PSC students win 22 medals at SkillsUSA Conference
- May 15, 2015
- / Staff Reports
- / education
Pensacola State College students won 22 medals at the 2015 SkillsUSA State Conference in Lakeland recently, including eight gold medals.
Argo Pantry helps feed hungry UWF students
- May 15, 2015
- / Louis Cooper
- / education
Since opening in the fall of 2013, the Argo Pantry for University of West Florida students in need has seen more than 300 visits by students.
Pensacola or Baltimore?
- May 15, 2015
- / Randy Hammer
- / economy
Let’s say you're a poor parent and you have a daughter. Would she have better economic chances in life if she lived in Escambia County or Baltimore?
Poll finds U.S. satisfaction with federal poverty efforts at new low
- May 15, 2015
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / economy
Public invited to historic home re-dedication, tour in Bagdad
- May 15, 2015
- / Louis Cooper
- / community-dashboard
A dedication is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Golden House, located at 4565 Forsythe Street, with tours open to the public on Sunday. The home was built about 1930 and a 14 month restoration was recently completed.
Vickrey Center city's last big flooding project
- May 15, 2015
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / government
Some $1.7 million in damage to the Vickrey Center is the last large public project on the city's repair list from last April's flooding. City will seek other sources to fund $2 million Baywoods Gulley project.
Making graduation a priority
- May 15, 2015
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
School districts across the country, Escambia County not withstanding, have made high school graduation a priority to prepare youn people for today's economy.
County officials close Rolling Hills landfill
- May 15, 2015
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / government
Escambia County officials are stopping truck traffic to the Rolling Hills landfill in Wedgewood after finding violations of a magistrate's order on site.