Local Rising Star stays on Atwater leadership team
SaintPetersblog.com reports that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced a number of changes in leadership. Ashley Carr,an IN Rising Star, who currently serves as…
Court upholds ban on openly carrying guns
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In what judges described as a first-of-its-kind case, an appeals court Wednesday upheld a Florida law that…
Pensacola Speaks returns Feb. 23
We’ve completed negotiations with Cumulus to bring back Pensacola Speaks on weekday afternoons from 5-6 p.m. on WCOA 1370 AM. My first show will be…
Chamber honors baseball vp, principal, mayor (not AH), doctor, ex-banker and its savior at PACE awards
The Greater Pensacola Chamber held its 55th annual PACE Award banquet last night. “Northwest Florida is home to some of the most dedicated, talented and…
Hayward lands another grant for city
The City of Pensacola has been awarded a $940,000 Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…
PSC and faculty reach agreement
Press Release: College Administration and Faculty Association Reach Agreement Pensacola State College Administration is pleased to announce that the Pensacola State College Faculty Association has…
DIB seeks input on Feb. 26
The Downtown Improvement Board and the City of Pensacola are hosting an open meeting to hear the public’s input on the creation and execution of…
Senate committee approves campus gun bill, expect grades to improve
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA People with concealed-firearms licenses could carry guns at state colleges and universities, under a proposal narrowly approved…
Century Business Challenge moving forward, workshops planned in March and April
The University of West Florida Haas Center and the Florida SBDC at UWF have set dates for orientation and workshops for the upcoming Century Business…
Florida TaxWatch supports cutting tax on cell phones and cable
In its latest Economic Commentary, the Tallahassee-based think tank Florida TaxWatch argues that cutting the Communications Services Tax will ease the tax burden for Florida…
Wiggins named as one of top Florida political operatives for GOP presidential hopefuls
SaintPetersBlog named five Florida political operatives the GOP presidential candidates should hire – now. Ryan Wiggins, daughter of former Councilman Jack Nobles and daughter-in-law of…
Get sneak peek into 2016 elections at Tiger Bay Club on Friday
FactCheck’s Eugene Kiely to Speak at Tiger Bay Club Feb. 20 “Election Outcome and Expectations for 2016” Eugene Kiely, Director of FactCheck.org, at the Annenberg…
Viewpoint: Jeff Bergosh’s proposed ‘School Discipline Initiative’ is Just Wrong
By George Hawthorne School Board Member, Jeff Bergosh’s, proposed “discipline†initiative clearly is rhetoric that includes the “coded-language†of racial discrimination and can best be…
More job openings at West
West is hosting a two-day career fair to hire for 275 Customer Care and Sales positions. The onsite career fair will be held on Tuesday,…
Myers wants homeless report and ordinances on March City Council agenda
Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers has gotten tired wanting on Council President Andy Terhaar to do something with the recommendations on homelessness that have been…
Dash through the Past Run/Walk Scavenger Hunt, March 7
The Florida Public Archaeology Network and UWF Historic Trust will host Dash Through the Past, a run/walk scavenger hunt race in downtown Pensacola in celebration…
Free Blacks Flee Pensacola
The Panama City News Herald published today an article by Marlene Womack on how free blacks fled Pensacola in the years before the Civil War…
Florida sees record number of tourists
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida attracted a record number of tourists in 2014, inching closer to an annual goal sought by…
Feb. 2009: Sheriff indicted, King visits and pensions
Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris was indicted on multiple federal charges and suspended as sheriff. The King of Spain and his wife visited Pensacola. This…
Feb. 2007: House race, Music festival, MJ and moderation
In February 2007, we had a special race in Florida House District 3 after Holly Benson resigned for a position in Crist administration:Â Mail Call …
