Posted in 2016 Election

Fur flies on Florida Senate floor on redistricting vote, Latvala v. Gaetz

Notes from the News Service of Florida on today’s meeting of the Florida Senate: CONVENED: The Senate convened at 10 a.m., President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando,…

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Posted in Escambia County Jail

Talking about jail sites

by Jeremy Morrison Across the front of the room a series of renderings rested on easels, each detailing potential sites for a new Escambia County…

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Posted in Education

Literary crisis should be a priority

The National Center for Education Statistics today released the Nation’s Report Card on mathematics and reading assessment findings across the country for fourth and eighth…

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Posted in Politics

Ethics matter: State land director resigns

Last Friday, State Lands Division Director Kelley Boree resigned. The Tampa Bay Times had investigating a sole-source $500,000 contract awarded to a company founded by…

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Posted in Business News

Donovan lands big deal at new job

Former Pensacola International Airport Director Greg Donovan resigned in August 2014 to head the Melbourne, Fla. airport. Yesterday U.S. Air Force announced that one of…

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Posted in Education

Pensacola artist shines in Buffalo

Pensacola native Morgan Arnett enrolled this summer into the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Buffalo. Her work has been featured at…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Latest poll shows why Northwest Florida Republicans like Carson and Trump

The latest NY Times/CBS News poll has retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson ahead of Donald Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. However, the…

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Posted in Crime

‘Blue Moon’ suspect arrested

Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan this announced that Donald Hartung Sr., 58, has been arrested in connection with a triple homicide that occurred on Deerfield…

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Posted in Politics

State attorney looks into credit card misuse in city of Destin

Destin City Councilwoman Prebble Ramswell and City Manager Greg Gisela are being investigated for “irregularities in the city credit card” use. Last week, Gisela asked…

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Posted in Caring Education

Podcast: Songwriters help Larry Butler scholarship fund

On Nov. 6, the Frank Brown Songwriters’ Festival will pay tribute to Nashville’s legendary producer Larry Butler with a special concert at the University of…

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UWF tackles dating violence

University of West Florida Wellness Services recently partnered with the UWF Department of Social Work to kick off the Red Flag Campaign for dating violence…

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Posted in Environment

State auditor writes up Northwest Florida Water Management District

Last month, the State Auditor General issued a report that pointed out several operational issues with the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NFWMD), which manages…

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