Good morning, Pensacola.

The Pensacola Interstate Fair runs Oct.

22-Nov. 1 with weekday admission reduced to $12 and live music by The Band Perry and Hunter Hayes. Online Super Saver tickets, including ride wristbands and discounted parking, are available until Wed, Oct. 21 (each ticket is for one use).

Free Radio Pensacola is launching with a three-day Grass Roots Radio Conference starting today at Voices of Pensacola Museum and ending Saturday with a launch party at the historic Bunny Club – community members can attend workshops and enjoy curated music programming as the station builds its local voice.

A temporary art exhibit, 'The U.S. Marine Corps Air-Ground Team,' is on view at the National Naval Aviation Museum on board NAS Pensacola through 2026; sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, it shows works by 21 artists near a historic AH-1W Super Cobra — highlighting Marine Corps aviation.

The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the UWF Runge Strings in concert Tuesday, Oct.

6 at 7:30 p.m. at Rolfs Music Hall (Building 82) on the UWF Pensacola campus; the free event requires tickets.

Florida gas prices jumped overnight to an average of $4.29 per gallon as higher oil costs pushed prices upward (data from AAA and GasBuddy), though Pensacola stations remain competitive with fuel around $3.99 per gallon.

GCE and nonprofit Melwood are recruiting participants for abilIT, a free 14-week training program (includes CompTIA certification prep) that builds technical skills for tech and cybersecurity careers.

Offered in Pensacola, the program provides resume support and job connections for people with disabilities.

UWF professor Dr. Joseph T.

Spaniola will release his new composition (ARTEMIS) for french horn and piano internationally on Oct. 16, recorded by Czech musician Radek Baborák at Studio Martinek in Prague. The work, inspired by NASA's Artemis mission, debuted at Pensacola ComposerFest.

Pensacola International Airport will use nearly $13 million in FAA funding to install new electric ground power units and update its heating system ahead of a $113 million expansion project.

The upgrades will be installed in spring next year to reduce emissions and boost efficiency.

Earlier this week, visitors lined Perdido Key beaches as Escambia County prepares to review customary use rules — the commission will discuss updates at an upcoming meeting.

Walmart is recalling 22-ounce packages of frozen bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine after Florida regulators and the FDA found possible listeria contamination; Pensacola consumers who bought product (lot numbers L6079C and L6080C) should not eat it and return it for a refund.