Federal grand jury clears mayor, he sticks city with $44K of legal bills

On June 26, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward received a phone call from attorney Greg Miller of the Beggs & Lane law firm. The federal grand…

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Florida SBDC Network sets up office at FAU

The Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, the state’s principal provider of small business assistance, and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are announced today a…

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City Council and CRA are not the same

The Pensacola City Council members are also members of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. However, they are two distinct legal entities under Florida law. A…

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Mayor’s attorney injects himself in CRA meetings with its attorney

Attorney Tom Cloud yesterday notified Councilwoman Sherri Myers that he had not consented to her and her fellow council members meeting alone with the CRA’s…

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Survey: Majority of Floridians back business incentives

After a fierce debate about the issue during the 2017 legislative session, a majority of Floridians back the use of business incentives — though support…

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Panel supports term limits for school boards, appointed superintendent

By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA School board members would be limited to eight years in office, and school superintendents would be appointed…

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Mayor’s office exerts influence on CRA re:Fish Hatchery lawsuit

Earlier this month, the Community Redevelopment Agency hired attorney Doug Sale of the Panama City-based law firm Harrison, Sale & McCloy to defend and advise…

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Tanyard Neighborhood Association wants fish hatchery elsewhere

Officers of the Tanyard Neighborhood Association sent an email to the media stating their association “is not against the hatchery… just the location.” They don’t…

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Open Carry Ban Stands

By JIM SAUNDERS The News Service of Florida The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to take up a challenge to a Florida law that bars…

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Pensacola International Airport has 8K more passengers, VPS 25K in Oct.

The Pensacola International Airport rebounded from a weak September to have 8,302 more passengers in October 2017 than it did a year ago. Year-to-date, the…

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City voters who believe Pensacola is going in right direction drops 28 percent

According to a poll commissioned by Inweekly, the percentage of city voters who believe the City of Pensacola is headed in the right direction dropped…

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Inweekly seeks 2018 Rising Star nominations

Since 2008, Inweekly has recognized the under 35-year-olds in our community that have been seen by their peers, clients and bosses as up and coming…

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