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From The News Service of Florida: Florida lawmakers gave final approval Thursday evening to a plan that would revamp laws about publishing local-government legal notices….

Four years ago, Sarasota County voters approved switching to single-member districts, which allow citizens to cast ballots for a single county commissioner from the district…

Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran announced he will be stepping down from his position at the end of April. He has served as the…

Attorney Gene Mitchell talks about the issues in the Escambia County Jail. His interview is followed by the audio of Sheridan Davis who talks about…

According to notes handed out, it will take 12 months for the county vacate the old jail. The cost to make release facility available for…

Florida Politics has reported lawmakers agreed Wednesday to provide $250,000 to the Blue Angels Foundation, a nonprofit specializing in the treatment of wounded veterans with…

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ Bill Vilona gives an update on the 2022 season, which begins Friday, April 8. Lots of things happening at Blue Wahoos…

Former deejays Nick Zangari and Sena Maddison discuss the golden era of rock and the best albums of 1972. Some of the ones they mention…

This amendment would allow sheriffs to move around their budgets however they want. The budget becomes meaningless, only the total dollar amount matters – See…

Mayor Grover Robinson signed a resolution proclaiming March 9 “309 Day,” in honor of Pensacola’s 309 Punk House. Author Scott Satterwhite celebrated 309 Day with…

Poland caught the U.S. off guard with its offer to give Soviet-era MiG fighter jets to Ukraine by way of a U.S. base in Germany….

People have found a new way to Ukrainian families – booking an Airbnb stay in Kiev, Ukraine — not to visit but as a way…