Former House Speaker Ray Sansom’s bid to force the state to pay his legal fees from an aborted criminal case will go to trial next year. A judge has set a trial…
Petoskey City Council holds special meeting on city manager tomorrow
The Petoskey, Michigan city council will hold a special meeting tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the city manager position and “possible closed session to review City attorney legal opinion.” Last month,…
Rep. Mike Hill brings Farm Share food distribution to Perdido area, Oct. 4
Representative Mike Hill to Host Farm Share Food Distribution for Perdido Bay Area families this Saturday, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church’s back parking…
Malcolm Thomas objects to EHS player having an expedited hearing
The parents of Terik Miller, one of the Escambia High football players declared ineligible for this season, have requested an expedited hearing on his eligibility. Only one person has objected to the…
StudioAmped records Songwriters Festival edition this Friday, free admission
WSRE will again welcome artists from the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival to appear in concert for a special edition of “StudioAmped.†The concert will be recorded live before a studio audience on…
Gaetz viewpoint talks about disagreeing without rancor, a lesson lost in Pensacola
Florida Senate President Don Gaetz wrote a viewpoint for the Tallahassee Democrat in support of John Thrasher being selected as the new Florida State University president (Work with Thrasher). He opened with…
Thornton charges increased to homicide in Troung death
Willie May Thornton, 40, has also been charged with Homicide in the September 13 killing of Phoung Nguyen Troung. Her son, Dontonio Diaz Thornton, 19, was charged Friday night with Homicide in…
Secrets of Santa Rosa lecture series starts Oct. 4
Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, in cooperation with the Florida Public Archaeology Network, is hosting the fifth annual Secrets of Santa Rosa: Archaeology and History in Your Backyard lecture series. The topics this…
Birmingham Coca-Cola bottler expanding to Pensacola
The Birmingham Business Journal reports today that Birmingham-based Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United, or CCBCU, has announced it plans to expand its footprint to Valparaiso and Pensacola, Fla. Read more.
Chamber hosts BP claims seminar
The Greater Pensacola Chamber will be hosting a seminar for individuals and businesses affected by the Deep-water Horizon oil spill to simplify the claims process and answer any legal questions for those…
Crist launches Kitchen Table tour
Gov. Rick Scott has had campaign tours highlighting job creation and the military. Challenger Charlie Crist starts today his own tour, a 10-day Kitchen Table Tour to highlight the importance his campaign…
DeeDee Davis named to the Florida Film and Entertainment Council
Tallahassee–Florida Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) has appointed former State Representative DeeDee Davis to the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council. “The people of our state are very fortunate to have the…
Westside Branch Library at Legion Field Ribbon Cutting Ceremony tomorrow
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held for the Westside Branch Library at Legion Field tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30, 11 a.m., 1301 W. Gregory St., Pensacola. The Westside Branch Library is part…
Wall of Silence broken in Truong homicide
At noon press conference on Saturday, Sheriff David Morgan announced two arrests in the Sept. 13 homicide of Phuong Truong at TM Mart on Michigan Avenue. Dontonio Diaz Thornton, 19, has been…
City Papers: Insurance Broker
The last set of documents concerned the insurance broker services. Stuart Freeman of Molton, Allen & Williams approached the city believing that he could save the city money by consolidating all the…
Pensacola State faculty negotiations also at impasse
PSC Press Release: Pensacola State College and the Pensacola State College faculty association (PSCFA) bargaining team did not reach an agreement today on the proposed contract. The PSC administration has declared impasse….
Mayor works on lasting solutions to April flooding
In his latest “Upwords,” Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward writes that the city has taken action on 62 different flood recovery projects, completing 37 of them. He said, “Staff is working through the…
City Employee and Police pensions graded D
A report released Thursday by the LeRoy Collins Institute said local-government pension plans continue to place a significant burden on municipalities across Florida. The report evaluated 151 local pension plans, including the…
Women candidates to speak Sept. 30
Six of nine women candidates running for office in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will bring their campaign messages to the Women’s Civic Forum on Tuesday, September 30, beginning at 5:30 p.m….
Time for Hayward and City to separate legal representation
The daily newspaper reported today that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward “retained an attorney at the law firm of Beggs and Lane to handle his involvement in the federal investigation.” According to the…