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By Grayson Keglovic Florida’s “fair districts” are being “stomped off in our faces,” with Gov. Ron DeSantis to blame, League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) President Cecile M. Scoon told Pensacola…

Pensacola Navy League to Welcome America’s Tall Ship – USCGC Barque Eagle to The Port of Pensacola June 2-5 (Pensacola, FL) The Pensacola Navy League proudly announces the arrival of America’s Tall…

The Daily Beast has FBI documents that reveal details of the FBI sting operation that led to Okaloosa County developer Stephen Alford pleading guilty to trying to extort $25 million from the…

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have partnered with Naval Air Station Pensacola to honor the legacy of the Navy in the Pensacola community and the history of Navy baseball by wearing accurate replicas…

Nearly 12,000 inspirational senior athletes have come together this year in Fort Lauderdale for the National Senior Games sponsored by Humana. Since 2013, Humana has honored 60+ athletes as Humana Game Changers…

The Pensacola Beach Advocates, Island Times, the Santa Rosa Island Authority and the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce are hosting the annual Sea Turtle Baby Shower on Saturday, June 4, from 9…

Retired ASA, Anne M Patterson is being recognized for her contributions to justice for child victims of abuse on May 27. Ms. Patterson’s son, Michael D Patterson requested the prosecution wing be…

A website and petition campaign called Open Our Museum has been organized by a group of local citizens and civic leaders working together to urge the U.S. Navy and the Department of…

Nine students from Dixon School of Arts & Sciences recently earned top honors at the acclaimed “Music in the Parks” music festival held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 7. The Dixon Guitar…

Covenant Care, a leading non-profit provider of post-acute healthcare services, invites healthcare workers to take the next step in their careers and “Grow With Covenant Care” as it launches a month-long recruitment…

Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar told a Ukrainian TV station that a deal was struck to exchange badly injured soldiers from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for Russian POWs. Malyar…

by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson made clear Monday that he was upset about an issue brought forward last week during a Pensacola City Council meeting concerning needed restoration work along…

Valerie’s House -Pensacola, a non-profit with its sole mission of helping children grieve the death of a family member, is celebrating its one-year anniversary of providing services to the community.   Valerie’s House…

Will Kennedy wraps up the spring semester for the University of West Florida athletics and discusses preparations being made for the fall football season on campus.

Law enforcement officials say the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting has underscored their long-held fear that someone could be radicalized online, have access to guns, take inspiration from prior attacks and then…

At the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 5, the board adopted a proclamation to declare May 15-21, 2022, as Emergency Medical Services Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford established…

Three new traffic signals on West Cervantes Street, at the intersections of North J, North L and North R Streets, will be fully operational beginning Tuesday, May 17. These three signals have…

Alga Beer Co. will host Thankful Thursday this week, on May 19, to benefit United Way of West Florida. The event will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Alga Beer Co., 2435 N. 12th Ave….

ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery posted this message on Facebook: Today the union members (about 90%) cast their votes on the tentative labor agreement between Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 and…

The buzz from the weekend centered around former State Rep. Mike Hill. He has notified Florida House leadership that he intends to get into the District 1 race and challenge Michelle Salzman….