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Ryan RayDecember 16, 2015

The Pensacola Police Department announced they have begun using an upgraded radio communications system Tuesday. The new Motorola Solutions ASTRO 25 platform allows for greater interoperability or connection between different divisions and systems, the department said in a release. Pensacola law enforcement also joined forces with Motorola and vendor CES Team One to update their dispatch […]

Phil AmmannNovember 6, 2015

George Gainer doesn’t talk about Northwest Florida values. He lives them. That’s the gist of the latest mailing from the North Florida businessman, who faces state Rep. Matt Gaetz in the Republican Senate District 1 primary. The ad, set to hit area mailboxes next week, strives to heat up the battle for conservatives by hitting […]

Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2015

Last week, Republican SD1 candidate George Gainer batted down accusations that he was “standing alone in the mirror” in his Senate campaign. This week, he’s keeping the full-court press on his opponent, Shalimar Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Gainer, fresh off a major fundraiser for his campaign that reportedly brought in a six-figure sum, announced Monday that his […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 19, 2015

Northwest Florida has a lot going for it. That was among the bits of wisdom and moments of insight offered throughout the recent Gulf Power Economic Symposium at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin. What we do with all that potential and goodwill created by our area’s natural beauty and a workforce influenced […]

Guest AuthorAugust 10, 2015

Welcome back to another Special Session! It’s been fun blaming the Florida Legislature for gerrymandering and all that, but GOP state Rep. Mike Hill from Pensacola wrote penned an interesting letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. In part, he wrote: “Under the guise of interpreting Sections 20 and 21 of Article III of the Florida […]

Guest AuthorAugust 9, 2015

Welcome back to another Special Session! It’s been fun blaming the Florida Legislature for gerrymandering and all that, but GOP state Rep. Mike Hill from Pensacola wrote penned an interesting letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. In part, he wrote: “Under the guise of interpreting Sections 20 and 21 of Article III of the Florida […]

Phil AmmannJuly 16, 2015

North Florida is on the right path of economic growth, says a new “State of the Cities” survey released Thursday by the Florida League of Cities. A combination of high-quality local services, lower property taxes and new businesses made the difference for Northwest Florida and across the state to maintain positive economic growth in 2014, […]

Gary FineoutFebruary 20, 2015

At a rural crossroads in Northwest Florida, the state may encounter a tough choice in its ongoing debate over the future of gambling. It’s here — amid mobile homes, cow pastures and cotton fields near the Alabama-Florida line — that a small, Alabama-based Indian tribe wants to expand its gambling operations into the Sunshine State. Rebuffed […]

Shannon NickinsonJuly 23, 2014

David Waggonner gave the Pensacola area a lot to chew on. How much of his philosophy about environmentally sensible stormwater management we ultimately will swallow remains to be seen. But you can’t say the case hasn’t been made. Waggonner is an architect who is the guru behind the Greater New Orleans Water Urban Plan. He […]

Shannon NickinsonMay 26, 2014

Here in Northwest Florida even the matter of who is recycling and who is just moving trash around has a political undertone. The closure of West Florida Recycling left the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, the City of Pensacola and Santa Rosa County without a processors for the recyclables we so dutiful sort into the appropriate, […]

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Pensacola Police Dept. announces upgraded communications system

Direct mail roundup: George Gainer doesn’t talk NW Florida values, he lives them

George Gainer drops first ad in Senate campaign vs. Matt Gaetz

Shannon Nickinson: Economic symposium points way for NW Florida's future

Henry Kelley: It’s time to fix high court’s districting overreach

Henry Kelley: It’s time to fix high court’s districting overreach

State of Florida cities are good for economic growth, new study says

Tribe offers Florida a choice: casino or marijuana

Shannon Nickinson: We must learn that we can’t fight the water forever

Shannon Nickinson: Northwest Florida governments fighting over recycling