No application or resume in personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer; Inweekly background check reveals…

Through a public record request, Inweekly received the personnel folder of Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson. The folder contained 51 pages – changes of…

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City of Pensacola continues to try to fulfill diversity commitment on contracts

The City of Pensacola will be conducting a workshop on its Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program. This program is intended to assist certified minority- and…

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No Escambia or Santa Rosa municipality makes list of 50 safest Florida cities

Background checks.org ranked the 50 safest cities in Florida based on FBI violent crime stats and proprietary BackgroundChecks.org research data. Rates are normalized per 100,000…

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Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series: 10 Difference Makers, June 2

On Thursday, June 2, Pensacola Heritage Foundation’s ReDiscovery Lecture Series will feature John Appleyard speaking on the subject of 10 FAMILIES THAT HAVE MADE A…

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Senate Prez wants Rubio to run for Senate post

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday he is urging Florida Republican Marco Rubio to seek another term as the GOP tries to…

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Disciplinary appeal by former Pensacola fire chief denied

Pensacola Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover appealed the mayor’s decision to terminate his 27-year career with the Pensacola Fire Department. He received notification last Thursday…

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Pensacola fire chiefs investigation cost over $65K

The Pensacola City Council requested at its May 26 special meeting the Beggs & Lane invoices for the investigation of Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and…

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National Science Foundation gives $649,000 grant to support UWF STEM students

The University of West Florida Department of Chemistry has received a grant totaling more than $649,000 from the National Science Foundation that will provide scholarships,…

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ECAT upgrades Summer Wheels Pass

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) representatives announced the system’s Summer Wheels Pass will now be complimentary and available to area youth 18 years and under….

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Chief Human Resources Officer boasts he ‘successfully removed’ city employees, gets $12K raise

In February 2015, when the City of Pensacola HR administrator, Ed Sisson, wanted to have his job title changed to “Chief Human Resources Officer” and get…

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St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church Glass Recycling Day, June 22

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church is encouraging people to bring clean glass to be recycled on Wednesday, June 22. The glass will be processed and recycled…

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UWF Historic Trust to host 26th Annual Historic Pensacola Open House on June 4

The University of West Florida Historic Trust invites the community to Historic Pensacola’s 26th Annual Open House on Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to…

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Warren Averett brings Hutto & Carver into the fold

Warren Averett, LLC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, announced this morning that CPA firm, Hutto & Carver, P.A., will join its Pensacola office. The joining…

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Pensacola mayor defends his firing of chiefs in a memo

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward challenged in a memo to the City Council, dated Saturday, May 28, statements made about his investigation and termination of Fire…

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ECAT seeks public input

Escambia County, in coordination with Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), has launched a major update to the County’s 10-year Transit Development Plan (TDP), which is…

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Backroom Briefing: Rubio says he is out…for real

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA What U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio…

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Penascola Speaks: UWF SGA president, Studer office building

On “Pensacola Speaks,” I will open the show with Jacob Hebert, UWF student body president, who was recently elected chair of the Florida Students Association….

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WSRE documentary on those who lost fathers during Vietnam War, airs June 19

Some 20,000 American boys and girls lost their fathers during the Vietnam War. In a new documentary film produced by WSRE, several of these Gold…

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Studers set to construct another office building, est. cost $14.3 million

The Pensacola News Journal reports that Quint and Rishy Studer are building another office building in downtown Pensacola. They are submitting designs to the city’s…

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Florida Supreme Court ready to wade into major cases

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For legal junkies, the Florida Supreme Court will be the best show in town during a three-day…

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