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Rebekah Bydlak garnered 7.8 percent of the vote in the hotly contested August 2016 GOP primary to replace Congressman Jeff Miller. Coming in fourth in…

Giving local school children the opportunity for better dental hygiene and health care is the goal of two new recipients of endowed chairs at Pensacola…

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners has studied the traffic on Pensacola Beach for seven years. Two engineering firms have examined the issues and identified…

The Florida Department of Corrections will host a recruitment event at Century Correctional Institution. The Florida Department of Corrections is seeking qualified individuals to join…

CareerSource Escarosa and Pensacola State College have partnered to host the 2017 Spring Job Fair on Friday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m….

Quint Studer and the Studer Community Institute talk about the value of VPK programs in preparing children for school. The Summer and Fall registration is…

Featuring Beatles Tribute Band Not Quite Fab and the Mulligans Beatles Tribute Band Not Quite Fab and the Mulligans have announced Pensacola’s Rock & Roll…

The Santa Rosa Clean Community System, Inc. will be joining the rest of the Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and volunteers across the nation and conducting…

The women of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart are holding their annual Spring Fling Event, which includes a huge Flea Market, Arts and Crafts…

The next Race and Reconciliation program and discussion will be about “White Privilege,” featuring Dr. Chris Cotten from the Department of Social Work at University…

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy, a certified stormwater inspector, is holding a class in the Pensacola area on Monday, May 8 to certify what will be…

Congressman Matt Gaetz still have safety concerns about the T-45 aircraft that have resumed training operations. On “Pensacola Speak,” he said, “I’m glad that in…

To relieve taxpayers of the stress associated with meeting the federal deadline, Kona Ice will be hosting its fourth annual National “Chill Out” Day. The…

The Escambia County School District is holding a Spring Hiring Event on April 29, for those interested in becoming ECSD teachers for the 2017-2018 school…

Peter Schorsch, creator of SaintPetersBlog.com and FloridaPolitics.com, keeps an eye on the internal politics of the Florida Legislature. In his most recent analysis of the…

On Tax Day, April 18, restaurants around the country will be offering fantastic freebies, Tax Day sales, and sweet deals. Offers.com has rounded up a…

Congressman Matt Gaetz will be hosting a full day of events in the Pensacola Beach and Pensacola area on April 20, for “Open Gaetz Day…

The Cpl. J.R. Spears Detachment of the Marine Corps League announces its 5th Annual Heroes Among Us speaker series to be held at Pensacola Veterans…

Attorney and community advocate Fred Levin is investing $550,000 in the University of West Florida to establish the Reubin O’D. Askew Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies….

With National Small Business Week approaching, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Best Small Cities to Start a Business. To determine…