County waiting on disaster declaration from White House

County Administrator Janice Gilley told the media this morning that the county is waiting for the federal government to declare Escambia County a major disaster…

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HBA warns about unlicensed contractors

At yesterday’s presser, I asked Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis about the differences between Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Michael. He used his answer to talk about…

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Gulf Power says power will be restored by Tuesday

Gulf Power sent out this press release late last night: Gulf Power restores more than 40% of customers impacted within the first day of Hurricane…

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Buzz: Pensacola Bay Bridge worse than reported

Several sources have shared the damage to the Pensacola Bay Bridge is much worse than reported and will take much longer than 60-90 days we’ve…

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10 am NOAA advisory

BULLETIN Hurricane Sally Advisory Number 17 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL192020 1000 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2020 …SALLY CRAWLING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE…

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Construction barge strikes Pensacola Bay Bridge

At the county’s Tuesday morning press conference, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan confirmed rumors that a construction barge has struck the Pensacola Bay Bridge. However,…

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Liberty Church purchases former Chamber offices

Press release: Liberty Church has announced the purchase of the former Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce building, located at 117 W. Garden Street, in the…

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ECUA Grand Jury Report: Utility bullied landowners, cost ratepayers millions and board ‘grossly negligent’

Late Friday afternoon, State Attorney Bill Eddins released, pursuant to Order of the Circuit Court, the Grand Jury Report regarding Escambia County Utilities Authority, which…

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Wu trails in Council D1 race

  According to the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix study, challenger Jennifer Brahier (46.4%) has a slight lead versus longtime incumbent P.C. Wu (42.1%) for the Pensacola…

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Spice boys get 20 years

The former owner of Psychedelic Shack, Charles Burton Ritchie, and Pensacola filmmaker and former Pensacola Chamber board member Ben Galecki were sentenced Wednesday to 20…

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Pensacola Blue Wahoos – Golden Bobblehead Award finalist

Minor League Baseball announced Thursday that the Pensacola Blue Wahoos have been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Golden Bobblehead Awards, given by Minor…

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UWF Virtual Kick-off

United Way of West Florida (UWWF) is calling all community heroes to join the organization for its superhero-themed Virtual Campaign Kickoff on Tuesday, Sept. 15,…

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