Disabled rider gives commissioners plan to save ECAT
Last May, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill stated that Escambia County Area Transit wasn’t financially viable and he wanted his fellow commissioners to consider discontinuing…
Pensacola International Airport has a record-setting January
Pensacola International Airport had a recording-setting month in January. The facility handled 117,766 passengers, a 10.1 percent increase over January 2017. In 2008, the airport…
Escambia public school enrollment down
According to the Florida Department of Education, school enrollment dropped in Escambia County by 94 students to 40,292. In the 2007-08 school year, the district…
WTF: NRA TV goes after Scaborough [video]
The National Rifle Association has a message for Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and anyone who opposes them: “Listen up! Your time is running out…The clock…
Job Growth may signal VTMAE expansion
Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a $4 million Job Growth grant for the Pensacola International Airport. The grant most likely signals that Triumph Gulf Coast…
School Districts offers instructions for lockdowns
This has been added to the Escambia County School District’s website. What to Expect In the Event of a School Elevated Security Notification: Students Stay…
Buzz: CSX wants to sell Pensacola-Jacksonville rail line
WFSU has reported that CSX is selling its rail line that runs from Jacksonville to Pensacola. At an investors meeting on March 1, executives announced…
Historical commission rules wreck not famous slave ship Clotilda
Yesterday, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, (NMAAHC),…
Audio sample of ‘City of Grudges’
With the help of Dennis Gould of Soundworks, we created this audio sample of ‘City of Grudges.’ The book debuts a week from today on…
Police report gives details on alleged battery by Pensacon vendor
Last Friday, several local television stations reported on alleged sexual assault that occurred during Pensacon. A worker with a speed dating service that was a…
Florida Senate compromises, sets marriage at 17
The Senate on Monday unanimously approved a compromise measure intended to prevent most minors from getting married in Florida. The measure (SB 140), which must…
Fish hatchery hearing set for April 3
City Attorney Lysia Bowling today notified the Pensacola City Council that its motion to dismiss the lawsuit concerning the construction of a fish hatchery on…
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