Posted in Escambia County

Disabled rider gives commissioners plan to save ECAT

Last May, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill stated that Escambia County Area Transit wasn’t financially viable and he wanted his fellow commissioners to consider discontinuing…

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Posted in Caring Education Entertainment

Historical commission rules wreck not famous slave ship Clotilda

Yesterday, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, (NMAAHC),…

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Posted in Entertainment Pensacola

Police report gives details on alleged battery by Pensacon vendor

Last Friday, several local television stations reported on alleged sexual assault that occurred during Pensacon. A worker with a speed dating service that was a…

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Posted in Pensacola

Poll: District breakdown on raising pay for mayor

  In 2014, I suggested the Pensacola City Council considered a charter amendment that would tie the mayor’s salary to that of the county’s constitutional…

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Posted in State & National News

Weekly Roundup: Parents plead for action

Recap and analysis of the week in state government By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Last week, the students had the…

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Lawmakers cut Florida Cultural Grants

The Pensacola Little Theatre has asked its supporters to write state lawmakers to restore the Florida Cultural Grants to the FY 2019 budget: Friends of…

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Grover asks City Council not to raise salary for mayor

Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, who is the only candidate that has pre-filed to run for mayor of Pensacola, has sent an email to the…

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Federal deficits deemed ‘unsustainable’

In its latest report, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns national debt is currently higher than at any time in history outside of…

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Cyberthon 2018 will set attendance record

Randy Ramos, CEO of Global Business Solutions, Inc., said this year’s Cyberthon will have over 300 participants. “Besides the 100+ high school and college students…

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DIB introduces digital platform for downtown parking

Beginning March 1, Downtown Pensacola and Premium Parking, a New Orleans, Louisiana based parking management provider, will transition to a new digital parking management platform…

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Posted in Politics

Will pay raise boost anemic city elections?

Will increasing the salary of Pensacola’s mayor from $100,000 to $125,000 attract more citizens to run for the office? We may soon find out. Council…

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FAU poll: Scott and Trump lose ground over gun control

In the wake of a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 students and teachers at a South Florida high school, a vast majority…

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