By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Two key lawmakers have proposed allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medical marijuana to help grapple with pain, the latest twist in a nearly…
Podcast: UWF to study artificial reefs
The University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, in collaboration with the University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was recently awarded a $293,992 grant for artificial…
Three candidates for two assistant city administrator jobs
The mayor’s office has narrowed down to 67 applicants for the two assistant city administrator positions created this past August. Five finalists were shortlisted, but PNJ reporter Will Isern is reporting that…
Zoning Change in Limbo
by Jeremy Morrison Neighborhood residents, businesses and potential developers pleaded their cases before Pensacola City Council Oct. 8, as the council considered rezoning a pocket of the city north of downtown and…
Panel votes to remove Confederate flag from Senate seal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers took a step toward removing the Confederate battle flag from the Senate’s official seal Thursday, as a committee unanimously voted to establish a…
Open house on the future of Bayfront Pkwy, Oct 13
Is a roundabout at the end of Ninth Avenue in the future for Bayfront Parkway? How will truck traffic be routed to the Port of Pensacola? Residents could find out tomorrow. The Florida…
Jolly sends letter to fellow GOP lawmakers in support of Webster
Today, Republican Congressmen will be receiving a letter from Rep. David Jolly in support of Rep. Dan Webster (R-Winter Garden, FL) for Speaker of the House. As he said in an interview…
DCF, Senators eye ways to bolster child protection
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The chief of the Florida Department of Children and Families told lawmakers Thursday his agency is making progress at carrying out reforms but still…
Good news from Escambia County School District, 10/11 edition
New FCSS President Is From ECSD: The Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) Conference was held Oct. 2 â 4, 2015 in Kissimmee, Florida, where Cherie Arnette, SS Curriculum Specialist K-12…
Goods from Greater Pensacola Chamber, 10/11 edition
Links from Chamber partners: CareerSource Escarosa Now Accepting Applicants for Professional Firefighter Training Program Have A Frightfully Fun Time by Saving Lives Jazz for Justice Benefiting Legal Services of North Florida Employability…
Rep. Mike Hill and Farm Share, Oct. 24
Representative Mike Hill will host Farm Share Food Distribution at Oakcrest Elementary on Oct. 24. WHAT: Food Distribution for Pensacola Area Families in Need. Farm Share will provide a semi-truck load of…
Good news from Gov. Scott, 10/11 edition
Governor Scott Announces Oakridge Global Energy Solutions Expansion Will Create 1,000 New Jobs in Brevard County On October 6, 2015, in News Releases, by Staff PALM BAY, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott…