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Escambia weighs investing $20 million in artificial turf at John R. Jones park. Here's why
Escambia Parks Dept. is asking for $25 million for upgrades to the sports complex on East Nine Mile Road. Most of it would be ...
Pine Forest prepares to enter next era of basketball with pair of new head coaches
Kevin Barona comes from a dominant high school program in Texas, where he was an assistant coach. Noelle Jones, a Pine Forest ...
Midway could get a new shopping center with 7 different businesses. Here's what we know.
Developers spent just over $1M to buy the land for the project, now they're looking to get the ball rolling on developing the ...
Ensign's journey to Hawaii foreshadowed history to come
At the flight's end, Japan questioned wither the celebrated capabilities would be used beneficently or destructively. The ...
Prosecutions of undocumented immigrants in Pensacola see sharp uptick
The number of cases for illegal reentry brought in federal court in North Florida in 2025 are on track to outpace the ...
Escambia and Santa Rosa County Student of the Week for April 21-25 announced
The Pensacola News Journal is working with high schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa County to put their top students in the ...
One of Florida's best-kept secrets offers debt-free degree and a head start on life
Dual enrollment allows students to take free college courses while in middle or high school, saving thousands on tuition, ...
Santa Rosa building future leaders by connecting them with leaders of today
Since last fall, 11th-grade students met and learned from heads of government and industry during inaugural Junior Leadership ...
Pine Forest alum Mac McWilliams drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in fifth round
Pine Forest alum Mac McWilliams becomes the third Eagle alum and defensive back since 2022 to be drafted, joining the likes of Martin Emerson and Devon Witherspoon.