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Book chronicles Pensacola's baseball history

Wednesday, 03 April 2013 07:54 Written by Ken Garner

Pensacola is a baseball town.

The City of Five Flags has produced Hall of Fame football players, professional basketball players, boxing champions and world-record-setting runners. But Pensacola’s affair with baseball is older, richer and more ingrained in the city’s history than any other game. (PHOTO: Author Scott Brown)

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Athlete of the Week: Jenna Bobbitt

Wednesday, 03 April 2013 07:38 Written by Staff Reports

Sport: Softball

Class: 2014

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Firefighters go beyond minimum standards

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 08:34 Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 08:48

Three fire departments and 19 firefighters are taking part in joint firefighting exercises that instill skills that go beyond that state’s minimum standards.

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Tumbling in the down drift

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 08:19 Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 08:28

Local readers will immediately recognize the stretch of sand the body is discovered and the mainland setting as the Navarre Beach area – as it should be.

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Former state senator unaware of abatements

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 08:03 Written by Romi White

Four structures on property owned by Vic’s of Navarre, LLC, a corporation listing former state senator Charlie Clary as managing member, were recently presented to county commissioners to begin abatements.

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Hockey and Flyers and Bears, oh my!

Monday, 01 April 2013 13:52 Last Updated on Monday, 01 April 2013 14:19 Written by Staff Reports

Pensacola to play Knoxville in best-of-three playoff semis beginning Thursday.

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Two dead, one critical in separate motorcycle accidents

Monday, 01 April 2013 12:02 Last Updated on Monday, 01 April 2013 12:09 Written by Staff Reports

Two separate motorcycle incidents within seven minutes of each other March 30 resulted in the death of both drivers. A third motorcycle incident on April 1 resulted in critical injuries.

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