Scott in Pensacola today celebrate Pensacola Bay bridge construction

Gov. Rick Scott is visiting Northwest Florida today. At 8:30 a.m. in Panama City, he is expected to announce the appointment of former lawmaker Jimmy…

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Charges against SRIA official dropped

State Attorney Bill Eddins announced this morning that the drug charges against Santa Rosa Island Authority Director of Administration Robbie Schrock have been dismissed. On…

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Studer to close on SunTrust building on Aug. 22 [podcast]

Quint Studer said Wednesday on “Pensacola Speaks” that they will close on the SunTrust building on Garden Street by August 22. We also discussed his…

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City of Pensacola blames ECUA for raw sewage in Tanyard

Yesterday, ECUA executive director Steve Sorrell blamed the raw sewage flowing on DeVilliers Street one block west of Pensacola City Hall on the failure of…

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Emerald CoastKeeper on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy will give an update on the latest developments in her investigation of the raw sewage that flooded the Tanyard area one…

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Reds announce Blue Wahoos roster changes for second half

After an exciting first half of the 2017 season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos capturing the South Division title, the Cincinnati Reds have announced the…

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ECUA confirms raw sewage caused by City of Pensacola stormwater failure

Inweekly obtained this email between ECUA board member Lois Benson and ECUA Executive Director Steve Sorrell. We had earlier reported that the human waste on…

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IRIS raises Series B funding

Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems, Inc. (IRIS), the industry leader in early detection systems for diabetic eye disease, today announced the company successfully closed a round…

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City decision may have led to flooding Tanyard neighborhood with raw sewage

The Escambia County Utilities Authority’s Tim Haag reported that the cause of raw sewage overflowing in the Tanyard neighborhood a block west from City Hall…

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Newpoint school vendor arrested yesterday

Steven J. Kunkemoeller, one of two businessmen accused of racketeering and organized fraud at 15 charter schools throughout Florida, turned himself into authorities yesterday afternoon….

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UWF ranks in top three in Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding model

The Florida Board of Governors announced today the University of West Florida ranks in the top three top-performing public universities in the state and will…

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SRIA to add 10 more buses for Pensacola Beach Air Show

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) hopes to alleviate traffic congestion for the Pensacola Beach Air Show by increasing public transportation options along the island…

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Reports of human waste flowing in the Tanyard (update)

Dr. Gloria Horning, who lives one block west of Pensacola City Hall on DeVilliers Street in the Tanyard neighborhood, reported late yesterday afternoon, “I’m at…

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Local state parks closed for Tropical Storm Cindy

The Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service announced the closure of three state parks in Northwest Florida due to weather conditions. The following state…

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Made in the South awards, entry deadline July 1 [podcast]

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Garden & Gun Associate Editor Elizabeth Hutchinson discussed her magazine’s annual Made in the South awards. A celebration of Southern craftsmanship,…

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Is the City 3-1-1 service punishing critics

Dr. Gloria Horning’s street has flooded. She lives in the 300 block of Devilliers Street, south of the Government Street Stormwater Pond, east of the…

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Christian school appeals football prayer ruling

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Tampa Christian school is continuing a legal battle about whether it should have been allowed to…

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Dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico predicted to hit record size

Each year a hypoxic water mass forms in bottom waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. The low oxygen conditions threaten living resources…

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Petition to keep Bayview Cross already has over 8,200 signatures

A petition to keep the Bayview Cross and express displeasure with Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling that the cross is unconstitutional has been placed on Change.org…

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Eddins seeks death penalty in Naomi Jones’ homicide

By Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY State Attorney William Eddins said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon his office will seek the death penalty for 38-year-old Robert…

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