Sheriff Chip Simmons was named the 2023 recipient of the God in Government Award at 46th Annual Governmental Prayer Breakfast on Saturday. The breakfast was started by a group of ministers from…
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Road closure near Plaza de Luna
A section of South Jefferson Street near Plaza de Luna will be closed temporarily on Monday, Jan. 30 and Tuesday, Jan. 31 for the completion of underground corrosion prevention upgrades near the…
The rest of Monday podcasts
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will break ground Friday on its new research center, which will be built on the former site of Capt’n Fun on Garden Street. Shannon Nickinson…
Podcast: Pensacola Sports 69th Annual Awards Banquet – Feb. 22
Many of the Pensacola area’s top athletes and teams will come together for a night of sports celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Sanders Beach Community Center in downtown Pensacola. Sun Belt…
DIB hires new events director
The Downtown Improvement Board has named Cailin Feagles Director of Operations and Events. Feagles, on the job since early January, will oversee the popular Palafox Market along with managing many other special…
Children’s Trust meets today 3:30 p.m.
Escambia Children’s Trust Grants Committee Meeting – Part 3 of 4 January 30 – 3:30 p.m. Pensacola State College Building 11, 1000 College Boulevard Zoom link below I. Call to Order (Tori…
Pensacola prepares to dig Into former burial ground
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Soon, a community advisory group will begin to explore a recently discovered burial ground in Pensacola’s Miraflores Park. The group’s work will involve not only determining the best…
Florida Legislature recap for the week ended Jan. 27
What happens in Tallahassee matters, I’ve recapped some of the highlights with the help of the News Service of Florida. Voucher Expansion Moving The House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee approved HB 1…
DeSantis’ push for Dhillon fails to help in RNC chair race
Ronna McDaniel has won her fourth term as chair of the Republican National Committee, thanks to an endorsement from Donald Trump, leaving little doubt about the former president’s hold on the party….
Singleton named new Pensacola Energy director
Darryl Singleton has been selected as the Director of Pensacola Energy, responsible for overseeing and leading the City of Pensacola’s natural gas utility company. Singleton has worked for the City of Pensacola…
Real News: Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
ABC News’ entertainment correspondent Jason Nathanson reviews Poker Face and You People. He also discusses the Best Picture nominees. Will Kennedy talks UWF sports, heading into basketball tournaments and baseball and softball…
Demoliton to slow bridge traffic Monday afternoon
Drivers will encounter a rolling slow down of traffic on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Monday, Jan. 30 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Crews will be demolishing and removing a submerged pier…