Bare drops out of mayoral race
Press release from Councilman Bare: Today, Pensacola City Council Member Charles Bare withdrew from the Mayor’s race so that he could better focus on his…
Jazz Gumbo, June 16
Who: Jazz Society of Pensacola presents What: Jazz Gumbo featuring Joe Occhipinti’s Big Band When: Monday, June 16, 6:30 PM. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)…
Former Blue Angels commanding officer reprimanded
U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs has issued an press release on the outcome of the Navy’s investigation of a former commanding officer of the Blue…
Paddle For Humanity seeks sponsors
Waterman’s Paddle For Humanity (WPFH) has confirmed its 2014 event locations, adding Pensacola Beach to this years lineup for the standup paddle board event series….
ECUA wants something other than mouse tunnels on Perdido Key
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) Board voted on May 29, to accept a recommendation from its Citizens’ Advisory Committee to decline to participate in…
Angel’s Envy launch party, June 5
When Other Whiskeys Stop Angel’s Envy Finishes “There’s bourbon. And then there’s divine inspiration painstakingly crafted into a spirit so sublime you’ll want to share…
Youth from around the country to GRACE Pensacola homeowners with free home improvements, June 15-21
Elderly, handicapped, and lower-income residents of Pensacola to get free critical home upgrades More than 30 local residents are counting the days to the week…
Lunch and Learn focuses on missing and trafficked children
The League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area Who: League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: Lunch and Learn Meeting When: Friday,…
Gaetz touts FY 2014-15 state budget
Today, Governor Rick Scott signed the state’s FY 2014-2015 budget which makes substantial investments in Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington…
Summer BreakSpot offers free food to children in Pensacola and across Florida
Last summer, we wrote about the thousands of children in Escambia County who left without daily meals once their schools shut down for the summer…
Agenda Review: Commissioners asked to be kept informed
The Escambia County commissioners asked this morning at their agenda review meeting to be better informed about the jail explosion and flood recovery activities. “The…
Breaking news: Jail medical director put on administrative leave
The Independent News learned yesterday that the medical director for the Escambia County Jail, David Benoit, was put on administrative leave. Commissioner Lumon May confirmed…
