Underhill’s Facebook passion has been costly for Escambia taxpayers

Few Panhandle politicians love Facebook as much as Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill, and this passion has exhausted the patience of his fellow commissioners and…

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2022 Pensacola Citizens Academy graduates [podcast]

The City of Pensacola recognized graduates from the 2022 Pensacola Citizens Academy on Tuesday, June 21, marking the end of a nine-week interactive course hosted…

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New Rashid STEM Scholarship at UWF [podcast]

Muhammad and Fatema Rashid established the Dr. Faeza Rashid Kazmier STEM Scholarship Endowment, which will benefit first generation in college and female students in UWF’s…

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Airport Job Fair, May 24 [podcast]

The Pensacola International Airport in partnership with Career Source Escarosa will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24. Over 20 companies and…

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Real News podcasts: Scenic Hwy, Skatepark, Airport, Spirit and more

Pensacola City Councilman Jared Moore talks about the proposed Scenic Hwy trail, skatepark and more on the council’s agenda. Pensacola International Airport’s Matt Coughlin talks…

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UWF Cyber Camp [podcast]

Guy Garrett, the assistant director and instructor in the UWF Center for Cybersecurity, discusses their summer camps for middle school students. SESSION 1: June 6-10…

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It’s official: NAS Pensacola named CNIC Installation of the Year

As I reported last Wednesday on this blog, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola has been named the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s (CNIC) Installation (Large) of…

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City completes Cross Street drainage project

The City of Pensacola has installed drainage improvements at the intersection of Cross Street and 6th Avenue to mitigate historical flooding issues, saving nearly $500,000…

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PSC job fair Saturday, Feb. 5; Airport Thursday, Feb. 10 [podcast]

Pensacola State College press release: We’ve all seen the headlines. Closer to home, we’ve seen the “Help Wanted” signs. Employers nationwide are hungry from workers….

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Inaugural Rising Stars

Here is the inaugural Rising Star class from 2008.  We did smaller versions in 2006 and 2007, but we realized the highlighting of our young…

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UWF welcomes National Merit Finalist and other top scholars to campus

Pensacola, Fla. – Oct. 4, 2021 – The University of West Florida welcomed its tenth National Merit Finalist in five years this fall. Landon Nelson…

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Real News: Story behind Hitachi plant relocation

While the daily newspaper thought it had a big scoop that Hitachi Cable was closing its Pensacola plant, FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth and CareerSource EscaRosa…

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