Category: News

In an effort to draw more attention to the need for supportive housing for Veteran Families, the owners of the Howard Johnson/Day’s Inn have agreed…

The Escambia County Commission paved the way this morning for county employees to buyback accrued leave time and also approved a “floating holiday,” which this…

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. has suspended sales of rifles similar to the one used at Sandy Hook school at its more than 500 stores. Wal-Mart…

Columbus has landed. Or, at least replicas of his ‘Pinta’ and ‘Nina,’ are docked at the end of Palafox Place. The wooden ships arrived around…

Escambia County needs someone to represent environmental concerns on an advisory committee being formed to prioritize uses for the expected RESTORE Act money. The county…

Rather than arming every school teacher, the simplest response to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary is for Escambia and Santa Rosa school districts to…

The Escambia County Commission is holding a special meeting Thursday to discuss the specifics of the employee-leave buyout voted on last week, as well as…

Press Release: Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union announces their merger with SCORE Federal Credit Union (SCORE FCU) in Tallahassee, Fla. The merger has been approved…

By Winslow Myers— “O that there were some virtue in my tears . . .”—Shakespeare– One of the Dalai Lama’s first principles is something he…

“I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate,too many…

Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted to name Trustee Lewis Bear, Jr. Chairman of the Board and Trustee Mort O’Sullivan vice…

A big deal is brewing at the Pensacola International Airport. While local officials have kept the lid on the details fairly tight, it appears something…

State Attorney has found no violation of the Sunshine Law during the Mayor’s press conference regarding his veto of a budget amendment. Councilwoman Myers had…

Standing outside in the biting cold, Streets and Lanes Ministry were making their weekly rounds today, handing out lunch to the area’s homeless. Today’s rounds…

The Community Redevelopment Agency, made up of the Pensacola City Council, selected new leaders this week. Councilman Brian Spencer was reelected as CRA chairman, while…

There are always those who have had difficulties making ends meet due to their financial circumstances. In the current economic climate there are a growing…

The Escambia County commissioners debated yesterday how to live up to the old commission’s vote (i.e. Gene Valentino, Wilson Robertson and Kevin White) to give…

There has been a persistent rumor that interim George Touart and his supporters (both on and off the county commission) don’t want to have a…

Public Policy Polling’s has released its holiday season poll: – 44% of respondents said Santa was a Democrat while 28% say he is a Republican….

The regional Transportation Planning Organization will vote on an amendment tomorrow that will provide a little over $2 million of Project Development and Environment (PD&E)…