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Crush the Crisis

On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,” an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing…

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School foundation gets new leader

The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation to announced the selection of Kristie Kelley as its new executive director. Kelley served on the ECPS Foundation Board…

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ECUA board wants District 3 seat filled

The board of the Emerald Coast Utility Authority only has four members. The policy-making body of the area’s largest water utility has been missing its…

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Posted in Caring

Feeding People Thru Music

This Labor Day weekend, Widespread Panic will be partnering with Feeding the Gulf Coast at the Pensacola Bay Center to collect food and fund donations…

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Posted in Business

Panhandle to get new area code

Amid concerns that the 850 area code will “exhaust” in 2022, state regulators are considering a proposal that could lead to an additional area code…

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Save Our Beach meeting

Press release: The organizers of “Save Pensacola Beach” are hosting a town hall meeting, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the main public library located at…

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Posted in Business Pensacola

Pitt Slip deal coming soon?

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola may be preparing to finalize a longterm lease for its Pitt Slip property, and in doing so…

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Posted in Crime Pensacola

Pensacola fails to make Safe City list

BackgroundChecks.org has published its annual report on the safest cities in each U.S. state for 2019. Florida’s top five safest cities are: Sweetwater Naples Key Biscayne…

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Posted in Education Politics

Viewpoint: Teachers need more support

By Kimberly Sullivan The Escambia County School District recently congratulated itself for the slight increase in the number of A, B and C schools within…

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Posted in Pensacola

Presser Notes: District 5, Police Relations and a Baby Osprey

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly PENSACOLA CITY HALL: The baby osprey story wasn’t the most important thing Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson talked about Monday during his…

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Corcoran shakes up disabilities organization

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened a criminal investigation into a state organization that…

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Posted in Pensacola

Coughlin rehired at airport

As predicted: The City of Pensacola has selected Matt Coughlin as the Deputy Airport Director for Pensacola International Airport, with a start date of Monday,…

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