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Federal tariff mitigation plan for farmers announced

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…

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Pensacola sister, Gero, Japan recovering

Pensacola’s sister city, Gero, Japan, is still recovering from extreme flooding and landslides caused by the landfall of Typhoon Prapiroon in July. Gero experienced all-time…

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Another $250K-$350K of PAC money has been spent on local races

The Political Action Committee Escambia Citizens for Better Government spent $102,038 on local races. It primarily helped to promote District 2 Commission candidate Alan McMillan….

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Over $273K spent in mayoral primary, over $826K in local primaries

  Local candidates have spent $826.380 for the Aug. 28 primary. The most expensive race, through Aug. 24 campaign election reports, is the Pensacola mayor’s…

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UWF football game on Cox

The University of West Florida, ranked number two in the country, will open their season Thursday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola against…

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29,020 votes waiting to be tallied

Over 29,000 votes have been cast in Escambia County, which means some races may have already been decided: Mail-in 16,919, Early Voting 12,100, and one…

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‘City of Grudges’ finalist for state literary award

My novel ‘City of Grudges’ has advanced from semi-finalist to finalist for the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Award in the published book-length mystery genre category….

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Bob-O-Link, Gorham & Cruzat Project public meeting on Aug. 29

District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill, Escambia County staff and Hammond Engineering Inc. are hosting an on-site public meeting to discuss the plans for the Bob-O-Link,…

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Nearly 23K votes cast in Escambia County

Thursday was another strong day for Early Voting with 1,540 votes cast. To date, 22,929 mail-in and early voting votes have been cast in Escambia…

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Two local primaries decided by less than 33 votes

Since 2006, four local primary races have been decided by less than 33 votes: 1) The closest was the 2006 GOP primary for County Commissioner,…

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Documentary: ‘Backpack Full of Cash’ on Sept. 24

“Backpack Full of Cash” is an award-winning documentary narrated by Matt Damon.  It explores our national traditional public school systems under attack by those who…

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Infant Mortality Awareness event on Sept. 6

September is nationally recognized as Infant Mortality Awareness Month. To raise awareness for this critically important issue, the Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition will be…

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