Category: News
Holiday Hero Blood Drive
With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner you can be a Holiday Hero and help save lives by making a blood donation. Patients are…
Budget Amendments, Pay Raises & RESTORE
The Escambia County Commission will be looking to take care of more than a half million dollars worth of supplemental budget amendments tonight. Commissioners plan…
Free Ashton sticker for sale online, Messer weighs in
The Independent News has the perfect stickers for citizens to voice their take on Pensacola City Council’s attempt to put Mayor Ashton Hayward on trial…
SRIA Walks the Dog a Little Further
The dogs-on-beach conversation will spend a little more time making the rounds at the Santa Rosa Island Authority. The beach advisory board decided last night…
Escambia County kids choose Obama
More than 6,500 students across the county, representing 15 schools, who cast votes online in this year’s election through a partnership with Kids Voting called…
City Goes After Occupy Legal Fees
The city of Pensacola today filed a motion in the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida to reopen the Occupy Pensacola case so…
Citizens organize to stop new interim county administrator
Commissioners Gene Valentino, Kevin White and Wilson Robertson aren’t finding overwhelming support for their hiring of former County Administrator George Touart. A group of citizens…
SRIA to Consider Dogs on Beach
The Santa Rosa Island Authority will conduct the second public hearing this evening concerning the possibility of allowing dogs limited access to Pensacola Beach. Last…
Relay for Life Pep Rally
Relay for Life of Pensacola 2013 is set for May 10-11, 2013 at Booker T. Washington High School. To celebrate the start of Relay season…
City Aid for 1st Time Homebuyers
First-time homebuyers may now find a financial leg-up in the city of Pensacola. The city has announced its new First Time Homebuyer Program. The program…
Memphis Belle here on Saturday
By Shelby Smithey… The Liberty Foundation is bringing a restored Word War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, made famous from the 1990 movie “Memphis Belle, 
Apologies and Subpoenas
While there was no commitment to an investigation, the Pensacola City Council did decide to continue exploring. “It’s not about guilt or innocence, just fact-finding, 
BP’s Early Restoration Dollars, Round Two
The public will have the opportunity tonight to review and comment on a recently released plan from the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment trustees….
Council to Discuss FOP Request
The Pensacola City Council will consider during today’s Committee of the Whole meeting if it should investigate Mayor Ashton Hayward after the local police union…
Hernando Today: Oops, GOP miscalculated who would vote
My Florida Voices column got picked up by the Tampa Tribune’s Hernando Today: “The worst thing that happened to the Republican Party and its presidential…
Schieffer: Some broken hearts, empty wallets (video)
Bob Schieffer reflects on some wealthy people who spent a lot of money on 2012 election cycle, making him remember the days when rich people…
Education Foundation awards $42,000 in grants
By Shelby Smithey… Over $42,000 was awarded to local teachers from 45 schools and departments last night at the J.E. Hall Educational Services Center as…
Lunch suggestion: Carmen’s Lunch Bar
By Shelby Smithey… The saying “the best gifts come in the smallest packages†rings true for downtown Pensacola’s newest restaurant Carmen’s Lunch Bar, winner of…
AAF Pensacola supports art programs in local schools
Press Release: The American Advertising Federation (AAF) Pensacola Chapter announces its new fundraiser – AdArt. AdArt supports art programs in local schools while promoting a…
Survey: Republican Party Can’t Count on Florida Latino Vote
By, Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection MIAMI – While the nation waits for Florida’s complete election results, there is already an indication that Latinos…
