10th Annual Taste of the Beach set for Sept 15-16

The Pensacola Beach Celebrity Chefs are prepped and ready to serve up the food and spice up the crowds at the 10th Annual Taste of…

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Four factors needed to land a big employer

Toyota and Mazda plan to open a $1.6 billion new facility that will be a joint venture to produce the Corolla and Mazda crossover, starting…

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Lawsuit concerning jail death filed

The family of the late Rodney J. Berry have filed a lawsuit against Escambia County, former Corrections Director Michael Tidwell, and two jail infirmary employees….

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Opioid issue in Escambia County isn’t new

The PNJ reported today that the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has agreed to follow Commissioner Grover Robinson’s suggestion to solicit a law firm to…

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A preview in 2018 GOP governor’s race

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s next governor won’t be elected for more than a year, but Republican leaders from across the…

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Cutting local option gas tax will not reduce price at the pumps

In January 2014, the local option gas tax increased four cents to provide a secure funding source for mass transit in Escambia County. Prior to…

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Latvala files for governor

By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Sen. Jack Latvala, a Clearwater Republican, joined the 2018 race for governor on Friday, filing papers to…

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Podcast: Quint Studer answers questions re:startups

On Wednesday, Quint Studer was my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Recently Studer met with FloridaWest’s business incubator, CoLab, to speak with…

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Nursery tied to locals to get medical marijuana license

Editor’s Note: Loop’s Nursery & Greenhouses is tied to Pensacola-based Ray of Hope dispensing organization. ANOTHER FIRM TO JOIN GROWING MARIJUANA INDUSTRY By JIM SAUNDERS…

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BCC goes with advisory pick on jail

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners selected Whitesell-Green/Caddel for the new county jail. This is the technical advisory committee ranked the highest.

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Podcast: Chief Deputy Haines responds to ACLU report

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Escambia County Chief Deputy Eric Haines discussed the ACLU recommendation regarding the county jail.

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Podcast: ACLU discusses jail recommendations

Benjamin Stevenson, attorney for ACLU of Florida, discussed his recommendations on how to reduce overcrowding in the Escambia County Jail on “Pensacola Speaks.” “We were…

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