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Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh recaps the board’s Nov. 3 meeting, which was the last one for District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill. Pensacola Mayor…

FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance recently announced that Paradigm Parachute & Defense, a disabled-veteran-owned small business, is expanding its operations in Pensacola. The military parachute manufacturer…

On Election Night, the Escambia Children’s Trust staff is asking the board to approve two single-source grants. Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola – $20,000 over one year…

As part of the new Baptist Hospital campus, the Bear Family Foundation Health Center is just one of the ways we are increasing easy access…

On WCOA this morning, Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer announced that the SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament had over 10,000 spectators over its week in Pensacola…

Early voting ended on Saturday with 34,215 people casting their votes in Escambia County. With the 27,786 mail-in ballots received, the county had a voter…

DIB Executive Director Walker Wilson, Katie Bosso of Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique and Samantha Breedlove of Rusted Arrow preview this year’s Holiday Haul, a…

Monday, Nov. 7 Focus Area Community Meeting & Input Session – Employee Engagement & Culture – 3:30 p.m., Maritime Place, 350 W. Cedar St., First…

Here are the stats from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – 52,508 votes cast, turnout 23.43% Mail: 25,457(48.66%) Early Voting: 26,842(51.31%) Provisional: 16(0.03%)

Zarzaur Law, P.A. has once again partnered with the Pensacola Table Tennis Club to host its third annual “Ping Pong on Palafox” event on Saturday,…

The Studer Community Institute’s Gingerbread House Competition presented by Winn Dixie is back this year. The holiday event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17,…

Pensacola author Trish Taylor discusses her new book, “Put the Oven On: An American’s Guide to British Food, And Why It’s Not as Bad as…