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UWF receives $200k gift

Press release: The University of West Florida announced today a $200,000 gift from Roger Hemminghaus to name the Roy and Henrietta (Etts) Hemminghaus Chemistry Lab…

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LeaP nominations sought

The Pensacola Chamber Foundation has opened nominations process for the Leadership Pensacola (LeaP) Class of 2021. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 28. Started in…

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Presser Notes: Happy Birthday Mrs. Johnson, Police Training and Pond Sans Park

Before wading fully into his Monday morning presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson used the occasion to wish a city resident happy birthday. Francis Johnson is…

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Replacement for Common Core announced

Last Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran unveiled the proposed Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards, which will replace Common…

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Pensacola native, UWF grad named superintendent of R.I. school district

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced Harrison Peters’ appointment as the superintendent of schools for the Providence school district. Peters is the deputy superintendent,…

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U.S. Senators request wrong deputies be honored

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Thomas…

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Pensacola’s Rec Plex North parkrun/walk celebrates anniversary

Press release: As we approach the 1st birthday of Pensacola’s Rec Plex North parkrun/walk, (RPN) we want to thank you for your support and share…

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Gun violence continues

Pensacola Police have released photographs of two men wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred Wednesday night at a local business on West Garden…

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Inweekly.net back up

Inweekly.net was down temporarily while our designers work on plug-in issues. It had it back up by noon yesterday.

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School choice supporters lobby for more vouchers, scholarships

School choice advocates rallied outside the Florida Capitol on Tuesday to press lawmakers to increase funding for a scholarship program that helps students with special…

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Downtown Pensacola safer

The Downtown Improvement Board has continued to invest in technology, partnerships and infrastructure to make the 44-block district safe and secure for those who work,…

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Escambia has third highest percentage of student vouchers

The Escambia County School District had the third largest percentage of students using vouchers for private schools under the Family Empowerment Scholarship program. This is…

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