Escambia County Triumph Gulf Coast wish list: over $850M

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners will consider its Triumph Gulf Coast priorities at its Committee of the Whole at 9 a.m. Commission Chair Doug…

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Frank White eyes Attorney General race

State Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) this morning confirmed that he is considering entering the race for Florida Attorney General and will make his decision before…

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Gaetz and Nelson in agreement on Fee Simple [podcast]

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Congressman Matt Gaetz said that he and Sen. Bill Nelson are working with the Escambia and Santa Rosa county commissioners on…

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MacQueen asks ‘not be saddled with version 2.0 of the existing civic center for decades to come’

In an email sent on the eve of last Thursday’s commission meeting, hotelier Julian MacQueen reminded the Escambia Board of County Commissioners of his concerns…

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Hurricane Nate Update #8

Current Situation Residents who evacuated may return home. When returning, be watchful for standing water and downed power lines on the road and around your…

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Gulf Power working to restore power

Gulf Power‏ has restored power to more than 15,000 households. According it is outage map, there are 89 outages remaining in Escambia County. The majority…

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Monday StudioAmped performance cancelled

Due to the approaching storm and area weather alerts, WSRE’s “StudioAmped” performance by Johnny Hayes & The Loveseats, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 9, has been…

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Latest update from Mobile Weather Service

**NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FIND THAT NATE IS A LITTLE STRONGER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO** NEW INFORMATION ————— *…

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Hurricane Nate Update #5

Hurricane Nate Update #5 Current Situation Tropical Storm Nate has strengthened to a Category 1 Hurricane. Escambia is under a Hurricane Watch, Tropical Storm Warning,…

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Escambia County: Tropical Storm Nate Update #3

Current Situation Escambia County is under a Hurricane Watch, which means that hurricane conditions are possible within the next 48 hours. A Storm Surge Watch is…

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Nate may impact us as a tropical storm

NATE POISED TO SEND WIND, WAVES TO PANHANDLE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s western Panhandle, the one area of the state…

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County Commission seeks other proposals for field house, arena. Project cannot use monies from General Fund

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0, with Commissioner Lumon May absent, to solicit letters of interest from other development companies to build a…

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Escambia, Santa Rosa under state of emergency

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE: Twenty-nine counties along the Gulf Coast and in North Florida were put under a…

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Beach town hall draws a crowd

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY About a dozen local citizens greeted Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV at his town hall meeting at the Santa Rosa…

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Studer has buyer for ECUA land

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Quint Studer said that Studer Properties has an offer on the former ECUA Main Street Sewage Plant site. “We’ve got a…

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Hurricane Nate? Is Jim Cantore enroute?

Both Escambia County and City of Pensacola have issued warnings for the public to keep an eye on what could become Tropical Storm Nate by…

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Why use developer for arena and field house? Does Escambia County need both?

After months of anticipation, Jay Patel unveiled his plan for a $100-million project that includes a 100,000 square-foot field house for basketball, volleyball and indoor…

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Air Force: opposes reopening Navarre Pass; Nelson wants more restrictions in Fee Simple bill

The U.S. Air Forces has notified U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) in writing that it has a big problem with any reopening of the Navarre…

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Victory for Sean’s Outpost

Circuit Judge Tom Dannheisser dealt another blow to Escambia County in its long-running effort to close Sean’s Outpost, a homeless shelter on about nine acres…

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Underhill strives to separate his legal defense fund from office and campaign

Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill shared this email with the media that he sent his administrative assistants this morning at 7:02 a.m.: Jonathan/Susanna, Although I…

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