Escambia County’s middle schools showed little change in their grades. Brown Barge remained an ‘A’, Ransom a ‘B’. Bellview dropped from a ‘B’ to a ‘C’. Woodham earned 36 more points but…
Elementary school grades troubling
Three years ago, Escambia County had 14 ‘A’ elementary (non-charter) schools. The last two years it has had only six. However, the six ‘A’s are different from what they were last school…
Escambia School District gets B grade
Escambia County School District scored 20 points higher that it did last year and earned 54 percent of the total possible points to achieve a ‘B’ grade–its first true ‘B’ grade since…
Lunsford endorses Andrade
Today, Alex Andrade, who is running to replace Frank White in Florida House District 2, announced his endorsement by Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford. “Scott is one of the hardest working…
Selfies with the Blue Angels
The City of Pensacola and the Blue Angels Association is returning with the Blues in the City. The public is invited to get up close and personal, ask questions, and meet some…
UWF scores in Top 3 of state universities
The Florida Board of Governors announced today the University of West Florida is among the top-performing public universities for the second consecutive year. UWF earned the third-highest score in the system with…
Bydlak picks up Florida Medical Association PAC endorsement
The Florida Medical Association PAC (FMA PAC), Florida’s leading advocate for electing pro-medicine candidates to office, today endorsed Republican candidate Rebekah Bydlak in House District 1. FMA PAC President, Dr. Mike Patete…
Small Business Night at Blue Wahoos Stadium, July 10
The Florida SBDC at UWF and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are teaming up again this year for Small Business Night at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Tuesday July 10. It’s an opportunity for…
Heroes Among US: Capt. Floyd Brown
I had opportunity to interview this morning retired Navy Capt. Floyd Brown will be the featured speaker at Thursday night’s Heroes Among Us outdoor speaker series in Veterans Memorial Park. Floyd, age…
How many votes do candidates need to win primaries
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford spoke at the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s candidate school earlier this month. Predicting voter turnout for a primary is always difficult. particularly in the mid-term election cycle. However,…
IHMC building up for AIA Florida ‘People’s Choice’ award
Floridians and the world-wide public at large can vote online for their favorite community buildings in the fifth annual People’s Choice Competition, launched by the Florida Association of the American Institute of…
City Interactive Financial Transparency Platform never updated
In February 2017, the City of Pensacola launched the Interactive Financial Transparency Platform module of its OpenGov software. It would revolutionize how taxpayers could track city revenue and expenditures. “The OpenGov financial transparency platform…
Evander Holyfield Two-Day Boxing Camp on July 7-8
Hall of Fame boxer Evander “Real Deal†Holyï¬eld will lead a series of training camps for both children and adults on July 7-8 at the Rumble Training Center at 375 N. 9th…
Psst, Simmons has raised $88K for 2020 sheriff’s race
While most of us are focused on the 2018 election cycle, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons quietly has raised $88,570 for his campaign for Escambia County Sheriff since he announced his candidacy in…
Summer Civics Lunch: Florida Constitutional Amendments 2018
The Institute for Women for Politics of Northwest Florida will host its inaugural Summer Civics Lunch on the 2018 Florida Constitutional Amendments 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport.The…
Walking with Walker volunteers sought
Walker Wilson, who is seeking the Escambia County School Board District 3 seat, is looking for volunteers to go door to door this Saturday. He is asking people to be at his…
County Commission candidates have already spent $137K
The August 28 primary is nine weeks away. Escambia County Commission candidates have spent over $137,000 as of May 31 on their campaigns. By far, the biggest spender is Alan McMillan with…
Chamber has questions
In the ongoing effort to increase public awareness about where candidates for local office stand on issues important to the business community, the Greater Pensacola Chamber has released its candidate questionnaire to…
ECUA problem well pops up in lawsuit
The Emerald Coast Utility Authority filed Friday a federal lawsuit against 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, National Foam Inc. and 49 “John Doe” defendants who…
CityofPensacola.com online
Received minutes ago: From: Trudi Nichols Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:29 AM To: All City Staff + Council Staff Subject: RE: Website Issue Good morning, The website issue has been resolved….