Audition for haunted tour guides…the tour is haunted, not the guides
The University of West Florida Historic Trust is seeking volunteer tour guides for its 25th Annual Haunted House Walking and Trolley Tours. Volunteers must be…
Work begins on Navy Point bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation began construction activities on replacing the bridge located on County Road 292A (West Sunset Avenue) over Bayou Grande to the…
Bridging the Gap returns
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office hosts “Bridging the Gap,†a Crime Prevention Conference July 27, 28 and 29, 2015. The three-evening conference, at the Brownsville…
NC board approves schools after they cut ties with Newpoint
Last Friday, July 17, the North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board approved two new charter schools to open in 2016. The schools, Pine Springs Preparatory…
Jolly announces for U.S. Senate
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Joining three other Florida congressmen in seeking to move to the U.S. Senate, Pinellas County Republican David…
Employment math: smaller work force, fewer employed, unemployment drops
On July 17, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent—the lowest rate since March 2008. In June 2015, 12,200 private-sector…
Sundown on Project Sunburst
Four years ago, Governor Rick Scott announced Project Sunburst, a website that would make his office more transparent. E-mails to and from the Governor would…
Sunday food services at Pensacola International Airport has issues
Yesterday, I received this email from a reader about the Sunday food concessions at the Pensacola International Airport: I fly at least 25 times a…
Baldwin on ESPN about Confederate flag
Two weeks ago, ESPN came to Pensacola to interview Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, Jr. He was putting on a football camp at Legion…
Podcast: Studer tired of endless meetings and delays
After the Pensacola City Council’s special meeting, Quint Studer called into “Pensacola Speaks.” He is hopeful that the leases can be finalized soon, but he…
PSC Students Earn Recognition at National SkillsUSA Conference
Seven Pensacola State College students won recognition at the 51st Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference recently in Louisville, Ky. Kathrin Bowyer, Mariah Moore, and Justina…
Council gives Studers what they said did not want
Quint Studer yesterday stood before the Pensacola City Council and told them that he and his wife didn’t want the city council to take parcels…
