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Dale Perkins beat Charles Bare for ECUA District 4 seat, 5,277-4,264.

Robert Bender will next commissioner for District 4 with 2,613 votes—26.73%.

In 2016 General Election, most of the local elections had been decided by the time the election day came -61.6 percent cast.  People discounted the…

The voters are also turning out for the Escambia School Board District 3 race, which has Gov. Scott-appointed Lee Hansen vs. Laura Dortch Edler, Larry…

As of 4 p.m., 52,613 people have voted in Escambia County — 25.17 percent turnout. Among Republicans, the turnout is 33 percent. In the city…

In the 2010 Pensacola mayoral primary, the voter turnout was 36.4 percent for a four person race–Mayor Mike Wiggins, Ashton Hayward, Councilwoman Diane Mack and…

The voting in Escambia County has remained steady and probably will surpass the earlier prediction of a 25-percent turnout. As of 1:10 p.m., 14,698 votes…

The Arc Gateway is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant from Florida Blue Foundation to support the Pearl Nelson Child Development Center….

Here’s the breakdown at 10 a.m. – 7,929 votes cast today — Primary total: 37,829 (18% turnout)   Precinct 43 BEULAH FREE WILL BAPTIST 7561 Mobile…

One of my favorite people in Pensacola is Nancy Fetterman, widow of Adm. Jack Fetterman. Nancy and Jack were close to Sen. John McCain. She…

As of 7:55 a.m., 31,900 votes have been cast in Escambia County. We’ve had 2,019 votes today. Mail-in is at 17,779, and Early Voting topped…

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers hurt by the…