City Attorney advised Mayor to settle Reynolds lawsuit

City Attorney Lysia Bowling advised Mayor Ashton Hayward to settle the William Reynolds v. City of Pensacola lawsuit in September 2015, according to Chief Assistant…

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McMullin for President hitting a wall in Florida

BACKROOM BRIEFING: MCMULLIN BACKERS OFFER SOMETHING TO CHEW ON (Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By JIM TURNER AND JIM SAUNDERS THE…

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StudioAmped begins recording Sept. 30

WSRE invites music fans to be part of the live studio audience for the ninth season of the televised concert series, “StudioAmped.” Nine shows will…

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Port of Pensacola past due receivables have skyrocketed

At the September Agenda Review for the Pensacola City Council, CFO Barker presented a slide that showed that OffShore Inland owed the Port of Pensacola…

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FavorHouse fundraiser ‘In memory of Angela Faye Buchanan,’ Oct. 21

Seville Quarter’s October Gallery Night will be supporting FavorHouse of Northwest Florida. The non-profit will be painting Downtown Pensacola Purple in support of Domestic Violence…

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Lyric Libations, Oct. 7

Jazz vocalist Sharon Johnson and the Uptown Trio will entertain during Lyric Libations, The Choral Society of Pensacola’s annual fall fundraiser, set for 7 pm,…

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Pensacola Speaks: Mike Papantonio, The James Madison Institute

Local attorney Mike Papantonio will be my guest at 5:10 pm to discuss his bestseller “Law & Disorder,” a legal thriller set in the fictional…

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Fitch Ratings affirms BBB- rating for Pensacola airport bonds, outlook remains stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Pensacola’s ‘BBB-‘ rating on $32.1 million of outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued on behalf of Pensacola International…

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Bright Futures could get expanded to summers

By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state university system’s Board of Governors this week will debate expanding the Bright Futures scholarship program…

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Florida Chamber Foundation to hold town hall, Oct. 11

By 2030, six million additional residents will call Florida home, and two million more jobs will be needed. Is Escambia county ready? To prepare for…

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PHS has record number of National Merit Semifinalists

Pensacola High School yesterday announced that 20 PHS seniors have received national recognition based upon their performance on the PSAT, which is taken by over…

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SAO: Insufficient evidence regarding Reynolds settlement

The State Attorney’s Office has determined there was insufficient evidence to establish that Mayor Ashton Hayward committed any crime when he settled his former city…

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