Posted in Escambia County

RESTORE deadline restored to Oct. 2

RESTORE Project Submission Deadline Extended to October 2 Due to a scheduling error, the RESTORE Project Portal closed Tuesday, September 29, at 11:59 p.m. The…

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Posted in Caring Education

The Arc Gateway PALS application deadline extended

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have extra time to submit applications for The Arc Gateway Program for Adult Learning and Support (PALS) class to…

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Posted in Caring

Podcasts: Donald Trump, 50K for Turkey Day, Facebook hoax

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I opened the show talking about Forbes editor Randall Lane’s article on Donald Trump’s net worth – “Inside The Epic Fantasy…

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Posted in Escambia County

Corrections Department passes Florida Model Jail Standards inspections

Press Release: The Escambia County Corrections Department recently completed the annual Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) inspections. Corrections passed both the Jail Standards and Medical…

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Posted in Entertainment

Blazek wins Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival Poster Competition

Press release: Artist Joey Blazek is the winner of the 2015 Great Gulfcoast Art Festival poster competition winner. His colorful, lively piece will be reproduced…

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Posted in News Pensacola

Terhaar stands with council executive choice

Inweekly asked Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar whether he was bothered by the recent revelations that newly-hired Council Executive Donald Kraher had filed for…

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Posted in Politics

Guns and Medical Marijuana on tap for Florida House next week

As lawmakers continue preparing for the 2016 legislative session, House panels next week will take up a bill that would allow people to openly carry…

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Posted in Escambia County

Escambia BCC General Fund budget increased by 8 percent since FY 2011

Escambia Board of County Commissioners have increased their budget since FY 2011 by 8.21 percent. To make the comparison, a few adjustments needed to be…

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Posted in Pensacola

Then it got weirder, anonymous source tries to derail Pensacola council executive hire

The News Journal reports today that Council Vice President Larry B. Johnson delivered two unmarked envelopes to Assistant City Attorney Rusty Wells at the council’s…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Secretary asks judge to toss Hill’s ‘Fair Districts’ lawsuit

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging…

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Posted in News

History: Passenger plane crashes into Escambia Bay

This “Public Record” column was originally published in Dec. 9, 2010. It’s the story of two brave man whose heroism saved 55 lives. The Plane…

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Posted in Business

IHMC: Careers in Technology event, Oct. 1

Students, entrepreneurs and local officials will converge October 1 at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition for the inaugural “Careers in Technology” event. The…

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