PSC student named state president of HOSA

Pensacola State College sophomore Jay Tellis is the newly selected state president of Health Occupations Students of America. With more than 13,600 members in secondary…

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Pensacola: The Historic Elections of 1951

by Diane Mack, president of The Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida On April 24, 1951, voters went to the polls in the…

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New ruling: Hawkshaw RFP is dead

Special Liaison Rusty Wells has sent to the Pensacola City Council additional information regarding the Hawkshaw RFP and whether Councilman Larry Johnson could bring up…

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Free preview screening of ‘On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam’

Press release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, will host a special preview screening of the documentary “On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam” on Friday,…

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Lee to stay as SRIA executive director to Jan. 15, 2016

Buck Lee has sent an email, dated Friday, Sept. 11, to the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board stating that he will stay on as the…

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Hawkshaw RFP reconsideration disappears from CRA agenda

Last week, Inweekly asked Pensacola City Attorney Lysia Bowling for an opinion on Councilman Larry Johnson’s recommendation for the Community Redevelopment Agency to reconsider its…

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Visit Pensacola promotes fall festivals

Taste of the Beach September 18-20 Award-winning Southern chef and famous TV personality John Besh will spice up the food and excite the crowds at…

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DCF: Child’s death shows ‘deep-seated’ issues

By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state’s child-welfare chief said the recent death of a 4-year-old Palatka boy, allegedly strangled by an…

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Weekly Roundup: Game on

(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As football season finally has arrived, politicians, special…

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Good News from around Florida, Sept. 13

Orlando Orlando International Airport is in the early stages of a $1.1 billion expansion and now is ready to begin another $1.8 billion worth of…

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Good news from Gov. Rick Scott, Sept. 13

Here are the some of the press releases from the governor’s office for the past week: Gov. Scott Highlights Job Growth at ConnectWise in Tampa…

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Recap: Allen Chapel incident

Last Sunday, a Pensacola police officer interrupted a church service to enforce a child custody order. Parishioners recorded the incident on their cell phones. One…

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