Posted in Entertainment

Road trip: Destin Seafood Festival this weekend

Press release: For 37 years, The Destin Seafood Festival has celebrated along the Destin Harbor with fresh local seafood, live music and art for generations….

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Posted in Education

Tonight Jerry Pratt will be inducted into Inventors HOF, along with Henry Ford and Nobel Laureate Robert Grubbs

Press release: Automotive pioneer Henry Ford, Nobel Laureate Robert Grubbs, and founder of the National Academy of Inventors Paul Sanberg are among the seven inventors…

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Posted in Caring

Saenger Theatre celebrates usher accomplishments and 7,480 volunteer hours

Press release: On October 1, the dedicated Saenger Theatre volunteer usher corps were recognized for their service to the Saenger, the local arts groups and…

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Posted in Education

State accountability system ‘broken’

The Florida School Boards Association on Thursday questioned the reliability of the state’s school-accountability system, less than a week after school superintendents said they had…

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Posted in Politics

Medical marijuana initiative has over 220K signatures

The number of valid petition signatures submitted to the state for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical-marijuana has soared to more than 220,000 —…

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Posted in Caring

Sandy and David Sansing named Honorary Chairs for the BIG Gala –Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida

Press release: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida is pleased to announce Sandy and David Sansing to serve as honorary chairs for the annual…

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Posted in Business Education

UWF Executive Mentor Program and Pen Air Federal Credit Union to host Fall Financial Boot Camp

Press release: The University of West Florida Executive Mentor Program and Pen Air Federal Credit Union will host the fall Financial Boot Camp on Wednesday,…

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Posted in Environment

Health warnings re:bayous

Effective immediately, in response to bacteriological sampling, the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) is issuing a health advisory for the following beaches…

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Posted in Pensacola

Podcast: Terhaar has signed his contract, Kraher starts Oct. 12

On “Pensacola Speaks,” Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar said that he executed on Monday the employment contract for the new council executive, Donald Kraher….

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Posted in 2016 Election

CFO Atwater may run for U.S. Senate

State Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater confirmed Wednesday that he might still be open to entering the race for a U.S. Senate seat in 2016….

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Posted in Entertainment

Springfest pulls plug

There will not be a SpringFest in 2016, according a press release from the festival’s organizers. The group fell short of its September sales goal…

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Posted in Politics State & National News

Senate could drop Confederate flag from seal

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA State senators are scheduled next week to begin considering whether to keep the Confederate flag on the…

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