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BREAKING NEWS: FLORIDA ELECTORS BACK TRUMP

By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s 29 presidential electors cast their ballots Monday for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. The…

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Posted in Business

More want a say in Gulf Power rate hike case

A regulatory case about Gulf Power’s proposal to raise base electric rates could get more crowded. The League of Women Voters of Florida and the…

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Posted in Business News State & National News

Pitbull controversy raises concerns at Space Florida

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Another agency’s controversial contract with a Miami rapper, and its aftermath, was on the mind of Space…

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Posted in Escambia County Pensacola

Pensacola Wrap-up: week ending Dec. 17

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May and County Administrator Jack Brown showed Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward how to reach out to neighborhoods when they toured the…

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Posted in Business Escambia County

Bay Center may become Indoor Sports Center

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners appears open to tearing the aging Pensacola Bay Center and replacing it with an indoor sports facility. Well, at…

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Posted in Environment Pensacola

Olson misses the point about Tanyards

Yesterday, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson didn’t meet with the residents of the Tanyard neighborhood, but he did meet with City Councilwoman Sherri Myers. Myers…

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Posted in Environment Escambia County Pensacola

Commissioner May listens to Pensacola Tanyard residents, Mayor Hayward skips tour

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May toured the enormous Government Street stormwater pond and listened to local residents’ and business owners’ fears of soil contamination and…

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Posted in Environment Politics

DEP honors Gulf Power and Whiting Field

Yesterday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District recognized the city of Tallahassee, Gulf Power and Naval Air Station Whiting Field for outstanding environmental…

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Posted in Pensacola

Tanyard and rest of District 7 cut out of City of Pensacola survey

Since 2014, Mayor Ashton Hayward has hired the University of West Florida Haas Center to survey city residents about their satisfaction with services his administration…

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City survey show overall satisfaction about the same

The City of Pensacola released the results of its community survey. The overall mean satisfaction is slightly up over last year- from 3.68 to 3.71….

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Posted in Florida Politics State & National News

Rep. Ingram gets key House chairs, White and Williamson land well, too

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran released the committee assignments. State Rep. Clay Ingram will chair the Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee and serve as vice…

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Posted in Pensacola

City Administrator outlines proposed Pensacola Workforce Housing program

Marcie Whitaker, City of Pensacola Housing Administrator, outlined Mayor Ashton Hayward’s workforce housing program during the agenda review on Dec. 5. Introducing Whitaker’s presentation, City…

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