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Pensacola Chamber CEO Todd Thomson discusses the surveys completed by the candidates for Pensacola mayor and city council and the Escambia County Commission. Mexican President…

Kevin Adams talks about his background, why he’s running for re-election to Escambia County School Board (District 1) and what he hopes to accomplish.

On WCOA, D.C. Reeves, Steve Sharp and Jewel Cannada-Wynn discussed their backgrounds, why they are running to be Pensacola’s mayor and what they hope to…

by Jeremy Morrison Wrestling with a city charter and assessing potential revisions can be exhausting work, and Monday night, it wore out the Pensacola City…

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before…

School Superintendent Tim Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis and the rest of district’s leadership team were noticeably absent from the Youth Summit held…

The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has notified the Escambia County School District of Warrington Middle School’s 2021-2022 school grade. In its initial report, FLDOE…

As our nation’s shelters face unprecedented overcrowding, BISSELL Pet Foundation is doing its part to taking homeless pets from kennels to couches by sponsoring reduced…

By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s decade-running municipal experiment with the strong-mayor form of government has been a success, asserted Mayor Grover Robinson during his regular weekly…

WCOA today celebrated Dr. Martha Saunders, the president of the University of West Florida, as the 1,000th interviewee on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” The…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Monday backed away from a controversial proposal that would have…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has finalized the purchase of over 3,600 acres within the Wolfe Creek Forest Florida Forever project in Santa…