Wahoo named Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month
Press Release: Blue Wahoos closer Donnie Joseph has been named Cincinnati Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. Joseph, 24, led the organization…
Ice Man
The Pensacola Ice Flyers have a new head coach. Beginning June 15, Gary Graham will assume the head coach position of the local Southern Professional…
Emerald Coast Hospice Creates Nursing Scholarships
Emerald Coast Hospice, which is managed by Gentiva Health Services, a family of nationwide home health and hospice providers, announced that it has created two…
Dollars in the Swamp
The Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve may be seeing some improvements soon. During its meeting this week, the Escambia County Commission will be looking at dedicating…
Santa Rosa County in the top 5 for Reading, Science and Math
The release of reading, math and science scores for Santa Rosa County 4th to 8th grade students finds that SRC in the top five in…
FCAT Crisis: Escambia County stuggles with reading
The FCAT 2.0 reading scores are out. Escambia County trails the state and neighboring counties. Fourth Grade – percentage passing State: 62% Escambia: 58% gap…
Thomas’ Warrington Middle turnaround: ‘Put a fork in it’
In 2009, newly-elected Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas announced he was turning around Warrington Middle School. Even though the school administration and faculty had…
Buzz: New candidate could close primary
Henry John Misiak has pre-filed to run as a Write-In Candidate in the Clerk of the Circuit Court race for the 2012 General Election. This…
Texas also is purging voter rolls
The effort to cut out potential threats to GOP candidates by simply dropping them from the voter registration rolls is more widespread than we thought….
Arrest in Wendy’s Burglary
(Press Release) Pensacola, Fla. – Shortly after 2:00 am this morning (June 4, 2012) deputies responded to the Wendy’s Restaurant at 2200 South Hwy 29…
Beach Traffic continues to improve
The brief fall in beach traffic in April is a distant memory. The Santa Rosa Island Authority is reporting another strong weekend at the toll…
Visit Pensacola selects out-of-town agencies
Press Release: Visit Pensacola has completed its search for agencies of record to develop and implement an integrated marketing plan, including research, advertising and public…
West is hiring 230 more people
Press Release: (Omaha, Neb., June 4, 2012) – West recently announced plans to hire more than 230 new, full-time, customer service representatives at its Pensacola…
Learn the Franchise Basics
The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 E. Chase Street, Suite 100, Pensacola) is presenting “Franchise Basics†on Tuesday morning,…
Escambia Commission Meeting Rescheduled
The Escambia County Commission will not be holding its regular afternoon meeting this week. Instead, commissioners will meet Thursday morning. Due to timing conflicts with…
Maritime Park Amphitheater is impressive
The Randall K. and Martha A. Hunter Amphitheater is finished. The setting is fantastic. The grand opening is this weekend with Charlie Daniels performing. All…
Are Food Trucks in Pensacola’s future?
Food trucks are the latest trend in dining. Austin, New Orleans and Atlanta have a variety of cuisine offered from food trucks. There are now…
Pensacola City Council races shaping up
At Large Seat B: Sam Hall has filed. He has two opponents: Charles Bare, Victor Cross. District 1: P.C. Wu has filed. There is a…
Health Fair Open to the Public June 15
 More than 30 percent of Realtors go without health insurance. According to 2009 data, nearly 17 percent of the American population lacks health insurance. With…
