Author: Rick Outzen
Senate Prez opposes lowering gun-buying age
From the News Service of Florida: Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said Wednesday she does not support a proposal to lower the minimum age from…
Viewpoint: What makes Pensacola Beach so unique
By Leigh Davis, Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Island Authority Pensacola Beach just added another prestigious award to its long list of accolades when…
Exhibits for counterclaim in PHS nightmare
Here are the exhibits that support the counterclaim filed by Manda Moore-Joseph: 168611011 Ex 1 168611011 Ex 2 168611011 Ex 3 168611726 Ex 4 168611726…
ECT answers questions
While I was working on the Pensacola Humane Society debacle, the Escambia Children’s Trust executive director emailed her answers to my questions, five hours after…
Kites on the Coast this Friday and Saturday
Council on Aging of West Florida is bringing high-flying, intergenerational fun to Pensacola’s Casino Beach Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 with its second…
Breaking: Former Humane Society director punches back
The former interim director of the Pensacola Humane Society yesterday filed a counterclaim against PHS, its board president Gerald Adcox and treasurer Barbara Sawyer. In…
Experts share how to help tackle developmental delays
I’ve asked my sources outside Escambia County for input on how the Escambia Children’s Trust should tackle identifying and treating early childhood developmental delays. Here…
ECT delays report on its analysis on developmental delays
I receive this email before lunch: Hi Rick, I will get the answers to your questions to you tomorrow. We have our Board meeting tonight,…
Reeves: No word from Truth for Youth
On WCOA this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said he hasn’t heard from Rev. John Powell, the Truth for Youth founder, on whether he received…
Patience requested for yard waste pickups
City of Pensacola Sanitation crews are working diligently to collect an increasing amount of yard waste as peak season begins for yard waste collection in…
State gets $7 Billion revenue bump
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Economists added more than $7 billion to the state’s general-revenue forecast for the current fiscal…
Early childhood intervention is needed
I talked with a former Escambia County professional who worked in health care and managed childhood development programs for over a decade. She said early…
Responding to ECT director
Tammy Greer, the executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, responded to my and Commissioner Lumon May’s comments about the Help Me Grow program that…
Real News: Oscars, Jobs, More
Jason Nathanson recaps the winners and what happened off-stage. Community Health Northwest Florida is hiring, and Natasha Howard has the details. And the full show:
Go Irish on the Island
Go Irish on the Island for the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce’s annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl on Friday, March 17. The annual pub…
Lumon May frustrated about ECT staff pushing hotline
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May works with kids living in some of the county’s poorest neighbors and is frustrated that the Escambia Children’s Trust staff…
Work on Roger Scott Tennis Center begins next Monday
The City of Pensacola will begin construction on improvements to Roger Scott Tennis Center on Monday, March 20, including replacing 12 hard courts to significantly…
Children’s Trust moves further away from pockets of poverty
The Escambia Children’s Trust staff wants to create a new hotline to connect parents with services – with a price tag of $1.6 million for…
Getting caught up on podcasts
ABC News’ Jason Nathanson makes his predictions and talks about what he’s hearing behind the scenes. Will Kennedy recaps the UWF Argos spring football game….
Community Health Job Fair
From Community Health Northwest Florida: Join us for a Medical Professionals Hiring Event 1400 N Palafox St, Pensacola We are searching for exceptional MAs, Nurses,…
