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Pensacola Speaks: Dion Kevin and Landshark

My Outtakes this week is about Dion Kevin III and his successful fight to make the Landshark the news mascot at the University of Mississippi….

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Posted in Politics

WSRE seek questions for lawmakers

WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast’s “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation” airs live on Dec. 12 The station is now accepting viewer questions for…

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Posted in Education Pensacola

Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series touches on monuments

The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2017-18 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Nov. 30 at…

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Posted in Caring Escambia County Pensacola State & National News

Heroin deaths up 21 percent in Northwest Florida

According to the Florida medical examiner’s report for 2016, heroin-related deaths in the First Judicial District increased 21 percent last year. We had 34 such…

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Congressman Gaetz to host Congressional App Challenge

On Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m., Congressman Matt Gaetz will be hosting the 2017 Congressional App Challenge and STEM/ Cybersecurity Expo at the University…

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Posted in Politics State & National News

Gov. Rick Scott’s ‘Securing Florida’s Future’ budget

Gov. Rick Scott today released a proposed $87.4 billion budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, an initial step as lawmakers prepare to negotiate a spending…

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White gets attention with $1.65 million in campaign coffers

WHITE MAKES FINANCIAL SPLASH IN CABINET RACE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 14, 2017……… Bolstered by $1.5 million…

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Florida children victims of opioid crisis

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than 4,000 babies were born addicted to opioids in Florida last year, an increase of over…

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Posted in Business Education Escambia County Pensacola

Read about proposed Northwest Center for Dynamic Ocean Technologies at Port

Last week, we wrote about the need for a plan for the future of the Port of Pensacola. Triumph Gulf Coast uploaded the pre-screening form…

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Posted in Business

Commercial real estate board asks city to follow CRA processes re: hatchery

NAIOP of Northwest Florida represents developers, owners, and related professionals in office, industry, retail, and mixed use real estate in our area. On Nov. 8,…

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Posted in Business Pensacola

Bungled approval of airline agreements, missed win

Since 2008, the airlines at the Pensacola International Airport have operated without a long-term agreements. The month-to-month contracts have negatively impacted the airport’s bond ratings….

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Posted in Education

UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program hosts ethics educator Aaron Beam

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host guest speaker Aaron Beam from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17…

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