Posted in Education Escambia County

Update on efforts to break school to prison pipeline, April 18

LWV Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition, and Escambia County School District invite the community to the fourth public forum on…

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WTH: The city conducted no random drug tests of Pensacola Police for two years

For half a month, Inweekly has tried to get the City of Pensacola to release information on its random drug testing (Read more). City Attorney…

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Posted in Politics

Ingram: An eight-year guy (podcast)

When Clay Ingram was first elected to the Florida House in 2010, people in Tallahassee wanted to know if planned to serve a full four…

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Tale of Two Pensacolas

Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has…

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Posted in 2016 Election Politics

Another Republican files for Congress

Today 25-year-old native Floridian Rebekah Johansen Bydlak announced her Republican candidacy for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Born and raised in McDavid community in north…

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Posted in 2016 Election Politics

White posts $112K for House District 2, raised in one week

Political newcomer Frank White posted impressive numbers for his first campaign report – $111,970. And he raised the money in only five business days. White’s…

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Posted in Caring

Tornado victims eligible for SBA disaster loans

Florida businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and tornadoes on either Feb. 15 or Feb. 23-24, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from…

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Seville Rotary 6th Annual Cornhole Classic set for May 14

Seville Rotary’s 6th Annual Cornhole Classic presented this year by Michles & Booth, P.A. will be held on Saturday, May 14 at Seville Quarter, 130…

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Posted in Education Escambia County

County workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, April 15

Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m….

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PSC Planetarium: Splendor of the Universe April 15

See the splendor of the universe at Pensacola State College’s Planetarium and Space Theatre Friday, April 15, with public shows beginning at 6 p.m. and…

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Ken Burns’ ‘Jackie Robinson’ on PBS April 11-12

“Jackie Robinson” is a new two-part, four-hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, that will air Monday and Tuesday, April 11–12,…

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Santa Rosa Education Foundation announces Rookie of the Year nominees

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation invited every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Santa Rosa Rookie of the…

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