Budget Voodoo: City departments have increased spending significantly

Pensacola residents are lucky to have an experienced City Council reviewing the FY 2017 budget proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward. P.C. Wu has 12 years…

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Budget Voodoo: City of Pensacola enterprises down from FY 2014

The City of Pensacola has four businesses–Pensacola International Airport, Pensacola Energy, Port of Pensacola and Sanitation. In FY 2014, they turned operating profits, except for…

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Grand jury indicts man for first degree felony murder in toddler’s death

State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins, Jr. for First Degree Felony Murder in the death…

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Pen Air Employees grant Magic Moment wish

On Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 10 a.m., the employees of Pen Air Federal Credit Union will grant a 13-year-old, Central Baldwin Middle School student his…

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Viewpoint: College football is a touchdown for Florida’s local and state economies

By Dominic M. Calabro It is Hurricane season in Florida. And Seminole season. And it’s also the season for the Gators and Rattlers and Bulls…

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Pensacola native chosen Roman Catholic bishop for Memphis

Martin D. Holley, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Washington D.C. and an advocate of minority issues, has been appointed the new Bishop of Memphis, Tenn. by…

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General Revenue estimates reduced

Florida TaxWatch reports that the General Revenue Estimating Conference has revised earlier estimates, reducing expected collections by $131.9 million in the current year (FY 2016-17)…

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Pensacola Children’s Chorus alum debuts first album [podcast]

Charley Young, the “unstoppable Southern Girl with New York City Grit“, will debut her first album, Phoenix Rising, next month. The release date is Sept….

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Mum on investigation of shooting in old Escambia courthouse

Escambia County and Pensacola Police Department are not ready to release any more information on the Aug. 12 shooting at the Escambia County Administrative Complex….

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UWF librarian shares his research on Bayview Park Cross

Yesterday, Dean Debolt, the University Librarian for UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center and John C. Pace Libraries, posted his research on the…

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GSA poised to fix major leaking problems at Federal Courthouse

By Duwayne Escobedo— In one empty office in the north east corner of the federal courthouse on the fourth floor sits a trash can to…

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DROP: City General Pension

In reviewing the Individual DROP Account statements for the City of Pensacola’s General Pension, we found several employees who have completed the Deferred Retirement Option…

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