Category: News
Warrington tax collector office opens today
Janet Holley, Escambia County Tax Collector, opens today the Warrington office at its new location, 4051 Barrancas Avenue, Suite A, in the Warrington Shopping Center….
The FOO FOO Three Tenors
Press release: Pensacola Opera is pleased to present The Foo Foo Three Tenors on Sunday, November 15 at 3 p.m. at the Blue Wahoos Stadium…
Healthy Halloween Party
Press release: The Junior League of Pensacola and Sacred Heart Hospital are once again teaming up to offer children and families a healthy and safe…
Podcast: Ingram on Senate districts
The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session to determine the boundaries for the Florida Senate districts. The Florida House is at an advantage in…
UWF Historic Trust lays out its plans for downtown Pensacola
Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled its interpretive master plan to the public on Tuesday during an event at the Museum…
Rolling Hills surrenders bond
According to Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown, the bonding company for Rolling Hill C&D landfill has surrounded the bond for the closure of the facility…
Crist launches bid for hometown Congressional seat
BY DARA KAM AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is staging another comeback, this time in a bid…
Podcast: The Honesty Gap on how we measure student achievement
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, on how the state of Florida should define student…
Judge to consider legal fees in same-sex marriage fight
A federal appeals court this week dismissed Florida’s legal fight about same-sex marriage and said a lower-court judge should consider questions about whether the state…
RESTORE returns from summer vacation (ranking of all projects)
by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee Tuesday stepped into the home stretch of its lengthy journey as members convened for the…
CMPA to unveil statue of late Pensacola Mayor Emeritus Vince J. Whibbs Sr.
Press release: The family of Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. and the Community Maritime Park Associates invite the community to attend an unveiling ceremony for a…
The ITEX Group has two more proposed local housing projects
When the BCC approved the housing grants earlier this month, The ITEX Group had three projects on the list: Hallmark Village, Encore Park and Legacy…
Senate removes Confederate flag from seal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Without a formal vote, the Florida Senate on Monday agreed to strip the Confederate battle flag from…
Clash marks opening of redistricting session
Rep. Clay Ingram will be on “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon to give an update on the special session. REDISTRICTING SESSION KICKS OFF WITH A CLASH…
Is a retirement village in the future for Hallmark site?
Two days after the daily newspaper published that the mayor’s wife, An Hayward, and former business partner, Matt Pair, had been bought out of a LLC…
Trump leads Carson in latest poll of Florida Republican voters
A new University of North Florida statewide poll of Republican primary likely voters reveals that if the Republican primary were held today, Donald Trump would…
Studers host Marshall Tucker Band concert for Springfest supporters
Press Release: Thank you to music festival supporters! As a thank you to all that supported the effort to bring back Springfest, a downtown music…
Town Hall meeting on proposal jail sites, Oct. 27
Escambia County staff will hold a special town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Chambers (Room 100) of the…
Podcast: UWF Historic Trust to make big announcement today
The University of West Florida today will unveil the UWF Historic Trust Interpretive Master Plan. Last week, I interviewed Rob Overton, Chief Operating Officer of…
For Halloween, please do not dress as a deputy
NorthEscambia.com reports that a second man has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says when accused police impersonator…
