After nearly four hours the crowd had thinned, but there were still plenty of people left in the gallery to watch the Escambia County Commission pass a four cent gas tax on…
John Powell enters pre-trial diversion program
Press Release: The Office of the State Attorney announced today that John Powell has entered a Pretrial Diversion Program in his pending case. Powell was charged with nine counts of Election Law…
Critics question the wisdom in constantly rebuilding coastal communities
The New York Times has an article today on the tens of billions of tax dollars that have been spent on subsidizing coastal reconstruction in the aftermath of storms. New York, New…
Did BP throw its workers under the bus with settlement
Boston Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem thinks so. Concurrent criminal charges were filed against three BP employees, two of them supervisors on the rig. “The company’s plea arrangement leaves the three defendants alone…
Viewpoint: A Time for Political Vision, not Political Division
By George Hawthorne, C.E.O., Diversity Program Advisors, Inc….. SOME, not all, of our elected officials have an inimitable ability to live in denial; and it is instructive as well as entertaining to…
Former Gulf Breeze teacher named UWF provost
…she was also the president of the University of Southern Mississippi… Press Release: University of West Florida President Bense announces the appointment of Dr. Martha Saunders, APR as Provost and Vice President…
Giraud appointed to judgeship in Santa Rosa County Court
Press Release: Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Jose “Tony†A. Giraud, of Pensacola, to the Santa Rosa County Court. Giraud, 46, has served as an Assistant State Attorney in…
Health fair in Belmont
By Shelby Smithey… The first annual Truth for Youth Health Fair will be held this Saturday at the Belmont Building to extend help to those in need of healthcare in the community….
Another rig in the Gulf explodes
Media is reporting Two people were killed, another two were reported missing and at least four were airlifted in critical condition after a fire and explosion at a shallow water platform in…
Commission: 3% All Around
The Escambia County Commission began the discussion last night by talking about three percent cost-of-living increases for county employees, but in the face of a gallery full of disgruntled sheriff officers who…
Martime Park dedication Saturday with Charlie Daniels, Fireworks and more
The dedication of the Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park is this Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hosted by the Community Maritime Park Associates Inc. and the…
Truth for Youth Health Fair
Truth For Youth will be sponsoring, along with participation from Pensacola State College Student Nurse Association, the first annual Community Health Fair on Saturday, November 17 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. The…
Craft Beer Festival This Weekend
Press Release: Despite international spellings and a wide variety of tastes and styles, beer-lovers from across Northwest Florida are in for a treat on November 17th at the Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. Â From…
Rep. Miller Assessing BP Settlement
Rep. Jeff Miller’s (R-Fla.) chief of staff said this afternoon that the congressman was still assessing the recently announced $4.5 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf…
Holiday Hero Blood Drive
With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner you can be a Holiday Hero and help save lives by making a blood donation. Patients are counting on you to give the gift…
Budget Amendments, Pay Raises & RESTORE
The Escambia County Commission will be looking to take care of more than a half million dollars worth of supplemental budget amendments tonight. Commissioners plan to send additional funds to the Escambia…
Free Ashton sticker for sale online, Messer weighs in
The Independent News has the perfect stickers for citizens to voice their take on Pensacola City Council’s attempt to put Mayor Ashton Hayward on trial for allegedly losing his temper with a…
SRIA Walks the Dog a Little Further
The dogs-on-beach conversation will spend a little more time making the rounds at the Santa Rosa Island Authority. The beach advisory board decided last night to let its Architectural and Environmental Committee…
Escambia County kids choose Obama
More than 6,500 students across the county, representing 15 schools, who cast votes online in this year’s election through a partnership with Kids Voting called “Double Click Democracy.” “It is exciting to…
City Goes After Occupy Legal Fees
The city of Pensacola today filed a motion in the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida to reopen the Occupy Pensacola case so that it can attempt to recoup legal…