The Pensacola Police Department has completed an investigation of a fight that occurred January 21 in the 1200 block of North M Street at Morris Court. During the fight, Ronika Sconiers, 18,…
Rep. Ingram wants to stamp out spice
Press Release: Rep. Clay Ingram (R-Pensacola) filed House Bill 619, which bans a group of synthetic cannabinoids and substitute cathinones, commonly known as “spice,†“K2†or “bath salts.†Marketed as legal alternatives…
Kick off Valentine’s Week with the Women of IMPACT 100
Press Release: IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is conducting its 2013 membership drive with a series of community socials. Membership is open to all women and the…
Valentino on Pensacola, Gas Tax, Project Stallion
Escambia County Commission Chairman Gene Valentino spoke out this morning about the city of Pensacola’s apparent intentions to use their portion of a recently passed gas-tax to further an economic development project…
Valentino challenges City on its pulling gas tax revenues from ECAT
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison is covering the Escambia County Commission agenda workshop. He just texted me that Commissioner Valentino has made a statement against Mayor Ashton Hayward’s intention of using the city’s…
Bare releases report on payments made to Zimmerman Agency
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare (At-Large B) has released to the media the list of payments made to the Zimmerman Agency for the period 1/1/2012 through 2/4/2013. Zimmerman is the Tallahassee-based marketing…
Saengar Theatre spurs downtown economy with record year
Press Release: In a year frought with high unemployment and rising costs for everyday expenses, the Saenger Theatre saw 102,644 attendees come through her doors in 2012 (19 percent increase over 2011),…
Belmont-DeVilliers Documentary Airing
Local filmmaker Robin Reshard has wrapped up her documentary on Pensacola’s Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood. The film is airing on WSRE this weekend, and again at the end of the month. Reshard’s documentary—entitled “Belmont-DeVilliers:…
Blue Wahoos to Host 2013 Job Fair for Baseball Jobs
Press Release: As Opening Day approaches for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the team is planning their second annual job fair to hire over 100 associates for the upcoming season. On Tuesday, February…
A Good Place to Drive
Pensacola drivers have it pretty good according to a recently released study. The Texas A & M Transportation Institute released its Annual Urban Mobility Report this week. The report concludes that Americans…
IN celebrates Mardi Gras. See preview
The Independent News celebrates Mardi Gras and offers some Valentine’s Day dating tips. Plus there is the usual coverage of news, politics, entertainment and culture. The entire issue goes online today at…
Working it Out at the Workshop
The Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop tomorrow to go over the body’s rules and procedures. Specific topics on the agenda include an overview of legislative parliamentary procedure and the nature…
Dog Days and Polishing the Key
Pensacola Beach may be seeing dogs, and Perdido Key may be seeing ‘beach.’ During tomorrow’s Escambia County Commission meeting commissioner’s will consider changing the name of the Key and establishing two dog…
See Marco Rubio’s Spotify Playlist
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has released his Spotify playlist. The 16 tracks include Foster The People’s Pumped Up Kicks, U2’s Where The Streets Have No Name and One Tree Hill, and…
The RESTORE Team
Escambia County’s RESTORE Act advisory committee is almost in place. The nine-member body is on the table for Thursday’s county commission meeting. Commissioners are assembling the committee to assess potential uses for…
Miami Gardens tackles its 25 homicides in 2012
Pensacola and its population of 52,197 has had one homicide since the first of the year- the 18-year-old that was beaten in Morris Court and later was taken off life support. It…
Hayward cans Zimmerman Agency
PNJ reporter Nate Monroe is reporting that Mayor Ashton Hayward has sent a termination letter to his Tallahassee-based ad agency. Effective Feb. 28, The Zimmerman Ad Agency will no longer do the…
Buzz: May appoints Coby to RESTORE advisory
Commissioner Lumon May has selected former Pensacola City Manager Al Coby has his appointee for the Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee. Coby worked for the City of Pensacola for 27 years (1984-2011),…
Mayor’s ad agency to be investigated further
Now that the state auditor has finished it’s audit of the Okaloosa Tourist Development Council, the county commissioners are ready to begin their investigation. Okaloosa County Administrator Jim Curry also told the…
More on bank robbery
Escambia County deputies responded to a bank robbery at about 2:30 pm today at the Beach Community Bank, 9329 N. Palafox St. As deputies were responding they were alerted of a possible…