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The News Service of Florida reports House Rep. Jayer Williamson, R-Pace, has taken the first formal step toward running again in 2020. He opened a…

From Visit Pensacola: Belmont-Devilliers Honored by Mississippi Blues Marker What: The Mississippi Blues Commission will honor the legacy of the Blues in Pensacola with the unveiling…

SmartFinancial, Inc., the parent company of SmartBank, and Entegra Financial Corp., the parent company of Entegra Bank, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger…

State Rep. Mike Hill has proposed a bill (HB 175) that would repeal the gun control measures passed last year in the wake of the…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Billed as a public input session for Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team, a Tuesday night city meeting quickly spiraled off…

Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar submitted his recommendation for the council meetings for the remainder of 2019. He has requested the council return to…

Zix Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AppRiver for $275 million in cash. AppRiver, headquartered in Gulf Breeze, is a channel-first provider…

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola may be scrapping its Bicycle Advisory Committee. Officials discussed dropping the committee and creating a board to…

A political committee has submitted more than 60,000 valid petition signatures to the state Division of Elections as it tries to get a measure on…

The 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl Caravan will visit Pensacola 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, bringing top NFL draft prospects from across the nation to Blue…

Airbnb announced today that Floridian hosts and homeowners earned a combined $810 million in supplemental income while welcoming approximately 4.5 million guest arrivals to the…

Several media outlets are reporting the newspaper chain MNG Enterprises, also known as Digital First Media, has offered to buy Pensacola News Journal’s parent company,…