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The Florida Department of the American Legion awarded their annual Employer of Veterans award to ESA South (ESA), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in…

Pensacola’s hometown heroes will be front and center at the 2023Pensacola Beach Air Show, hosted by the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA), July 5-8, 2023….

Air Traffic Delays Travelers reported five- to six-hour delays at the Pensacola International Airport yesterday, but our city isn’t unique. Flights have been delayed for…

In July 2005, we started “The Last Word,” a column in which locals answer questions about themselves. It was patterned after Vanity Fair’s The Proust…

The University of West Florida received the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community Outreach first place award at the 2023 NCAE-C Symposium. Dr….

The City of Pensacola has announced the winners of the street sweeper naming contest, also unveiling fun new designs that reflect the winning names. The…

Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry announced on WCOA this morning that he will pre-file tomorrow to run for a fourth term in 2024.

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Department of Education on Tuesday released a series of proposed rules that would…

From Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Tammy Greer sent after this email the grants meeting: Good afternoon. First, thank you to Shawn, Deana, and Chandra…

The proposed Children’s Resource Center (CRC) didn’t win approval of the Escambia Children’s Trust Grant Committee yesterday. In June, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his intention…

April Phillips Inweekly, 10/26/2006 For more than three years, April Phillips has volunteered as a “Big” for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida. In…

Pensacola Sports Hall of Famer Bill Vilona discusses sports reporting and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.