After nearly three hours of discussion this morning supporter of the West Florida Library System have reason to celebrate. Quietly. “We are left cautiously optimistic,†Bette Hooten, president of the library system’s…
Hugh King loses in court
On Wednesday morning, Hugh King, a no-party-affiliated candidate for Escambia County Commission, District 3, asked the court to grant a restraining order against Lumon May, a Democratic candidate for the same post….
Just Dance
The Northwest Florida Ballet Académie is holding auditions for incoming third graders for the 2012-2013 school year on May 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. and May 6 from 2:30 to 4:30…
Women and the pay gap
The Gender pay gap is real. The American Association of University Women released its 50-state rankings of the wage gap between men and women today . The District of Columbia, where women…
Sen. Nelson Talks RESTORE & More
Senator Bill Nelson checked in with local political and community leaders this morning in Pensacola, spending most of the meeting discussing the RESTORE Act. The Florida senator said that the effort to…
Library ‘Crisis’
According to Bette Hooten, president of the West Florida Library System, the regional collection of libraries are in “crisis mode.†“I cannot tell you how frightened I am for this system,†she…
As Good as Over…. Santorum announces he is suspending his campaign
“We made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over for me, and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not done fighting,” Santorum…
Chocolate Lovers Unite
Tickets are now available for Chocolate Fest 2012. Advance tickets are $10 and are available at Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Sandy Sansing Dealerships, the downtown Gulf Coast Community Bank, Sam’s Club and…
Qualifying for County Commission can be expensive
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford advised us that for those county commission candidates that don’t meet the petition requirement the fee is $4,411.86. Other than Lumon May, only one candidate who has…
Who is running for District 3?
Who has qualified to run for Escambia County Commission, District 3? Only two candidates Democrat: 08/26/11 Lumon May Met Petition Requirement 1801 West Jackson Street Pensacola FL 32501 Phone (850) 723â€9087 Eâ€mail:…
Hugh King campaign uses slam website
Hugh King, former Pensacola City Councilman, former pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church, former CMPA trustee, former Democratic candidate and currently prefiled NPA candidate for Escambia County Commission, District 3, wants to…
Blue Wahoos has fifth consecutive sell-out
Press Release: Another spectacular crowd turned out to see the Blue Wahoos take the fifth and final game of the five-game series with the Montgomery Biscuits. It marked the fifth straight capacity…
Morgan vs. Powell
Much like the lunchtime cliques a few hours prior, the debate audience took to separate sides of Booker T. Washington High School’s cafeteria. Supporters of incumbent Sheriff David Morgan sat on one…
Hugh King’s spirals, provides no witnesses for his tale
Hugh King, former Pensacola City Councilman, former pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church, former CMPA board trustee, former Democratic candidate and current pre-filed NPA candidate for Escambia County Commission, District 3, held…
Don’t call this an advisory
Press Relase: City to host public input meeting on new bus benches and shelters The City of Pensacola and vendor Martin Mency will host a meeting next week to invite public input…
IN Rising Star Jessica Jensen awarded grant
Jessica Jensen, an IN 2010 Rising Star, has been awarded a grant by the Challenged Athletes Foundation® to purchase a new racing bike for the pursuit of qualifying for the 2014 Paralympic…
Beach traffic continues to climb
Traffic on the Bob Sikes Bridge to Pensacola Beach was up again last weekend over both 2011 and 201O counts 2012 Fri 4/6 19055 Sat 4/7 20777 Sun 4/8 17244 TOTAL 57076…
Wahoo tickets selling out fast for tonight’s game
Only about 100 tickets available.
Negotiations, Not Court For Now
The city of Pensacola is sticking to the negotiating table over its ongoing dispute with Gulf Breeze regarding natural gas franchise rights. Although Pensacola officials said last week they planned to take…