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Congressional candidate Rebekah Jones discusses her campaign financial report and her donation to the Monument to Women Veterans. Check out her website rebekahjonescampaign.com.

 On Aug. 8, Escambia County Development Services Director Horace Jones, acting through the County’s Development Review Committee, approved the destruction of seventeen protected trees including…

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office posted a video on Facebook yesterday in advance of the release public records concerning the Dec. 6 terrorist attack at…

On 1370 WCOA today, I interviewed two candidates that are seeking the Escambia County Commission District 2 seat: Melissa Pino and Kevin Brown. We have…

Will Kennedy recaps UWF Argos loss to #12-ranked West Georgia. Over 7,000 fans attended the homecoming game.

Last week, CivicCon brought in “Retrofitting Suburbia” author Ellen Dunham-Jones to speak on what to do with old malls, box stores and shopping center. She…

Tuesday, Oct. 19, students in UWF Legal Studies program and Legal Services of North Florida will offer a free session to help community members with…

Pensacola Inweekly Rising Stars Barrie Arnold and Nick Bodkins have hit a niche in NYC. Arnold and Bodkins have three locations in the Big Apple,…

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons posted on his agency’s Facebook page the ECSO video of deputies called to NAS Pensacola nearly two years. The post…

Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson discusses last week’s council vote on Maritime Park and the importance of ST Aerospace-UPS agreement. He plans at today’s press conference…

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, is pleased to announce the eleven grant recipients selected at this year’s Annual Meeting held today…

Pensacola May Soon Consider Municipal Utility By Jeremy Morrison Although the Pensacola City Council shied away from the topic this week, it looks like a…

Dr. Frank S. Gilliam, UWF professor in the Department of Biology, previews his talk with the League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area: “Global Warming:…

Yesterday, the Bear Family Foundation donated $4.3 million to help build the new Baptist Hospital. On 1370 WCOA, I talked about how much of the…

Daniel Gade discusses his new book, Wounding Warriors: How Bad Policy Is Making Veterans Sicker and Poorer. Mike Lowery, ATU Local 1395 president, talks about…

City Council to Consider Maritime Park Development by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore said earlier this week, Thursday night’s discussion…

TDC chairman David Bear texted the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee granted an independent audit of bed tax expenditures to determine whether they conform with state…

Suskey Consulting, the firm run by lobbyist Alan Suskey, is merging with Shumaker Advisors Florida, Florida Politics reports. Former Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was listed…

Dr. Rayme Edler has abandoned her job as medical director of the Escambia County Jail and was terminated under county employment policies, according to a…

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May recaps yesterday’s meeting of the Escambia Children’s Trust and talks about the need to start search for new county administrator.