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Escambia County Winter Storm January 2014 Update #1

Monday, January 27, 2014 – 2:50pm Escambia County Public Safety is currently monitoring the forecast of Winter Storm 2014 for any expected impacts to our…

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Ultimate Insult vs. Castille on CMP (video)

Last Friday we posted City Administrator Colleen Castille’s comments on the Bruce Beach $1-a-year lease vs. Maritime Park. One reader sent me this YouTube clip….

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All University of West Florida campuses to close Tuesday and Wednesday due to weather

Due to weather conditions, all University of West Florida campuses will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Wednesday, Jan. 29. This includes all classes,…

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Posted in Environment

NRDA meetings canceled

Commissioner Grover Robinson called and said the two Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)meetings planned for tomorrow have been canceled. The first one was set for…

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Posted in Education

UWF Rite of Passage Series to feature Dr. Laura Dees

Dr. Laura Dees, professor of education at the University of West Florida, will present the upcoming Rite of Passage lecture, “A Professor’s Legacy,” on Friday,…

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Breaking News: Schools closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Start making your plans.

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IN Your Head Radio: Scott Sisters at 1:30 pm

Jamie and Gladys Scott made national headlines when the two Mississippi sisters who had been imprisoned for 16 years were released on the condition that…

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Posted in Politics

Gaetz: Land amendment shifts to much control to state

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Florida voters will get to decide in November if funding for land conservation should be cemented into…

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Posted in Business

Scott finds more corporate fees to cut in 2014-15

Gov. Rick Scott released another component of his election-year proposal to cut taxes and fees by $500 million, this time by seeking to slash $33…

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Buzz: More sleet and snow could be here by mid-week

A cold front is coming. County officials are contemplating opening the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday.

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Posted in State & National News

The week ahead at the state capital

ADVANCES: WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2014 Gov. Rick Scott has held a series of appearances across the state to tout pieces of his proposed 2014-15…

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Posted in Business

AG Secretary Putnam leaves for Panama

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam leaves today for Panama City, Panama, on a three-day mission that will include seeking to expand Florida growers’ access to the…

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