Posted in Pensacola Politics

More on broken sprinkler at Pensacola Airport

Reporters asked Mayor Ashton Hayward and City Administrator Colleen Castille about the broken sprinkler line that flooded the concourse recently. This is the written reply…

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Posted in Caring Education

Pensacola Pledge Scholars honored by Studers, UWF and PSC boards

Yesterday, Quint and Rishy Studer hosted a reception for the Pensacola Pledge Scholars from the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College. The reception…

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Posted in Business Politics

Bare challenges rfp process on airport food concessions

Mayor Ashton Hayward has repeatedly defend the Request For Proposal process on the airport food concessions, which is finally being brought back to the city…

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Posted in Escambia County Pensacola Politics

IN Your Head Radio Jan. 23: County Administrator, Inside Tallahassee and Meth Labs

We’ve got Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson, Political Strategist Ryan Wiggins and Sgt. Andy Hobbs.

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Posted in Business Education

UWF College of Business to host Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future on Feb. 7

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future on Friday, Feb. 7 at 12…

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Posted in Escambia County Pensacola

Poll says 47 percent of locals do not support gaming

The Pensacola Voice has begun polling and surveying likely voters and citizens about certain hot issues around the region. Led by Asst. Editor Greg Fink…

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Posted in Business

Gulf Breeze Chamber CEO resigns

The Board of Directors of the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber accepted the resignation of Josie Cotti, President/CEO, at their January Board Meeting. Josie will leave…

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Posted in Business

Mobile lands 100 IT jobs, coming Feb.1

Rural Sourcing, Inc, an Atlanta-based software development firm, announced Jan. 21 that it would make downtown Mobile home to a new center that will bring…

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Posted in Politics

Mayor Hayward likes food trucks

Getting ahead of today’s Morning with the Mayor, Hayward has sent out this statement on food truck regulation: To: City Council Members From: Mayor Ashton…

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Posted in Education

State says schools will now follow Florida Standards

By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida State education officials are pushing forward with a plan to rebrand the standards for what students are…

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Posted in Politics State & National News

State Capitol briefs

MEDICAL MARIJUANA SIGNATURES TOP 540K With a surge of petitions before a Feb. 1 deadline, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical…

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Posted in Crime

Police Police release crime stats that show decrease in crime for 2013

The Pensacola Police Department’s annual crime report has been submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and it shows an overall 14 percent reduction…

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