month to approve the ranking of all 124 RESTORE applications in Escambia County, taking a significant step toward selecting projects to be funded…
Move To Amend screens ‘Legalize Democracy,’ April 20
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will host a viewing of “Legalize Democracyâ€, a film about the history behind the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC that opened the floodgates to…
Now legal to shack up in Florida. Thank you, Rick Scott
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for unmarried men and women to shack up…
Pinellas develops plan to help black students
Pinellas County School District has announced a plan to improve the education that its African-American students receive On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education said it would launch a civil rights investigation…
Haas Center: Recovery not benefitting low-income Northwest Florida communities
By ZACH JENKINS | zjenkins@uwf.edu The 250,000 residents living in economically distressed communities in Northwest Florida have probably heard that the economy has nearly recovered from the Great Recession, but they have…