The City of Pensacola has gotten lax in releasing its quarterly unaudited financial reports. Â The reports for first six months of FY 2017 – which ended June 30 – were released yesterday,…
Irma could head up east coast of Florida
Above are the latest spaghetti models on Hurricane Irma. Keep fingers crossed. However, weather is always subject to change.
Shreveport council member hopes Pensacola gets Pelicans team
Shreveport City Councilwoman Stephanie Lynch says the people of her city don’t want to build an arena for a G-League basketball team owned affiliated with the New Orleans Pelicans. “I hope Pensacola…
Tolls and pet travel restrictions lifted across Florida
From The News Service of Florida: TOLLS LIFTED AS IRMA THREATENS FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday directed the Florida Department of Transportation to suspend tolls across the state as residents and…
Burger King and Popeyes wants to hire 1,500 for restaurants in 11 states in one day
On Tuesday, Sept. 12, GPS Hospitality, a fast-growing BURGER KING® and Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, will host the company’s largest job fair to date with a goal of hiring 1,500 new employees…
Pensacola Christian grad running for governor of Maine
Garrett Mason, 2006 graduate of Pensacola Christian College, has announced that he will run for governor of Maine in 2018. A Republican, he currently serves in the Maine Senate and is the…
Studer: how to promote yourself [podcast]
Quint Studer discusses how an employee can position themselves, their product and their company well.
Scott declares emergency as Hurricane Irma threatens
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott on Monday placed all of Florida under a state of emergency as the projected path of Hurricane Irma could take the…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House needs volunteers to teach abuse prevention in schools
Gulf Coast Kid’s House (GCKH), a child advocacy center in Escambia County, is seeking volunteers to bring child abuse prevention education into area schools. One out of four children will be victimized…
Beef O’Brady’s to help Red Cross
From Beef O’Brady’s headquarters: “As you know, all eyes have been on the Houston-area this week as severe flooding from Hurricane Harvey plagued homes and businesses across the coast of Texas. Opting…
Woerner Companies #CramtheCrate for Houston pets
Message from The Woerner Companies: Our prayers go out to all of those impacted by Hurricane Harvey including all the four legged victims. Thank you to our generous The Woerner Companies customers…
Navarre High senior named to Students Working Against Tobacco board
Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), Florida’s statewide youth-led movement to combat the tobacco industry, announced the names of its new Youth Advocacy Board members. Catalina Rios, a senior at Navarre High School,…
How Trump and Obama played out in St. Pete mayoral primary
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A virtual tie between St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and challenger Rick Baker in a mayoral primary Tuesday has left Florida Democrats giddy and…
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience Giveaway
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience is returning to City Park in New Orleans this October for three days of music, food and costumes and you could be there. Headliners for this year’s…
Vote for Bodacious Shops for Forbes Main Street Award
Voting has now opened for Forbes’ Main Street Awards and the Bodacious Shops are one of 15 finalists. Please vote – the only registration is your e-mail address and it’s a very…
Fourteen more townhouses could be coming to downtown
Ahi Esta LLC has submitted preliminary plat for 14 townhouses on the corner of Spring and West Intendencia streets. The subdivision, Aguada Creek, is on the September agenda for the City’s Planning…
Buzz: Pelicans like Bay Center
The New Orleans Pelicans have made another round of visits with Escambia County Commissioners individually. We’ve been told that the NBA team is very interested in having its G-League team play at…
Feeding the Gulf Coast issues a call to action re:Harvey
Feeding the Gulf Coast is part of a strong network of food banks through our affiliation with Feeding America. When disasters strike in our country, the Feeding America network of food banks…
A Facebook account from Houston
Local contractor John Minor is in Houston. This is what he posted on his Facebook page: “I ended up with 23 sick or injured pulled from the flood waters over the course…
Ole Miss opens time capsule from 1978
Pieces of Ole Miss history that have been secretly tucked away behind the cornerstone of the Student Union have come to light when the time capsule from November 1978 was recently unsealed….