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On Tuesday, June 7, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office graduated its second Blazer Academy class. Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses the award-winning, innovative mentorship program.

Strategistico.com, a large online research organization that provides strategic insights for living and traveling within the US, published its 12 Best Cities to Live in Northern Florida….

Escambia County has 35 elementary school programs – two charter schools (Pensacola Beach and Byrneville), Escambia Co. Virtual Learning and 32 traditional public schools. The…

Skipper Terry Hutchison is on a mission. The president of Sailing Operations for NYYC American Magic has won 11 sailing world championships but not the…

The 2022 annual Movies in the Park series will return to Community Maritime Park on Friday, June 10, featuring three Friday movie nights this summer. Movies…

Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol recorded Perdido Key’s first sea turtle nest Sunday, June 5. After an early start on Pensacola Beach, this nest is…

Pensacola Little Theatre is in the midst of a transformation and wants people to understand that The Center will be a place to utilize as…

District 2 City Councilmember Sherri Myers will hold a town hall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, in the atrium of the Cokesbury United…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republican Senate leaders Tuesday quickly endorsed House Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, to…

Public Spaces in Pensacola’s District 7 eyed for Affordable Housing by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s parks may be on the table as city officials explore “non-traditional”…

Escambia County is thrilled to announce another new single-day record for vehicles on Pensacola Beach. On Saturday, June 4, the Bob Sikes Toll Plaza recorded…

Henry “Box” Brown, born a slave in Virginia in 1815, escaped the plantation by shipping himself in a box to the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Headquarters. The…