Backroom Briefing: A feverish political fight over Zika

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Mosquitoes are an annoying fact…

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Summer Cyber Camps for Students

Elementary and middle school students have an opportunity to learn basic cybersecurity skills in a fun environment at one of the Summer Cyber Camps hosted…

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Seafood Safety Symposium June 13

Escambia County Natural Resources Management Department and the Escambia County Marine Advisory Committee will host a Seafood Safety Symposium Monday, June 13 at 4:30 p.m.,…

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Carly Johnston selected for IAVMF 30|UNDER|30 program

The International Association of Venue Managers Foundation (IAVMF) has selected the 2016 recipients for its 30|UNDER|30 program. Among the members of the 30|UNDER|30 Class of…

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Cost to remediate old Escambia Mosquito Control Facility tops $300K

At the May Pensacola City Council meeting, City Administrator Eric Olson said the city would ask the Board of County Commissioners to clean a plume…

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No application or resume in personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer; Inweekly background check reveals…

Through a public record request, Inweekly received the personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson. The folder contained 51 pages – changes of…

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Senate Prez wants Rubio to run for Senate post

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday he is urging Florida Republican Marco Rubio to seek another term as the GOP tries to…

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ECAT upgrades Summer Wheels Pass

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) representatives announced the system’s Summer Wheels Pass will now be complimentary and available to area youth 18 years and under….

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UWF Historic Trust to host 26th Annual Historic Pensacola Open House on June 4

The University of West Florida Historic Trust invites the community to Historic Pensacola’s 26th Annual Open House on Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to…

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Pensacola mayor defends his firing of chiefs in a memo

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward challenged in a memo to the City Council, dated Saturday, May 28, statements made about his investigation and termination of Fire…

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ECAT seeks public input

Escambia County, in coordination with Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), has launched a major update to the County’s 10-year Transit Development Plan (TDP), which is…

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Backroom Briefing: Rubio says he is out…for real

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA What U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio…

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