Posted in Politics

Move to Amend organizer here, Dec. 15

The Pensacola Coffee Party, Northwest Florida Move to Amend, and the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area invite the public to Asbury…

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Posted in Escambia County

Petition drive to remove Confederate battle flag

Jackie Olive, director/producer of the documentary “Always in Season,” is asking that people support a petition to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Pensacola…

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Posted in Business

Studers bring Business Challenge to Century

NorthEscambia.com reports that Rishy and Quint Studer will soon hold a $25,000 Business Challenge in Century, providing a winning business plan developer the cash and…

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Posted in News Pensacola

How Pensacola City Council voted on its officers

We’ve had the ballots for the Pensacola City Council’s election of president and vice president for some time, but the ATF report on the county…

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Posted in News

Florida minimum wage to top $8, but debate continues

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s lowest-paid workers will get a raise Jan. 1, but a higher minimum wage sought by state…

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Posted in Environment

Supreme Court rejects BP appeal

Reuters reports that the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected BP’s challenge to its multibillion-dollar settlement agreement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The…

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Posted in Jail

Video shows dryers floating morning of explosion

Inweekly obtained the video of the laundry area which shows the dryers breaking from the wall and floating before 6 a.m. the day of the…

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Posted in Business

Publix picketers advocate for Florida farmworkers

By Shelby Smithey A documentary called Food Chains is shedding new light on the state’s largest supermarket chain and what part it plays in the…

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Posted in News

County hires new Corrections Director

Escambia County has hired Michael Tidwell as Corrections Director.  As Director, Tidwell will oversee Community Corrections, Probations, Jail, Pretrial, Code Enforcement, Animal Control and the…

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Posted in Caring

Qatar ambassador donates $10K to ARC Gateway

Ambassador Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari from Qatar was in town today to speak at the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club. At the meeting, he announced a $10,000…

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Posted in Education

Discover Ukraine

The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council is hosting an opportunity to “Discover Ukraine” on Wednesday, Dec. 10, noon-1 p.m. at West Florida Public Library, Main…

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Posted in Jail

What County employees told ATF about the jail explosions

The daily newspaper posted online the 300-plus surveys completed by prisoners who were in the Central Booking & Detention Center when it exploded on April…

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