Author: Rick Outzen
Real News: Florida races, Food Security, Weapon Detection, Top Secret Missions, Soccer
The ballot initiatives on recreational pot and abortion will reshape political races in Florida. The Lincoln Project’s Ryan Wiggins explains how. Listen to the podcast….
Real News: City, Education, Tech and Health
Pensacola Mayor DC Reeves discussed the city’s ongoing efforts to restore its computer system following a cyber attack. He mentioned that the city is close…
Breaking: Judge rules 401a plan unlawful
Judge William Stone has ruled that the Escambia County Commissioners’ 401a retirement plan is unlawful, and the county’s contributions to the Local Plan on behalf…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SEC soccer returns
This Saturday, the women’s teams from three top ranked Southeastern Conference schools will compete in the Western Gate Soccer Showdown at Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park….
Daily Outtakes: Baptist buys OLF 8
Baptist Hospital plans to announce later today that the healthcare system has bought OLF 8, where it will build a new campus next to Navy…
Blue Wahoos add security screening
BLUE WAHOOS ANNOUNCE ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES FOR 2024 SEASON PENSACOLA, FL – The Pensacola Blue Wahoos unveiled on Friday enhanced safety measures at Blue Wahoos…
Gen Z waits Florida Supreme Court decision
The Florida Supreme Court must decide between now and Monday, April 1, on whether to allow ballot initiatives concerning recreational marijuana and abortion rights on…
Daily Outtakes: Milton finally gets wastewater permit
On Thursday afternoon, the City of Milton announced that it had received the DEP permit to build two spray fields on city-owned property on Jeff…
It’s official. City battling ransomware attack
At his weekly press conference, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves finally clarified the city’s “network security incident.” “The proper authorities continue to work through (investigation),” the…
