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…
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…
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…
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…
Fiesta gift to help UWF draw cultural heritage tourism
The University of West Florida Historic Trust announced a lighting and projection enhancements to its flagship museum, the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, made…
Gulf Power withdraws rate hike
In a settlement filed this morning, Gulf Power has withdrawn their proposed fixed charge hike which would have cost consumers nearly $50 every month, regardless of how much…
State budget cloudy thanks to latest forecast
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Another slight change Friday to the state’s estimated future tax revenues did little to alter the situation…
Pensacola mayor pushes downtown parking problems to volunteer board
Last week, the Pensacola News Journal wrote about concerns of a high-rise condominium being built on a city-owned parking lot. When asked about the impact…
Pensacola Beach toll reduced
At the Thursday, March 16 commission meeting, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners approved a reduction in the Pensacola Beach General Public Annual Pass, reducing…
Triumph spending proposal advances
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Efforts by Panhandle lawmakers to steer BP settlement money toward counties most impacted by the 2010 Deepwater…
UWF Historic Trust seeks volunteers
The University of West Florida Historic Trust is seeking volunteers to serve as tour guides, living history interpreters, museum store attendants and archive and collection…
Gwen Graham speaking Pensacola, March 24
Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, who may be running for governor in 2018, will be coming to Pensacola on March 24, to be the keynote speaker…