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By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Visit Florida added a couple of hundred miles to what it considers an easily drivable…

Escambia County is pleased to announce Travis Tompkins as the next emergency manager for the county’s Emergency Management department. Tompkins has served with Escambia County…

As we reported on May 9 – Buzz: NAS Pensacola opening to public for ‘special event’. NorthEscambia.com reports the NAS Pensacola will allow a one-day…

The “Wildcats” of Training Squadron (VT) 10 held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola last week. Cmdr. John Gleason relieved…

Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender discusses what the county is doing to clean-up Carpenter’s Creek. Inweekly Rising Stars Cameron Stephenson and Justin Lusko won a…

The News Service of Florida: Florida was one of six states where population was undercounted during the 2020 census, according to a report released Thursday…

Employee volunteers at the International Paper (NYSE: IP) Pensacola Mill gathered to assemble more than 500 feminine care kits to end period poverty. The local…

State Takes Aim at Redistricting Ruling By Jim Saunders ©2022 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — The state asked…

A Clarification Regarding Carpenters Creek’s Vortechs Vault by Jeremy Morrison Nobody appears anxious to take full credit for a stormwater filtration system installed at Carpenters…

Appeals Court Kicks Lawsuit Back to State by Jeremy Morrison The ghost of Pensacola’s Confederate monument has come back for a haunting, following a federal…

NAS Pensacola has been closed to the public for more than two years, depriving locals and tourists from visiting the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola…

Seven years ago, the Pensacola Civic Band partnered with the City of Pensacola to create a free concert event honoring the bravery and sacrifice of…