2nd Annual Rotary Tree of Remembrance Project kicks off Dec. 7
In conjunction with Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the 2nd Annual Rotary Tree of Remembrance ceremony will be held Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. at…
Former Crestview bank president indicted for bank fraud
U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh’s office announced this morning that Michael “Sean†Davis, 43, of Crestview, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for nine…
Backroom briefing: The best and worst of 2014 Election
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The 2014 campaign had no shortage of drama,…
City Council considers Airport Stormwater Pond expansion
The Pensacola City Council meets next week. On the agenda is a recommendation to award Panhandle Grading & Paving a $2.8 million contract to renovate…
Foo Foo Fest: UWF Historic Trust launches ‘Art of the Highwaymen’ exhibit
University of West Florida Historic Trust will present “Against the Odds: The Art of the Highwaymen,†a traveling exhibit, from Nov. 6 to Dec. 28…
Open Books has sidewalk book sale, Nov. 15
Open Books is holding a sidewalk book sale on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10am to 4pm. All books are sold very cheap. All proceeds go…
ECSD 2015-2016 School Choice Expo, Nov 17. Applications now online
Parents of Escambia County students in kindergarten through tenth grade, and their student (s), are invited to hear about the choices available to local area…
Wahoos generate $2M for CMPA over past three years
In a press release today, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos announced that during in its first three years of operation the the Minor League affiliate of…
Director of Corrections Selection Review Committee Meeting Monday
A Corrections Selections Review Committee meeting will be held Monday, November 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the fourth floor training room of 221…
City of Tallahassee passes ethics amendment
About two-thirds of Tallahassee voters approved yesterday, 38,968 to 19,431, a city charter amendment that creates a seven-member ethics board with the power to investigate…
We live in a GOP world that blames Hillary Clinton
The Republican Party controls the state legislative chambers in most states. According to National Review Online, the GOP wave has left Democrats at their weakest…
GOP turnout overwhelmed Crist
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Democrats’ plans to take down Republican Gov. Rick Scott — a hated figure on the left —…
GOP grabs supermajority in Florida House
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The already-conservative Florida House will lean even more to the right the next two years. Republicans, as…
Foo Foo Fest: Japanese Film Festival, Nov. 14-16
As part of Pensacola’s inaugural Foo Foo Festival, the Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida will present the 2014 Japanese Film Festival on November 14, 15…
A few more election observations
Gen-X takes over Escambia County Commission With the election of Doug Underhill, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will be one of the youngest in…
Election Night coverage on WCOA
I will join Don Parker tonight from 6-8:30 p.m. on WCOA 1370AM for their Election Night coverage. The results of the city races will be…
10,895 more votes cast in Escambia County since 2:10 p.m.
The 4:30 p.m. unofficial Election Day turnout update: 40,109. Overall turnout (including AB and EV) 42.36%. 2 1/2 hours ’til polls close. It doesn’t look…
Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival begins Nov. 6
Starting Nov. 6 and running through Nov. 16, more than 200 acclaimed songwriters will converge on the Florida-Alabama Gulf Coast to celebrate the 30th annual…
Three million voted in Florida before election day
Continuing a trend, about 3 million voters cast ballots in Florida before Election Day, with 1.7 million people voting by absentee ballot and another 1.3…
Foo Foo Fest @ Pensacola Cultural Center
The festival takes place during 12 days in November, beginning on Thursday Nov.6 and ending on Monday, Nov. 17. The Pensacola Cultural Center is offering…
