Florida Department of Education Commissioner Gerald Robinson has submitted his resignation effective at the end of August. The state board is having an emergency meeting tomorrow.
BeulahFest Dates Announced
In continuing with the tradition of holding our festival on the 3rd full weekend of March, the 27th Annual BeulahFest will be held March 15th & 16th, 2013. BeulahFest will be held…
Volunteers Needed
Superintendent Dan Brown announced today that the Gulf Islands National Seashore is looking for volunteers to assist with operating the Fort Barrancas Visitor Center. Volunteers are asked to work one day per…
Pensacola City Council, At Large B
There are five Pensacola City Council seats up for grabs this election season. Two of those seats—including the At-Large B seat—will be on the ballot for the August primary. The At Large…
Southwest Escambia Sports Complex Opening
Escambia County is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Southwest Escambia Sports Complex, 2020 Bauer Rd., on Friday, August 3, at 11 a.m. A fish fry will follow the ceremony. The…
Emerald Coast Hospice Launches Food Drive for Manna
Press Release: Staff members from the Emerald Coast Hospice offices here will be blanketing the community throughout August, distributing food collection bags and gathering donations for the MANNA Food Bank as part…
What was Pensacola Police Union offered
The Independent News obtained through a public record request the latest offer before the Fraternal Order of Police. The tentative agreement gave all the officers a one-time payment of $5,000 upon ratification,…
Studer Negotiations
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to hammer out a lease for a parcel…
Davis named Sacred Heart CEO
Press release: PENSACOLA, Fla.. (July 31, 2012) Sacred Heart Health System and Ascension Health have announced the appointment of Susan Davis as the President and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System. Davis…
Scott appoints three attorneys
Press release: Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointments of Pamela E. Langham, Thomas F. Gonzalez, and Lennard B. Register III to the First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. Pamela…
Do not go to bar with mom
I missed this one last week. NorthEscambia.com reported 38-year old Melissa Diane Kettering hit a pedestrian in a DUI crash in Cantonment. The pedestrian was her own mother, according to a Florida…
Use Twitter to keep up with Olympics
Twitter and NBC Olympics have partnered and created the Twitter Tracker which can be accessed online or within the NBC Olympics iPad app. The tracker is powered by Austin-based Mass Relevance and…
Powell responds to indictment
John Powell, candidate for Escambia County Sheriff, was indicted on Monday on one misdemeanor charge for accepting cash contributions in excess of $50. He turned himself last night, was arrested, booked and…
ECUA, District 3 Race
The ECUA, District 3 race is packed with four Democrats. In the August primary, voters will decide between incumbent Elvin McCorvey and challengers Calvin Avant, Benell English and Clorissti Mitchell. Elvin McCorvey…
Crime Prevention Seminar: Bridging the Gap
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will host “Bridging the Gap,†a Crime Prevention Seminar on Thursday August 2, 2012. The day-long conference, hosted at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Pensacola, is an…
On Ed Schultz radio today
It’s a radio day for me. I did WCOA this morning from 6-9 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. I’m on with Mike Papantonio subbing for Ed Schultz. Talk about both…
Busy Week for CMPA
The Community Maritime Park Association has an active week ahead. CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill will meet with city officials and Quint Studer on Tuesday regarding a proposed park development project, and the…
What holds Pensacola back?
The things that the Independent News has been reporting for much of the past decade:shortage of affordable housing, racial disparities, substandard education and poverty. The Dawson Group told the Urban Redevelopment Advisory…
Another Pensacola Olympian
Catie Ball Condon will be just one of many Olympic viewers tonight. But what sets her apart from the millions who will tune in tonight is one medal that she is a…
Buzz: Pensacola teen killed last night (Update), second shooting
Pensacola area has another homicide. This time it’s just outside the city limits on Deauville Lane (not Duval St.) according to a friend of the young man who called me this morning….
