Group asks DeSantis for voting extension

LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida…

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Daily Outtakes: Better steward – Children’s Trust or Escambia County BCC?

The Escambia Children’s Trust board decided to delay refunding the Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agencies the tax dollars incorrectly placed in the Trust’s bank account….

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Storms Likely a Major Issue For Lawmakers

By Dara Kam and Jim Turner ©2024 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — With parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast…

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Daily Outtakes: Plan B for Pensacola Bay Center. What is it?

Hoteliers are upset over the $90-million plan to use the fifth cent of the bed tax to cover the bonds to renovate the Pensacola Bay…

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IMPACT 100 chooses grant winners on Sunday

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area invites you to join us at our Annual Meeting on Sunday, October 13 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach for the…

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CDC Child Health

Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust committee sends $4.2 million program to board

Over the summer, nonprofits have tried to figure out the Escambia Children’s Trust’s (Trust) Healthy Schools Escambia. On Friday, Oct. 4, the Trust’s grant review…

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Tropical Storm Milton heading toward Tampa, may become Cat 3 hurricane

I’ve read various reports on Tropical Storm Milton. This will impact Tampa, St. Pete and Orlando. The storm will rapidly strengthen by Tuesday and may…

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Top Stories of the Week ended Oct. 5

Readers flocked to these stories. 1. Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K Readers were shocked to see how far paid subscriptions…

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Breaking: DeSantis to appoint Hofberger

IT’S NOW OFFICIAL: Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Ashlee Hofberger to the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment…

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Your checklist for what to do this weekend

—Nonprofits & Fundraisers— Danetober Fest : Enjoy this dog-friendly event featuring raffles, vendors and food trucks 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Seville Square….

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Inweekly: What’s in the October 3 issue

Going Beyond the Screen For the past 12 years, Stamped Film Festival has been a beacon of LGBTQ+ storytelling in the South, offering audiences an…

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Shocked

Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K

On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Pensacola News Journal published its United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation. The report shows the newspaper’s…

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Great Dane

‘Raise the Woof’ with Danetoberfest

The lovable giants of Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue(NWFLGDR) are back for the 8th Annual Danetoberfest, and they’re bringing all the slobbery kisses you can…

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Inweekly: Neighborhood lost its ‘Beacon of Hope’

On Sept. 23, Baptist Hospital celebrated the one-year anniversary of moving from its “legacy campus” in a predominately Black neighborhood to its $650-million new campus…

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Tropical Update: Friday, Oct. 4

Escambia County meterologist Scottlin Williams shares the latest: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 For…

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Daily Outtakes: Headlines not seen in the PNJ. Here’s why

This week, Pensacola News Journal published an article calling out Escambia County for what it believed was a significant cost overrun on the new Brownsville…

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Real News: UWF football; IHMC needs couch potatoes, old ones

Dr. Marcas Bamman has received a $7.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial aimed to determine how people…

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2nd Annual Paws For A Cause: Pet Walk to End DV

On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 to 11 a.m., FavorHouse will host the 2nd Annual Paws For A Cause: Pet Walk to End DV at…

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Running Wild, West Pensacola Elementary launch Socktober

West Pensacola Elementary School is excited to announce its partnership with Running Wild for our annual “Socktober” sock donation event. From Oct.1 to Oct. 31…

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Florida College Accreditation Fight Rejected

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with the Biden administration, a federal judge Wednesday rejected a challenge by Florida to…

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