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Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls today appointed Rep. Alex Andrade to the House Appropriations Committee.

The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare is pleased to offer springtime adoption specials for cats and dogs. For a limited time, all cats and kittens are $10 and dogs and puppies…

Put on the kettle and your favorite fancy dinner clothes, Downton Abbey is back this weekend, with a new movie. ABC News’ Entertainment guru Jason Nathanson says “Downton Abbey: A New Era”…

Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorneys Cameron Stephenson and Justin Lusko secured a $7.5 million medical malpractice verdict for a retired Pensacola firefighter and his wife. After a nearly two-week local trial, the…

On Saturday, May 21, help honor those who serve and our fallen heroes at Alabama’s 17th Annual Armed Forces Day & Blue Star Salute — A full day of entertainment, fun, food trucks,…

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

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 Emergency Management since 2017. Throughout his time…

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 public access to the installation on Saturday,…

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 Cmdr. Jason Agostinelli as commanding officer during…

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 $7.5 verdict this week. Calvin Griffin previews…

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 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Florida had…

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 event benefited the Health and Hope Clinic…

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

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 Creek near Davis Highway and suspected by…

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 court’s decision earlier this week to reverse…

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 Lighthouse and Fort Barrancas. OpenOurMuseum.org is working…

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 American veterans and members of the U.S….

Nine students from Dixon School of Arts & Sciences recently earned top honors at the acclaimed “Music in the Parks” music festival held in Atlanta. The Dixon Guitar Ensemble, under the direction…

The community is invited to the second public meeting for the Jackson Street Master Plan on Tuesday, May 24 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Center, located at 3200 W. De Soto St. in…

The City of Pensacola has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive a $367,000 Brownsfields Assessment Grant, which will be used to conduct environmental site assessments and prepare a cleanup…