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Leslie Perino has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of EW Bullock Associates, officially succeeding Ellis Bullock III, who founded the agency in 1982…

Escambia County School District is celebrating significant academic improvements while rolling out ambitious new programs for the upcoming school year. In a recent interview, Superintendent…

The U.S. Naval Institute is amplifying a compelling argument from Ensign Davis J. Threlkeld to reestablish Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) at Naval Air Station…

Today marks our newspaper’s 26th anniversary—a milestone I wasn’t sure we’d ever reach. From Delusional Dream to Community Voice When Collier Merrill, Ray Russenberger, Chuck…

What started as a small experiment with 10 food boxes in Pensacola has evolved into a nationally recognized Food as Medicine program, illustrating how grassroots…

University of West Florida students are making waves in marine robotics education. Four electrical and computer engineering students recently partnered with the Naval Surface Warfare…

Pensacola drug dealers moving vast amounts of illegal drugs have made the news again.  Federal authorities have charged four Pensacola residents in connection with an…

When attorney Peter Mougey signed a $100,000 contract nine years ago to bring the Pensacola Symphony back to town for the 4th of July, he…

Escambia County’s two new commissioners have an affinity for operating outside the sunshine. District 4 Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger ordered county staff to drop a new…

On Friday, June 27, Gov. Ron DeSantis exercised his executive authority by vetoing four bills that had previously passed through the Florida Legislature.  His reasons…

After decades of silence and suffering, 926 survivors of Florida’s notorious reform schools are finally receiving acknowledgment and compensation from the state. Last week, men…

In July, the City of Pensacola will restart its curbside recycling under a new fee structure, which offers a discount to those who don’t recycle….

This week of June is usually slow; few big stories happened from last June until after the Pensacola Beach Blue Angels Show. The Escambia County…

Rayvaughn L. Andrews, 41, of Pensacola, has pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy charges for distributing cocaine and money laundering, according to John P….

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) is extending public transportation hours along the island on Friday, July 11, and is adding extra buses to the…

Well, well, well. Look who’s back from their environmental sabbatical! The City of Pensacola has ready to reinstate curbside recycling. After what the city diplomatically…

After decades of silence and suffering, hundreds of men who endured horrific abuse as children at Florida’s notorious reform schools are finally receiving acknowledgment and…

What could be better than combining America’s favorite pastime with one of our community’s most important causes? This Independence Day weekend, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity…

Today, six public university systems announced the creation of the Commission for Public Higher Education, establishing what they describe as a new accreditation model focused…

The Escambia Children’s Trust (ECT) Board held a special meeting on June 25 to address a contentious issue that has been brewing for months: the…