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Buchanan wants Pensacola to be solar capital of the Gulf Coast

From Drew Buchanan campaign: Buchanan announces plan to make Pensacola the solar capital of the Gulf Coast Pensacola mayoral candidate Drew Buchanan on Thursday announced…

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Posted in Escambia County Politics

Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been mailed to Escambia voters

Absentee ballots are available upon request, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford told Inweekly yesterday. Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been sent out as of Tuesday,…

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Appeals court weighs restoration of felons’ rights

By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida… ATLANTA — Yraida Guanipa, a Miami consultant, stood outside the federal appeals court Wednesday morning in downtown…

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Escambia public education could be our albatross

I’ve received complaints that in my criticism of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ 10-year leadership that I haven’t taken into consideration that the state’s standards are more…

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Four lawsuits filed against Wild Greg’s Saloon

The Watson Firm has filed four separate lawsuits against Sunshine Investments of Northwest Florida d/b/a/ Wild Greg’s Saloon and two of its employees Kurt Just…

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Father of the late Sen. Greg Evers endorses Dosev

From Cris Dosev campaign: John Evers, father of the late Senator Greg Evers and patriarch of the Evers family, has endorsed Republican Cris Dosev for…

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Florida leads nation in job growth

By Lloyd Dunkelberger The News Service of Florida… Florida moved from worst to first in a new federal survey of job creation released Wednesday. The…

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July 25 blog posts over the past 12 years

2017: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced, in a press release, that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with…

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Local candidates: Deadline for WSRE ‘Rally 2018’ spots – Aug. 2

WSRE’s “RALLY 2018” candidate forum for the primary election will air live at 7 p.m. Monday–Wednesday, Aug. 20–22. Candidates in the following races are invited…

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Patti Marine Enterprise receives $450K MARAD grant

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded a $449,231 grant to support capital improvements at Patti Marine Enterprise, Inc. in Pensacola, FL….

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Florida AG race goes negative

State Rep. Frank White and Circuit Judge Ashley Moody have both aggressively gone after each other as they try to win the GOP nomination for…

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Sanctuary of Light: Top Airbnb ‘wish list’ rental in Pensacola

Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, today released a report revealing the #1 most “wish-listed” Airbnb listing for each of Florida’s 67 counties. Airbnb’s…

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