County Considers Beach Mouse Settlement
Escambia County is looking to purchase a prime piece of Perdido Key Beach Mouse territory. Not necessarily by choice. During its meeting tomorrow, the Escambia…
CNG Fueling Station Opens
A compressed natural gas fueling station is now open on Pine Forest Road. The station is due to a partnership between the city of Pensacola,…
County Names New Human Resources Director
Escambia County has named a new Human Resources Director to replace outgoing director Ron Sorrells, who will retire in November. Thomas G. Turner was the…
20th Annual Wreaths Across America
Press Release: On September 26, the Three Rivers Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced its partnership with Wreaths Across America to double…
Dixon School of the Arts takes arts to another level, thanks to Studers
The charter school at A.A. Dixon has a new name – “Dixon School of the Arts.” For most of last year, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and…
Great response to a bully
CBS WKBT (La Crosse, Wis) news anchor Jennifer Livingston went on the air yesterday and gave this very smooth response to a vicious internet  insult.
McCain calls for veterans to vote for Romney
Stopping at the Fish House yesterday afternoon on the Veterans for Romney tour across the Panhandle, Sen. John McCain relied heavily on his naval background…
Council Meetings Cancelled
Next week’s meetings for the Pensacola City Council have been cancelled. The cancellations are apparently due to technical difficulties experienced at Pensacola City Hall in…
Candidates Eat Breakfast With Gophers
Local political candidates enjoyed breakfast and coffee at New World Landing with the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s Gopher Club this morning, before each…
Council Selects Executive
After two years of searching, the Pensacola City Council may soon have a new executive. The council decided last week to offer the position to…
Local chef makes a big splash in D.C.
Rob Theriot, formerly of Laguna’s on Pensacola Beach, is the new executive chef for the Coupe in Washington, D.C. and has caught the attention of…
Miller on Possible BP Settlement Option
The U.S. government and BP are in settlement talks over how much the oil company will be paying as a result of the 2010 spill…
Halloween Spooktacular Bowl-A-Thon
Get your family and friends together for some Halloween FUN to support Special Olympics athletes! The Halloween Spooktacular Bowl-A-Thon will take place on Sunday, October…
Do you believe in Dalton Sherman? I do. (video)
This is truly inspirational–great message for the Escambia Public School District administration:
2nd Annual Arrogant Steak Cook-Off
The 2nd Annual Arrogant Steak Cook-Off will be held October 4th at Seville Quarter beginning at 5:30 p.m.. Competitive cooking teams will be serving up…
Commission on Oil Spill Response
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson will be heading to Walton County Wednesday for a meeting of the Florida Commission on Oil Spill Response Coordination. The…
Violence continues
An investigation continues into a late-night incident that injured two men while they were sitting on a porch in Pensacola. The incident occurred around 11:50…
Think Beyond moves two initiatives forward
Press Release: A diverse group of experts, entrepreneurs, business and community leaders came together on September 27th at the Pensacola Museum of Art to move…
Oops, McCain is coming to Pensacola
The News Herald in Panama City missed in its story of Sen. John McCain campaigning for Romney in Northwest Florida that the 2008 Republican presidential…
BP settlement hung up on $18 billion, county could be shortchanged
The British newspaper The Sunday Times reported yesterday that oil spill settlement talks between BP and the U.S. government have stalled because the U.S. is…


