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League has two upcoming meetings

The League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area has two meeting scheduled: C. A. Weis Community School Speaker: Holly Magee, Principal of Weis Community School,….

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Breaking news: Mayor appoints first female fire chief

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward made history today with the appointment of the first female fire chief, Ginny Cranor. “I am extremely proud to be able…

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Campaign reports for County Commission seats

Update: Robert Bender’s campaign report has been uploaded to SOE website since this post was published The February campaigns have begun to be posted to…

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Breaking news: BCC and Sheriff could be close to settling budget dispute

The Escambia Board of County Commissioner has called a “shade meeting” to discuss Sheriff David Morgan’s pending budget appeal before the Administration Commission. Inweekly has…

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Another rough week for local gun violence

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office dealt with SWAT standoff, a shoot-out between people in two vehicles and a man found shot on Frontera Circle–within a…

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Posted in Business Pensacola

Pensacola advances to next Strong Town round

Pensacola, Fla. received the largest percentage of votes in all the first round of the head-to-head contests in the third annual Strongest Town Contest, besting…

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Posted in Escambia County Health Politics

Panhandle leads state in preventable ER visits

The latest Quarterly Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Report from the Agency for Health Care Administration showed Region 1, which covers the panhandle from Panama City…

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Underhill cleared of ethics violation claim

County Press Release: District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill appeared in front of the State of Florida Commission on Ethics today, March 9, in Tallahassee where…

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UWF and NSA announce partnership

The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity hit another milestone in its four-year history last week when it announced a partnership with the National…

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More growth without tariffs

President Donald Trump yesterday placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all nations, except Canada and Mexico. Will the tariffs help our economy grow?…

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State budget could put pressure on county and city to raise pay for deputies and cops

The News Service of Florida reports that the state budget has a 7 percent pay raise for law-enforcement officers in the Florida Highway Patrol, the…

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Pensacola Bay Center Replacement Project page available

The Escambia County Commission is reviewing the best way to move forward with the aging Pensacola Bay Center and the challenges the facility currently faces….

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