Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 23rd of September.
Good morning, Pensacola.
The 10th Annual Danetoberfest will be held on Saturday, Oct.
3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Seville Square in downtown Pensacola (hosted by Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue), where food, vendors, raffles, and meet-and-greets with adoptable Great Danes will help raise $15,000.
Spectrum introduced its Internet, Mobile and TV services to former Cox customers after a Spectrum Day event on Sept.
16. The new offerings, available in counties (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton), feature bundle discounts, streaming add-ons and support by 100% U.S.-based employees.
The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents the UWF Singers in their annual Collaborations concert featuring two guest choirs from Troy University on Thursday, Oct.
8 at 7:30 p.m. at Rolfs Music Hall on campus (tickets are required).
Ransom Middle School resumed classes today after Escambia County Public Schools reported a threat that was investigated by deputies and deemed noncredible.
J. Alex Kelly was unanimously approved by the PSC Board of Trustees on Monday as the new president, succeeding Ed Meadows.
He will take office by Oct. 19 & plans to strengthen regional workforce ties while keeping an open dialogue with the college’s nearly 9,000 students.
The University of West Florida was ranked in the top 10 public institutions in the region for the fifth straight year by U.S. News & World Report, reflecting strong performance at its Pensacola campus.
It earned a No. 4 ranking for Best Value Schools for In-State Students and a No. 7 ranking for Best Colleges for Veterans.
Ascend Performance Materials — a Cantonment plant known for high pollutant discharges — is seeking to renew its permit to inject wastewater underground; the DEP arranged an open meeting Monday, Oct.
12 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Tryon Library Meeting Room on 1200 Langley Ave. in Pensacola for public comment.
Millions of monarch butterflies are migrating through Florida this fall, and you may see them resting at parks and refuges; residents can help boost their journey by planting native milkweed (a key food source).
Charity care costs increased by $33.5M in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties over the past three years as Medicaid enrollment dropped after policy changes — Baptist Hospital’s charity care nearly doubled since moving into its new campus in Sep.
2023, absorbing 45% of the rise.
Pensacola area high schools will play nine district football games this week on Sept.
24 and Sept. 25, with matchups including Escambia at Booker T. Washington and Tate visiting Niceville.
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