State capital briefs: Tuesday, Aug. 25
SCOTT APPROVAL RATING IMPROVES Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating among Florida voters has climbed to 45 percent, a substantial improvement from earlier this summer, according…
Pensacola Speaks: Visit Pensacola and Emerald Coastkeeper
Today, we have two great interviews lined up. Steve Hayes of Visit Pensacola will be on the show during the first half-hour to talk about…
U.S. Senate race cloudy
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida could be a key state next year in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate….
Scott continues to pressure hospitals, wants to audit 129
Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is continuing to ratchet up pressure on the hospital industry, with Scott saying Monday that 129 hospitals face audits related to…
Pensacola Speaks: Dr. Martha Saunders on UWF College of Health
In the second half hour of “Pensacola Speaks” today, we will the University of West Florida’s Provost and Executive Vice President, Dr. Martha Saunders. We…
Iran deal unpopular in Florida
From The News Service of Florida: A majority of Florida voters don’t like the way President Barack Obama is handling his job — and even…
The Big Float this weekend
THE BIG FLOAT! – Sponsored by Adventures Unlimited and SweetWater Brewery Emerald Coastkeeper is having a fundraiser this weekend, The Big Float. It’s 8 a.m….
Congressman DeSantis on Pensacola Speaks today
We will have Congressman Ron DeSantis on News Talk 1370 today at 5:05 p.m. The Republican Congressman from the Jacksonville area is running for the…
Trump Stump hits Mobile, Ala
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison attended Donald Trump’s rally in Mobile, Ala. We will have his full article in the Aug. 27 issue, but here are…
Mayor Hayward advertises for two assistant administrators
From the career portal on cityofpensacola.com: Assistant City Administrator – Policy and Support City Hall | Pensacola, FL | City Administrator Office | City Days…
Newsom finalist for Marion County job
Former Assistant Escambia County Administrator Larry Newsom is a finalist for the administrator job in Marion County. The other two finalist are James Walker of…
UWF named to ‘8 Awesome Schools You Never Knew Existed’ list
CollegeTown.com ranked the University of West Florida at number four: As a long time Floridian, believe me when I say that most people give a…
Positives from the Escambia County School District
Bratt Elementary Wins $1,000 Wellness Challenge Bratt Elementary School has been named the winner of the first annual Choose Wellness Challenge. The school was presented…
Tropical Weather Outlook: Danny and two other storms
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2015 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of…
County Commissioners reach out to their constituents
Commissioner Lumon May yesterday hosted a Unity in the Community day in the Montclair neighborhood at Westernmark Park. See PNJ gallery. On Monday Aug. 17,…
Other areas around the state show huge job growth, according to Gov. Scott
Gov. Scott: Naples Area Adds 5,000 New Jobs Over Year in July 2015 On August 21, 2015, in News Releases, by Staff NAPLES, Fla. —…
Scott announces Pensacola MSA has added 3,000 jobs in the past year
Press release: Governor Rick Scott recently announced the Pensacola area again experienced positive annual job growth over the year in July 2015 with 3,900 new…
A bad lip reading of the first GOP presidential debate (video)
The potential Republican candidates weigh in on a variety of issues. Like on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/badlipreading Follow on Twitter! http://twitter.com/badlipreading
Good news in Jacksonville, too
The Florida Times Union reports that Citi plans to hire an additional 500 on top of about 3,500 employees already working at its Jacksonville financial…
And do not forget the Inweekly Winners
I almost forgot. Here are our “Winners” from the Aug. 20 issue: P.C. Wu During the June 2015 Northwest Florida League of Cities board meeting,…
