City of Gulf Breeze flooded heavily in its interior neighborhoods, limited water supply
The City of Gulf Breeze has been hit hard. Many of the entire streets are flooded. The city’s stormwater system has been overwhelmed. Residents are…
Breaking News: Gov. Scott coming to Escambia County
My sources in Tallahassee have confirmed that Gov. Rick Scott is enroute to Escambia County to inspect the damage.
North Escambia reports woman died last night due to flooding on Hwy 29
NorthEscambia.com reports this morning that Betty Faye Word, age 67, drowned in flood waters on Highway 29 in Cantonment Tuesday night. The Florida Highway Patrol…
Flooding leads to non-profit agencies closing for the day
Non-Profit Agency Closures due to Flooding Pensacola, Fla. – April 30, 2014 Due to severe flooding of roadways, homes and vehicles, United Way of Escambia…
Chamber cancels identify theft seminar….or at least that’s who we think sent us the message
The Greater Pensacola Chamber has canceled its Identity Theft seminar today due to the extreme weather. Check its website for updates.
ECUA and ECAT sit it out today
There will be no garbage pick up today and ECAT will not run its bus routes. From ECAT: ECAT BUS SERVICE IS CANCELLED DUE TO…
Local governments and schools are closed
Escambia County and city of Pensacola offices are closed today. Schools in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties are also closed. I made it downtown, but…
State Emergency Response Center activates to Level 2
The State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee activated to Level Two in response to the severe weather and flooding in the Florida Panhandle. The State…
Senate passes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ bill
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida As an 11-year-old Panhandle girl who helped change the minds of leery lawmakers looked on, the Senate…
University of West Florida host Presidential Town Hall
WHAT: UWF President Judy Bense will host a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, April 30 to discuss the outcomes of the Florida Legislative session. WHEN:…
Crist strategist: ignore the polls
Six months ago, Republican strategists working for Gov. Rick Scott told supporters to ignore the polls that gave newly-minted Democrat Charlie Crist a double-digit lead…
The Arc Gateway Kicks Off 60th Anniversary with Open House and Tours, April 29
The Arc Gateway is celebrating 60 years of serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the greater Pensacola area. The non-profit agency…
UWF to host opening ceremony of Confucius Institute
This Friday, the University of West Florida is hosting a Chinese delegation in celebration of the opening of the UWF Confucius Institute. The guests include…
Guillory puts out his platform for County Commission District 2 race
Ray Guillory, Democratic candidate for Escambia County Commissioner Dist. 2, has posted his platform: We have to rebuild our blighted residential neighborhoods, and invest in…
Crist and Scott in Dead Heat
By Dara Kam and Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida A new poll finds Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in a…
Florida College System’s State Softball Championship returns May 2-4
The Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) in coordination with the City of Pensacola Department of Neighborhood Services, and Pensacola State College, is pleased to announce that…
Mouse crossings cause problems for ECUA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designed four mouse crossings on Perdido Key. There aren’t any safe ones for humans, but beach mouses will…
Hayward drops out of BLAB TV production, but show will go on
From Tamara Fountain, City Communications Administrator: Statement by Mayor Ashton Hayward on BLAB TV show I’m proud of the hard work that the City and…
Residents show up, speak out at District 3 Town Hall
A couple hundred citizens packed the Brownsville Assembly of God Reception Hall Tuesday night to be heard by their elected officials and community leaders on…
Hayward’s new television plan would not be allowed under county public access tv policy
On Monday, former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren Deweese accused Mayor Ashton Hayward of using city dollars to promote his re-election campaign via a weekly television…
