By Jesse Farthing Lee Gore, who was heading up the University of West Florida Office of the General Counsel, has been terminated from that position, as of Oct. 31, for failing to…
YMCA is a winner
The Y is more than a building and its impact on the community is more than an exercise room. Every year, the YMCA brings together businesses, community groups, and volunteers of all…
Report: First Eight Years Indicate a Child’s Success
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection TAMPA, Fla. – Third grade is the crossroads of a child’s educational future, according to a report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation….
Seville Wine Festival coming Nov. 10
Seville Quarter will be hosting its 3rd Annual Wine Festival on Nov. 10. Festival-goers will enjoy samples of 200 handpicked wines from around the world poured by 10 local distributors. A special…
Tomorrow night, Blues Angel Music gets TANKED!
Retired fighter pilot Jim Destafney faces an interesting challenge. Getting your music store noticed in increasingly-crowded retail venues and social media can be a daunting, but his staff at Blues Angel Music…
Sink announces run for Congress
Former Florida CFO Alex Sink has announced that she is running for Congress…no, not against Jeff Miller. She is running for the District 13 seat that is currently vacant following the death…
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 past June for the Florida House District…
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 view it and vote for Sacred Heart’s…
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 community, however, does not end with providing…
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 you to address areas of concern for…
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 state law (HB 655) that preempted any…
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 that, “Obama said cops always listen to…
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 plea not guilty in his racketeering case….
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 and the Management of First Transit which…
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 one Minor League ball club each year….
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 compete and we can win. The next…
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 a good idea given the size of…
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 for adults who are poor, elderly and…
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 to the county commission, is currently waiting…
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 19 drive-by shooting that resulted in the…