Posted in Education

Bense, Nickelsens donate to UWF Sansing Sports Medicine Center

The University of West Florida recently announced $100,000 gifts each from Dr. Judy Bense, UWF President Emeritus, and Eric and Peg Nickelsen, UWF Football Founders,…

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Local finishes college swimming career as champion [podcast]

ON WCOA, Booker T. Washington grad Anna Jordan Luth discussed her college swimming career at Birmingham Southern, winning the conference championship every year.

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Posted in Politics

Levin Papantonio Rafferty wins motion against PornHub

An Alabama federal judge has denied MindGeek’s Motion to Dismiss the complaint brought on behalf of two sex trafficking survivors. MindGeek owns PornHub and other…

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Posted in Politics

Read Across America Day

The National Naval Aviation Museum and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation will host an in-person and online Story Time event on Wednesday, March 2, to…

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DOH Escambia closes drive-thru testing site

DOH Escambia had closed its drive-thru testing site due to a decline in demand for COVID-19 tests. COVID-19 testing continues to be available at several…

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Posted in Federal Pensacola Politics

Alan Manning on presidents [podcast]

On WCOA this morning, historian and Clark Partington’s managing partner Alan Manning discussed the legacies of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant and James Polk….

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Posted in Politics

Morgan Memorial Park revitalized

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) is pleased to announce that James P. Morgan Memorial Park and Botanical Garden on Pensacola Beach Blvd. recently underwent…

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Posted in Business Caring

CivicCon returns in March

CivicCon is now in its fifth year. It is a partnership of the Studer Community Institute and the Pensacola News Journal with the goal of…

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Posted in Business Pensacola

Myers questions move to takeover FPL inside city limits

On WCOA, Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers expressed her concerns over the city taking over the electric utility inside its city limits. “I’m very concerned over…

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Posted in Politics

Chappie James memorial site relocated [podcast]

On WCOA this morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said the planned Gen. Chappie James memorial tribute- which will include a jet and statue – will…

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Posted in Environment Pensacola

Remember Recycling Center rules

The City of Pensacola would like to remind residents of the rules at the Summit Boulevard Recycling Center, due to a high volume of Styrofoam…

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Posted in Politics

‘One Mississippi’ and its Greenville connection

This week, the Mississippi House passed a bill to make Steve Azar’s “One Mississippi” the state’s song. Steve is the son of my father’s best…

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