Lau seeks rematch with Hill

Democrat Jeremy Lau has filed the necessary paperwork and opened a campaign account to run again next year against Mike Hill. Hill beat Lau this…

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Vote for Sacred Heart Pink Glove Dance

Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital needs your help. They produced this Pink Glove Video to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. They need ALL of you to…

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ECAT helps homeless veterans

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT), the local public transportation system, provides fixed-route service to hundreds of thousands of riders every year. ECAT’s service to the…

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Rep. Mike Hill holds more town hall meetings

Newly elected State Representative Mike Hill will host two Town Hall meetings in the Pensacola area next week. Representative Hill will take questions and invites…

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State lawmakers continue war on employees

Elimination of Local Sick Time Laws: “What’s Next?”, Ask Opponents By Stephanie Carroll Carson, FLorida News Connection Just months after the Florida legislature passed a…

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Another nominee for News of the Weird: When all else fails, blame Obama

John Henry Shiffner, 18, of Century, Fla., blamed his battery arrest for allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend on President Barack Obama, telling a sheriff’s deputy…

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Reputed Mississippi Gang Leader that was caught in Pensacola pleas not guilty

Jason Marshall Bullock, the alleged Mississippi gang leader known as “Sir J-Mac,” changed his mind in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg, Miss. and decided to…

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Union reaches agreement with ECAT management company

On Wednesday night the union members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 approved and accepted a tentative agreement reached between the Union negotiating team…

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Wahoos nominated by Southern League for MLB service award

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have been chosen as the Southern League nominee for the John Henry Moss Community Service Award, a national recognition given to…

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Pensacola 2013 State of the City address text

Good Evening. Thank you all for coming. Together, we have laid the foundation for meaningful work to come. We have proven to ourselves we can…

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DIB reacts to complaints and will close Palafox for Trick or Treat event on Oct. 30

From DIB: We are planning for this year’s Downtown Trick or Treat event and have heard from several sources that closing Palafox Place would be…

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Sacred Heart to Provide Free Flu Shots in November

During November, Sacred Heart Health System will provide free flu shots in Pensacola, Cantonment, Gulf Breeze and Gulf Shores, Ala. These flu shots are primarily…

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More RESTORE: Stormwater, Draft Department of Tresaury Regulations Discussed Monday Evening

Learning continues to be the name of the game for Escambia County’s RESTORE Act Advisory Committee. The committee, tasked with (eventually) recommending projects for funding…

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Maxwell shooting suspect caught

The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a Pensacola man this morning who is the alleged trigger man in the in the September…

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Mayor delays vote on Airport Food Services

City Administrator Colleen Castille pulled this afternoon the Airport Food Services contract from the agenda for the Oct. 24 Pensacola City Council meeting. According to…

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Peace Fest on Saturday

By Jesse Farthing Peace Fest is coming back to Pensacola for a fourth non-consecutive year, though organizers this year say they are hoping to make…

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All Soul’s Day Candlelight Service

For decades, Saint Michael’s Cemetery, in the heart of historic Pensacola, has hosted a special event honoring those buried within the hallowed ground. Long recognized…

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Face of the local government

The first person that people meet when they visit Pensacola City Hall, Escambia County Office Complex on Palafox or Escambia Public School District headquarters on…

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IMPACT 100 names winners

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Announces 2013 Non-Profit Grant Recipients Pensacola, FL, October 20, 2013 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy…

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In Hot Pursuit race set for Nov. 16

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Sixth Annual ‘In Hot Pursuit’ 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16 on Pensacola Beach. There will be a fun…

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