City removes Corinne Jackson marker from Corinne Jones Park

The Corinne Jackson marker has been removed from Pensacola’s Corinne Jones Park. The marker, which misidentified African-American icon Corinne Jones, the first director of the…

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United Way of Escambia County Taps Laura Gilliam as its new President and CEO

Pensacola, FL :  Laura P. Gilliam, of Huntington, West Virginia, has been named President and CEO of the United Way of Escambia County, Northwest Florida’s…

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See aerial footage of Bruce Beach

Watch this drone footage of Bruce Beach. You can see the two mitigation areas and the marsh conservation area. The site is larger that it…

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Learn more about upcoming jobs and subcontracting opportunities at VT MAE tomorrow!

VT MAE, Pensacola’s newest global aviation company, will host an information session on Friday Oct. 27,  at 9 a.m. regarding their current corporate operations, upcoming…

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For the record: Mitigation and conservation areas of Bruce Beach

Above is the map that was included in the Biological Assessment of Bruce Beach, completed in 2013. There are two mitigation areas – City of…

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Plaque controversy: Corinne vs. Corrine, Jackson vs. Jones

On Tuesday, Dr. Gloria Horning sent an email on behalf of the Tanyard Neighborhood Association to CRA Director Helen Gibson regarding the Corinne Jackson plaque…

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Triumph funds ready for region

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY BP oil money meant to transform the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast economy should finally start flowing at the beginning of 2018….

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Six things you need to know about the Bruce Beach fish hatchery

1. June 2011 Council vote was not binding. When the Pensacola City Council voted unanimously in favor of the concept of a fish hatchery at…

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Myth Buster: No soil contamination issues at Bruce Beach

When Mayor Ashton Hayward presented the fish hatchery initiative to the Pensacola City Council in June 2011, he repeatedly stressed the BP dollars would help…

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The hard construction cost for hatchery building may range $5.5M-$8.7M, not $18.8M

We’ve heard Mayor Hayward talk about how the state is investing $18.8 M at Bruce Beach,  The budget shows that only about half of the…

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Buzz: Three locals up for federal judge spots

Circuit Court Judges Gary Bergosh and Jan Shackelford and Moore, Hill & Westmoreland attorney Charles Beall Jr. are among the eight semi-finalists for two federal…

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First step towards criminal justice reform taken

By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Escambia County Corrections director Tamyra Jarvis and her staff presented three possible programs to reduce the inmate population, lower the number…

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