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More than a year ago, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his team had started exploring options to reimagine South Palafox Street. Florida Power & Light…

Readers were enraged by Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger’s attempt to push through an expensive decorative arch at the entrance of Pensacola Beach without any public input….

What’s It Like to Run a U.S. City Now? The New York Times asked 16 mayors, including Pensacola’s D.C. Reeves about President Trump, immigration and…

Pensacola’s dining scene is about to get a major boost with the upcoming opening of Bushwacker’s Landing, a brand-new seaside attraction near the Theo Baars…

David Bear has joined the Board of Directors of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, adding to his impressive business and civic resume….

The Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) announced today the launch of its 2025-2026 Community Grant Program, offering $250,000 in funding for environmental restoration…

By Jim Turner and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills,…

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…