Escambia County population growth lags behind surrounding counties

Since 2010, the population growth rate of Escambia County, 5.7%, has lagged behind the growth of its neighboring counties–Okaloosa 11.3%, Santa Rosa 11.5%, and Baldwin…

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Council President seeks full council input on Hayward veto of budget analyst

From Pensacola Council President Brian Spencer: Mayoral Veto of #17-00186 Hiring of a Budget Analyst Although requests have been made of me as Council President…

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Downtown pole still standing

The extremely tall pole that we and other downtown business owners were told was being relocated is still standing. An electric meter has been attached…

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Surprise: Gaetz supports Revised American Health Care Act

Yesterday, Republicans in the House of Representatives revealed several key changes to the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the new Republican healthcare plan. Congressman Matt…

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Ingram gets funding for Bluffs and airport through his committee [podcast]

Escambia County and the City of Pensacola got good news yesterday. Rep. Clay Ingram reported on “Pensacola Speaks” that infrastructure funding for FloridaWest’s Bluffs project…

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Ford named to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announced today that the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition co-founder and CEO Ken Ford is among the…

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Corcoran faces the Tiger

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran isn’t afraid to challenge Gov. Rick Scott. And he didn’t shy away from the opportunity to speak before the Panhandle…

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Bay Bridge Update:Traffic Flow a Priority Across Bay [see phases]

By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly Susan Woolf is already in the process of moving from Gulf Breeze to Pensacola to avoid future traffic snarls during the…

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Mayor Hayward still does not have working employee evaluation system (Update: but it’s coming)

Last May, we reported that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward had discontinued the city’s job performance evaluation not long after he took office. The public records…

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William D. Smart Seminar Series in Chemistry: Olvera de la Cruz

The University of West Florida and the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) will host renowned researcher and educator Dr. Monica Olvera de…

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Constitution Revision Commission starts work

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The once-every-20-years process of updating Florida’s basic law began Monday, as the Constitution Revision Commission held its…

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Englewood Neighborhood Cleanup collects 58 tons of debris

Escambia County collected and disposed of more than 58 tons (116,580 pounds) of debris during the March 15 Englewood Neighborhood Cleanup, as part of the…

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