Legal Opinion: Divine Word tower should be removed from Long Hollow basin
City Attorney Lysia Bowling misled the Pensacola City Council with a rather narrow legal opinion on the Ground Lease between the City of Pensacola and…
MANNA’S Fill the Mayflower brings in food for 60,000+ meals
MANNA Food Pantries has concluded their 8th annual Fill the Mayflower food drive. This year, Fill the Mayflower will help provide over 60,000 meals to…
EDATE for downtown apartments passed first reading
While waiting on word from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether the move was actually legit, the Pensacola City Council on Tuesday decided to…
Bare assumes presidency
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare ended Tuesday morning center-dais in his newly-won president’s seat, but he began it addressing his peers on council from the…
PSC Holiday Experience, Dec. 1 (podcast)
Press Release: PSC Holiday Experience Benefits Students and Programs All aboard the Holiday Express! Your destination is a new, one-of-a-kind Holiday Experience at Pensacola State…
Gaetz disagrees with Nelson’s assessment of Syrian refugees (podcast)
State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) appeared on “Pensacola Speaks†yesterday. The state lawmaker disagreed with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s assessment that Syrian refugees…
Escambia County Jail deaths among highest in nation
The DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics tracks deaths in jails. Escambia County’s six jail deaths place among the most in the nation for a local…
Bare elected council president
The Pensacola City Council elected Charles Bare as its new council president. He beat out Andy Terhaar in a run-off. More later.
Outlying Landing Field 8 in defense appropriations bill passed last week
For years, Escambia County and the Greater Pensacola Chamber have been trying to get the federal government to transfer Outlying Landing Field 8, 640-acres in…
Headed North
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Nelson convinced Syrian refugees coming to U.S. are properly vetted
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson met with local leaders to discuss several topics, including RESTORE funding, off-shore drilling, the future of the federal courthouse in…
Scott announces $79.3 billion Florida First Budget
Governor Rick Scott today announced a $79.3 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2016. One state department that is happy is…
Marijuana nurseries announced
Today, the Florida Department of Health announced the five dispensing organizations approved to provide patients with intractable epilepsy and people with advanced cancer access to…
Judge Rodgers thanks Sen. Nelson
At the end of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s meeting today with local leaders, Federal Judge Casey Rodgers thanked him for his support during her nomination…
Nelson visits Pensacola this morning
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will be in Pensacola today to meet with a group of local business and civic leaders to discuss issues important to…
The Journey Begins
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Morning Chill
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Official statement on jail death
Inmate Found Unresponsive, Pronounced Dead on Scene An inmate died at the Escambia County Main Jail after being found unresponsive Wednesday, Nov. 19 from an…
Human Rights ordinance tentatively scheduled for Feb. 2016
Pensacola Council Executive Donald Kraher has notified the council that he and the city attorney have are looking at a February date for a review/action…
Buzz: Another death in Escambia County Jail
Assistant County Administrator Chip Simmons confirmed that an inmate was found in dead in his cell this morning. The Escambia County Sheriff is investigating the…
