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Pensacola Interstate Fair 2024 entertainment schedule announced
Pensacola Interstate Fair returns Oct. 17-27, bringing with it exhilarating rides, live music, exotic shows, colorful attractions and exhibits, flavorful fair food, and fun for the whole family. Fair officials on Thursday announced the entertainment lineup for the 10-day event. All musical performances are located on the Pepsi Open Air Stage. Entertainment shows at the Pensacola Interstate Fair are free with the price of admission. There is no reserve seating. ...
Pensacola Interstate Fair to return for 89th season
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Pensacola Interstate Fair is returning for its 89th season. The longest-running agricultural event is going to showcase some great talent this year. They will have American Idol finalist and Alabama native Tristan Harper. Also, platinum album country singer Aaron Tippin will be there. The fair will...
USS Richard M. McCool, Jr., the world's most advanced amphibious warship, pulls into Pensacola
“Fight as a unit, not as individuals” is more than a motto hung in the galley of the brand-new USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) that docked in NAS Pensacola Friday morning. It’s a philosophy that Commanding Officer Capt. Jeff Baker believes is necessary to construct a crew fit to govern the most advanced amphibious warship the world has ever seen. ...
Proposal would fix up Pensacola Bay Center, build sports complex at Ashton Brosnaham Park
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Escambia County Tourist Development Council discussed another proposal Thursday to use tourist tax dollars to fix up the Pensacola Bay Center and build an indoor sports complex. As WEAR News reported in May, Escambia County commissioners approved a TDC recommendation for a $10 million upgrade to...
Home Base Florida gets $2M to expand veterans services including new Pensacola program
The state has boosted funding to a nonprofit organization that helps veterans with the “invisible wounds of war,” enabling more veterans to benefit and move on with their lives. The Legislature has allocated $2 million for 2025 to Home Base Florida, which provides clinical care, mental health, wellness support and other services to veterans in the region. ...
East Nine Mile Road could get a new hub for restaurants, retail
Nine Mile Road is the destination for a proposed development project that seeks to build a new 7,500-square-foot building across the street from Saint Luke United Methodist Church. Developers plan for the "9 Mile Commons" building to have two restaurants and two retail spaces, according to the project’s site plan filed with Escambia...
Pensacola Interstate Fair has a little something for everyone | Troy Moon
Normally, a cattle rancher might think someone telling them "I like your cow. She's real pretty" is a little creepy. Or, they might just think the admirer has a discerning eye and proceed to gussy up said cow up a bit − maybe a fancy bow or pretty bell necklace − and bring the cutie to the "Prettiest Cow" contest on Oct. 20 at the Pensacola Interstate Fair, which runs Oct. 17 through Oct. 27. The...
Escambia County offices to close for Labor Day (Details, exceptions)
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Some offices in Escambia County are set to see scheduling changes as Labor Day approaches, according to county officials. The county shared in a press release that the following offices will be closed for the Monday, Sept. 2, holiday: County officials noted that as the above closures are scheduled, the […]
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