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The Escambia County Clerk of Court reports a scam has been occurring in Pensacola and elsewhere in Florida. A person receives a telephone call informing…

The Man Behind the Feathers Written by admin on 09 September 2015 Caroll Spinney talks about art, life and Big Bird By Jennifer Leigh For…

Yesterday afternoon, the mayor’s office sent out its digital “Upwords” newsletter, subject: “Recognizing our upward momentum:” Momentum for Mayor: The mayor pointed out his profile…

Press release: Acclaimed fundraising expert and applied democracy coach Nancy Bocskor will be in Pensacola for one day only on Saturday, Sept. 19, to lead…

Press release: The Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Destination Archaeology Resource Center (DARC) will participate in the Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! on Saturday, September 26,…

For the third consecutive year, the Pensacola Sports Association will partner with COX Communications to host the Cox Diamond Invitational. The three-day round-robin baseball tournament…

Late Wednesday afternoon, the Pensacola Police Department issued a press release involving an incident that resulted in two officers being placed on administrative leave and…

Former County Administrator Bob McLaughlin did not apply. The man who followed him as interim and handled the BP Oil Spill did –Larry Newsom. Policy…

From The News Service of Florida: In what was a relatively quiet fundraising month for state lawmakers, Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, collected $28,821 in…

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) BY BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA So far, the legislative effort to review lobbying…

When the airliners crashed into the Twin Towers, we were having a sales meeting. The television was on CNN in another part of the office….

WUWF radio has a segment on DeepFlex and its future at the Port of Pensacola. In June 2014, the city announced that DeepFlex agreed to…

Press release: What do an evil queen, a cursed king, a prince who can’t marry, and a princess who can’t sleep have in common? If…

In his press release, Chief David Alexander gave this description of the incident inside Allen Chapel AME Church: “Officer Darling waited outside the sanctuary and…

Before he issued his statement on Sunday about the Allen Chapel incident, Chief David Alexander didn’t contact Pastor Freddie Tellis or Escambia County Sheriff David…

CAB COMPANIES LAUNCH INSURANCE CHALLENGE IN UBER WAR BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Taxicab companies in Broward County and Tallahassee filed their…

The body cam videos from the Allen Chapel incident. You can hear the pastor asking the officer to have a seat:   The supervisor arrives…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had…

Yesterday morning, I interviewed Rev. Freddie Tellis, pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church. This past Sunday, a Pensacola Police Officer, with her hand on her…

Press release: Pensacola’s Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival got a mention in the August/September issue of International Artist magazine thanks to this year’s Invited International Artist…