Avoid Palafox and Nine Mile Road

From ECSO: Deputies are investigating a bank robbery at Beach Community Bank on Palafox Street near Nine Mile Road in Pensacola and are asking that…

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Looking for a Library Board

Both Escambia County and the city of Pensacola are looking for people to serve on the newly formed Public Library Board of Governance for the…

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More Spay, Less Pay

Escambia County is celebrating the 19th annual World Spay Day all month. During the month of February, qualifying county residents—at least the first 100 of…

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Gov. Scott announces first state brand. Rejects Florida: The Upside of America

Press Release: Yesterday, Enterprise Florida (EFI) and Governor Rick Scott unveiled Florida’s first-ever business brand in front of EFI’s board of directors and key stakeholders….

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Delegation votes to support abolishing city civil service

At a meeting last evening, the Escambia County Legislative Delegation voted to support two local bills during the 2013 legislative session. The first bill, proposed…

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Gaetz Announces Transportation Funding, No Toll

Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) will be in Pensacola today to announce nearly $1 billion in transportation funding for Northwest Florida. Locally, the funding will…

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‘Roadmap’ Meeting Tonight

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice will host a town hall meeting tonight in Pensacola. Part of a series of such community meetings around the…

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Taking Shame issue statewide with Florida Voices column. More lipstick to remove

My Florida Voices column today talks about how conservatives are looking at the wrong figures when they complain about Medicaid expansion. I figure that I…

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‘100 Percent the Right Person’

It took a week and a half to arrive at this morning’s special Pensacola City Council meeting regarding the city’s representative on Escambia County’s RESTORE…

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ECAT had 11 percent increase in ridership in 2012

Press Release: Representatives from the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (FL-AL TPO) are pleased to announce substantial gains in ridership for both fixed route and demand…

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May Supports Terry Nomination

Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May said this afternoon that he supports Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s decision to name Bentina Terry as the city representative to…

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Mayor asks ECUA for right of first refusal on Main Street plant site

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has informed the Pensacola City Council that he has sent a letter to Steve Sorrell, the executive director of the Emerald…

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More on home invasion and shooting

According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office: “Deputies responded to a home invasion call at 50 Block of Fulton Ave at 8:36pm last night 1/29/13….

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Update on Townsend murder

Sheriff’s investigators have received preliminary results from the autopsy performed on Melisa Townsend, who was found last week in a field behind a business on…

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Shame issue hits stands tomorrow. Get a peek at 4 p.m.

The time has come to take the lipstick off the pig and make our local governments face the numbers that they would rather not talk…

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Hayward Nominates Terry for RESTORE

By Jeremy Morrison Mayor Ashton Hayward has called for a special Pensacola City Council meeting tomorrow to consider his new nominee for the city’s seat…

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Street Buzz: Another home invasion and shooting

I was awakened this morning by a phone call from a source. According to him, Victor Rome was shot twice last night after armed men…

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Deleting text messages may be a crime for public officials

Watch a county commission or city council meeting and you will see some of the board members scanning their cell phones every few minutes. Then…

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New Airport Exec Nominated

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has nominated Gregory Donovan to serve as the next director of the Pensacola International Airport. He will seek confirmation from the…

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Photos: 2013 Rising Stars Party

Last night, Seville Quarter hosted our Sixth Annual Rising Stars Party. We asked all the guests to take photos with our cell phones. Is the…

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