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Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins presented two awards today to community-based care agencies that exceeded expectations last year. The Highest Overall…

It was an early morning for the Pensacola City Council. Councilman Charles Bare brought hot doughnuts, but there was barely a chance to eat them…

The Pensacola City Council will continue its conversation this morning over Mayor Ashton Hayward’s pick for Escambia County’s RESTORE Act advisory committee. Last night it…

The short, for now: Pensacola City Council has decided to wait on approving Mayor Ashton Hayward’s appointment of David Penzone to Escambia County’s RESTORE advisory…

The Downtown Improvement Board will be moving forward with the scheduled candidate interviews for its executive director position. The board arrived at that unchanged course…

Mayor Ashton Hayward announced early this week that he was appointing David Penzone as the the city of Pensacola’s representative to the RESTORE Advisory Committee….

In its weekly “Wanted” press release, the Pensacola Police Department is looking for Decker Rayshun Brooks. Brooks is wanted in connection with a series of…

Escambia County Press Release: The Cove Landfill fire has sparked up again, this time in an area in close proximity to Pine Meadow Elementary School….

I received this email from a Community Health Worker at Sacred Heart Hospital: Thank you for IN! Read the “Putting the ACA to Work” with…

Gov. Rick Scott called his pay raises for teachers “a double-down” on what he claims has been a billion-dollar investment on the state’s K-12 education…

The Florida Auditor General’s Office has released its audit report of the Okaloosa County Commission’s oversight of the Tourist Development Council and the TDC’s use…

city of Pensacola press release: Representatives from Wells Fargo joined Mayor Ashton Hayward today to announce a $10,000 contribution in support of Mayor Hayward’s Financial…

Press Release: Over 150 people assembled at the Fish House Deck last night to hear an open forum discussion on the URAC (Urban Redevelopment Advisory…

ORLANDO – Today, joined by teachers at Ocoee Middle School in Orlando, Governor Rick Scott announced that he is proposing a $2,500 teacher pay raise,…

Looking ahead to the specially-called meeting this afternoon, Downtown Improvement Board Chairman Corbett Davis, II said that he wanted to discuss the search process for…

As was reported by one of my readers on Facebook, there was another shooting in Pensacola. PPD Release: Pensacola Police are investigating a shooting that…

The latest issue of the Independent News hits the stands tomorrow morning, but you can also read online this afternoon at 4 p.m. on inweekly.net….

Sandra Ward, interim executive director for the Downtown Improvement Board, said today’s special meeting will facilitate a review of the top two finalists for the…

The Downtown Improvement Board will meet this afternoon to discuss the search for an executive director. The field has been narrowed from more than 180…

Press Release: The University of West Florida (UWF) and the University of South Florida (USF) will be able to move forward to create a pilot…