By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the state Supreme Court this week signing off on ballot initiatives about abortion rights and recreational use of marijuana, Floridians in…
City unsure about data breach
Press Release: While the criminal investigation remains active and our restorative efforts progress significantly from the March 16 network security incident, the City of Pensacola will be starting the process of notification…
Daily Outtakes: Master educator coming to Penascola
Yesterday, I interviewed Dr. Angela Bush, the Birmingham middle school principal who took over Erwin Middle School and got the school off Alabama’s Comprehensive Support and Improvement list despite having to deal…
UWF Historic Trust partners with DeFuniak Landmarks
The University of West Florida Historic Trust has partnered with F. Diane Pickett, local emerging author and the president and founder of DeFuniak Landmarks, a nonprofit foundation established to preserve and protect…
School District adds weapon detection
Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard has announced that all middle and high schools will begin randomly screening students with a new weapons detection system called OPENGATE. This new technology allows…
Electric rates to drop in May
As we reported last month, FP&L customers in Northwest Florida who use 1,000 kilowatt hours in a month will pay $135.38 starting in May, down from $143.08 in April, according to the…
Baker Act Central Receiving Facility set to open April 15
People facing mental health crises will soon have an easily accessible, new Central Receiving Facility (CRF) that will open this month at Lakeview Center’s main campus in Pensacola. On WCOA’s “Real News…
ParkMobile now only city parking option
The City of Pensacola is exclusively using the ParkMobile app as the official app for city-owned parking beginning Monday, April 1. The city began transitioning to the ParkMobile app in January, with…
Daily Outtakes: Amendments put Florida in play for Dems
Florida voters will take control away from the Republican-controlled state government and decide the fate of recreational marijuana and abortion limitations. The Florida Supreme Court approved two constitutional amendments for the November…
April 1 presser takeaways
Flanked by Pensacola Police Chief Eric Randall and FDLE Special Agent Chris Williams, Mayor D.C. Reeves offered few details about the ransomware attack on the city. However, he did believe that online…
Escambia schools designated ‘Schools of Excellence’
On March 29, Florida State Chancellor of Education Paul Burns announced 783 Florida schools have achieved the designation of Schools of Excellence for the 2022-2023 school year. Seven Escambia County schools were…
Scholarship deadline approaching
The Pensacola Interstate Fair, Inc. is reminding graduating high school seniors that the deadline to apply for the 2024 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant is quickly approaching. With a deadline of…