Posted in Escambia County

Podcast: Grover Robinson on new jail site

Last week, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners was presented a report on the three possible sites on which to build a new county jail…

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Posted in Business Escambia County

Warrington tax collector office opens today

Janet Holley, Escambia County Tax Collector, opens today the Warrington office at its new location, 4051 Barrancas Avenue, Suite A, in the Warrington Shopping Center….

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Posted in Entertainment

The FOO FOO Three Tenors

Press release: Pensacola Opera is pleased to present The Foo Foo Three Tenors on Sunday, November 15 at 3 p.m. at the Blue Wahoos Stadium…

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Posted in Caring

Healthy Halloween Party

Press release: The Junior League of Pensacola and Sacred Heart Hospital are once again teaming up to offer children and families a healthy and safe…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Podcast: Ingram on Senate districts

The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session to determine the boundaries for the Florida Senate districts. The Florida House is at an advantage in…

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Posted in Education

UWF Historic Trust lays out its plans for downtown Pensacola

Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled its interpretive master plan to the public on Tuesday during an event at the Museum…

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Posted in Environment

Rolling Hills surrenders bond

According to Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown, the bonding company for Rolling Hill C&D landfill has surrounded the bond for the closure of the facility…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Crist launches bid for hometown Congressional seat

BY DARA KAM AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is staging another comeback, this time in a bid…

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Posted in Education

Podcast: The Honesty Gap on how we measure student achievement

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, on how the state of Florida should define student…

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Posted in Politics

Judge to consider legal fees in same-sex marriage fight

A federal appeals court this week dismissed Florida’s legal fight about same-sex marriage and said a lower-court judge should consider questions about whether the state…

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Posted in Environment

RESTORE returns from summer vacation (ranking of all projects)

by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee Tuesday stepped into the home stretch of its lengthy journey as members convened for the…

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Posted in Caring

CMPA to unveil statue of late Pensacola Mayor Emeritus Vince J. Whibbs Sr.

Press release: The family of Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. and the Community Maritime Park Associates invite the community to attend an unveiling ceremony for a…

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