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What's up Pensacola! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to snag a free rod at Pensacola's disability fishing clinic
  • How a $9 million grant could reshape Pensacola's job market
  • How UWF football will keep Benjamin Conken's memory on the field.

Also on today's calendar: Happy Face Entertainment presents Live Comedy at Margarita's Fusion!A Night of Comedy! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 95, low: 77.
  • Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Arc Gateway to host a free fishing clinic for people with disabilities in Pensacola (wkrg.com) — A free fishing clinic for people with disabilities is coming to Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park in downtown Pensacola on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Arc Gateway, the event includes hands-on fishing lessons, marine education booths, and free rods, reels, shirts, and bait for the first 250 people who pre-register.
   

2. Pensacola receives state grant to establish new shipbuilding headquarters (wkrg.com) — Pensacola has secured a $9 million state grant to help establish Birdon America's new $275 million shipbuilding headquarters in the city, projected to create about 2,000 jobs. Many of those positions are expected to offer salaries from $68,000 to $112,000, with additional funding sought from Triumph Gulf Coast and federal sources to expand the maritime industrial base.
   

3. Argonauts to honor late player Benjamin Conken during upcoming season (wkrg.com) — University of West Florida's football team in Pensacola will honor late player Benjamin Conken all season after his death from cancer at age 20. Coaches remember his toughness and kindness, and the Argonauts plan a moment of silence and helmet stickers, starting with their Aug. 27 home game against Southern Illinois.
   

4. Here's the next big ship you'll see at the Pensacola port (pnj.com) — If you're near the Port of Pensacola this weekend, you may spot the massive LNG tanker M/V HLS BILBAO in for maintenance, with the TX-10,000 expected back around Aug. 23. Port officials also say American Magic's SailGP training base should be operating by mid-October, kicking off a five-year run of off-season sailing activity in Pensacola.
   

5. Palm Beach County Clerk's OfficeAwards $4,500 In Scholarships (gotowncrier.com) — One Palm Beach County scholarship winner is heading to the University of West Florida in Pensacola to study nursing, highlighting the school as a draw for students across the state. The $1,500 awards come from clerk's office employees who donate through a Dress Down Program that has raised significant funds for local charities since 2021.
   

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  • Walton County School District Earns Another "A" —Alyssa Reynolds Read on Patch
  • This sweetie was found as a stray in Pensacola.
    The people who took him in cannot keep him and are leaving town soon. He is very sweet. If anyone is interested in fostering or adopting him, please… (Nextdoor Chandelle First)
  • Rare photo of a cicada shedding.
    Just happened to glance near the door handle. Very cool huh lol (Nextdoor Santa Monica)
  • Ascension Health posted a job opening for Inventory Clerk in Pensacola. Apply here.
  • Thompson CAT posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Pensacola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pensacola here.

Ok Pensacola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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