Johnson Beach dedicated to Rosamond Johnson

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:22:02 +0000

BY: Greg Fink “The first Saturday of May will be a dedication to Rosamond Johnson and Johnson Beach,” said Gene Valentino, Escambia County Commissioner District 2, as he read a proclamation to the widow of Johnson and family. Known informally as Johnson Beach for many years, last Saturday was the first day the beach was …

Crawfish Festival comes to downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:16:28 +0000

BY: Wesley Martin “It was a beautiful weekend,” said Adelene Lovelace, executive director of Fiesta of Five Flags. “We were watching for the rain but it didn’t come.” City residents had a chance to enjoy the annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival this past weekend, May 4 – 6, held at downtown Pensacola’s Bartram Park. Presented by …

Fourth Homicide Victim Found in Pensacola

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:11:41 +0000

BY: Freedom Whiting The city of Pensacola has had it’s forth homicide this year. In the corner lot of Tarragona and Hernandez streets, Thomas Mitchell III, 27, was found dead from a gunshot wound. According to medical reports, Mitchell was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pensacola Police Department stated that a call about the …

Candlelight Vigil Held for Slain Grocer

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:59:31 +0000

By Wesley Marin “That grocery store was her dream,” said Shirley Shaw, mother of slain AC Grocery owner, Terra Fountain Quarles, 41. On Monday afternoon, Quarles lost her life during a gunfire exchange after a 33-year-old, Joshua Levi Hilton, robbed her convenience store. Hilton later died at a local hospital from injuries he sustained from the …

Greater First Baptist Honors Pastor

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:51:05 +0000

By J Miles Members and friends honored Pastor Kenneth Jessie and First Lady Lucille Jessie of Greater First Baptist for their annual pastoral appreciation celebration. The festivities began with an opening ceremony on Friday, April 13. The program began at 7 p.m. with devotion being led by Greater First Baptist and visiting Deacons. Members and …

MAYOR, CHAMBER SECURE $3.6 MILLION FOR PORT OF PENSACOLA

Pensacola Voice — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:38:10 +0000

Funding supports Mayor’s vision for port, fosters job creation Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward joined with the Greater Pensacola Chamber today in celebrating the passage of a $2 million appropriation from the State of Florida for an economic development initiative at the Port of Pensacola. Hayward greeted the news with excitement when he learned about the …

ECAT falling within ADA-Compliance

Pensacola Voice — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:32:49 +0000

By: Wesley Martin On Monday, The City of Pensacola held a meeting along with vendor, Martin Mency, to discuss tactful design and arrangement of new ADA-compliant bus benches and shelters within city limits. “This is a contract to replace the current benches with newer ones,” said Chief of Neighborhoods, Helen Gibson. On Monday’s meeting, community …

Milton youth enjoys White House Easter Egg Roll

Pensacola Voice — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:26:34 +0000

Arie Jenkins, an eight- year-old from Milton, Fla., celebrated her Easter at the White House this year. Along with approximately 30,000 other children and adults, Arie was invited to share in The 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll. “It was good and fun,” Arie said. “I got to watch people perform on stage and dance …

Easter Egg Extravaganza Comes to Magee Field

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:11:36 +0000

By: J. Miles Sunday afternoon men, women and children came to enjoy the Easter festivities sponsored by Truth for Youth. According to the founder of Truth for Youth, Rev. John Powell, this year’s event surpassed all prior celebrations. “For the last 18 years we’ve sponsored this Easter event and this year we outdid ourselves,” Rev. …

King addresses allegations

Pensacola Voice — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:08:23 +0000

By Wesley Martin “I want to make sure that the citizens of District 3 are no longer subjected to the same type of representation in a political system that we’ve had that’s probably plagued with a certain amount of political corruption – certainly an amount of exploitation,” said Hugh King, candidate for Escambia County Commission …