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With the industry facing legal challenges in other states, a Florida House panel Tuesday will take up a bill that would shield fantasy sports from…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced his goals for 2016 in a viewpoint published in the Sunday edition of the News Journal. He said he will…

Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection sent a letter to Scott Miller of South Palafox Properties, LLC, the owner of the Rolling Hills C&D…

Pensacola Beach Lifeguards will host a tryout event for individuals looking for a challenging, rewarding and exciting job with a starting pay of $14.15 per…

Rev. Matt Currin, rector emeritus at historic Christ Church in Pensacola, died Thursday morning. His friends received this last email from him: From: “Matt Currin”…

Inweekly examined the black student graduation rates for all the Florida counties with at least 500 African-American students in their senior classes for the 2014-15…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites stakeholders – government representatives, scientists, environmental organizations and others – to attend a meeting that will provide updates…

A state appeals court this week turned down a request for a rehearing in a lawsuit that has sought to overturn a University of Florida…

The Pensacola Bay Center sent out a press release with the details of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign stop in Pensacola. The doors will…

The graduation rate improvement from the 2014 class to the 2015 class is unheralded for Escambia County–from 66.1 to 72.7, 6.6 points. The percentage improvement…

Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has notified the businesses receiving Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions (EDATEs) tied to Enterprise Zones that their properties…

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he “currently” doesn’t plan to endorse a candidate before the March 15…

Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola Beach, on Tuesday proposed a constitutional amendment that would lead to the return of an elected secretary of state who would…

On “Pensacola Speaks” on News Talk 1370 WCOA, I asked State Senator Don Gaetz for his take on the whether the Florida Legislature will do…

Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas told the daily newspaper that the district’s focus on its at-risk students was one of the factors that contributed…

The Florida Department of Education released its graduation rates for the 2014-15 school year. They showed a dramatic improvement for Escambia County in the rate…

The city of Pensacola announced today that food trucks will be parked at the corner of the City Hall parking lot at the intersection of…

In November, City Administrator Eric Olson compiled a timeline on the ground lease and radio tower construction in the Long Hollow Conservation District – Olson…

Inweekly made a public record request of the Divine Word Communications for documents related to its ground lease for a radio tower in the Long…

A viewpoint by Escambia County Commission Chairman Grover Robinson: It’s 8:15 a.m. on the Saturday before Christmas at the Bayou Texar boat launch at the…