DeSantis brings out gold cards

During the last election cycle, I joked about the Donald Trump campaign giving me not one, but two gold cards. Gov. Ron DeSantis is following…

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Escambia County offering sand for flood prevention [podcast]

Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas beginning Wednesday, July 13. The sand is available on a first-come, first-serve basis until…

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South Santa Rosa Town Hall, July 20

State Rep. Alex Andrade, Santa Rosa County Commissioner David Piech and School Board Member Carol Boston will host a town hall at 6:30 p.m. on…

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Real News podcasts: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Pensacola Chamber CEO Todd Thomson discusses the surveys completed by the candidates for Pensacola mayor and city council and the Escambia County Commission. Mexican President…

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Meet Kevin Adams – School Board District 1 [podcast]

Kevin Adams talks about his background, why he’s running for re-election to Escambia County School Board (District 1) and what he hopes to accomplish.

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Meet Pensacola mayoral candidates [podcasts]

On WCOA, D.C. Reeves, Steve Sharp and Jewel Cannada-Wynn discussed their backgrounds, why they are running to be Pensacola’s mayor and what they hope to…

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Council defangs proposed charter changes

by Jeremy Morrison Wrestling with a city charter and assessing potential revisions can be exhausting work, and Monday night, it wore out the Pensacola City…

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Florida ports see jump in cargo [podcast]

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before…

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Youth Summit: Career academies aren’t cutting it

School Superintendent Tim Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis and the rest of district’s leadership team were noticeably absent from the Youth Summit held…

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Warrington Middle earns D, avoids death penalty

The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has notified the Escambia County School District of Warrington Middle School’s 2021-2022 school grade. In its initial report, FLDOE…

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Fight animal shelter overcrowding

As our nation’s shelters face unprecedented overcrowding, BISSELL Pet Foundation is doing its part to taking homeless pets from kennels to couches by sponsoring reduced…

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Presser Notes: Sign Kerfuffle, Estuary Rah-rah & Charter Advice

By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s decade-running municipal experiment with the strong-mayor form of government has been a success, asserted Mayor Grover Robinson during his regular weekly…

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