Author: Rick Outzen

Escambia County School District’s Superintendent Dr. Timothy A. Smith and the members of the Escambia County School Board kick off a community-wide strategic planning initiative…

On Tuesday, Jan. 5, Judge Nick Geeker swore in Chips Simmons as the new sheriff of Escambia County in a small ceremony at the Escambia…

While County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has praised staff for listing on the Escambia County’s COVID Dashboard that 98% recovery rate for residents, the Florida Department…

On Wednesday night during the debate over the certification of Joe Biden’s election, Congressman Matt Gaetz said there was “pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition…

By The News Service of Florida staff Lawrence Keefe, the U.S. attorney for Florida’s Northern District, vowed to identify and prosecute individuals who engaged in…

According to the Jan. 3 White House COVID-19 Task Force report obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, Florida is the red zone for increase in the…

News Journal reporter Annie Blanks today told the story of Rebecca Swindle, 59-year-old grandmother who had her electricity cut off while waiting for a $3,000…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Mayor Grover Robinson opened a Q & A forum on Facebook Wednesday by relaying that the area was experiencing a “fairly…

According to the Florida Department of Health,Escambia County has its second consecutive day with the positivity rate over 20 percent. For Tuesday, Jan. 5, FDOH…

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis strongly reaffirmed his opposition to local government officials’ attempts to impose their…

Ascension Sacred Heart will hold additional COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Thursday in Milton and Pensacola for local residents who are age 65 and older. Unfortuntately,…

Members of Escambia County’s state legislative delegation will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 19 , 2021 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the…

According to the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County ‘s positivity rate yesterday was 22.45% based on 891 test results reported for Monday, Jan. 5….

Dear Mayor Grover Robinson, I, Pat Burns, Lodge President, Fraternal Order of Police, Jim “Billy” Barnes Memorial Lodge #71, am sending this letter on behalf…

In Escambia County, the first series of clinics in January will take place in the gym of Olive Baptist Church at 1836 East Olive Road…

Yesterday, I picked up on the decrease in ICU beds locally. The News Service of Florida reports the availability is 19.7 percent statewide and only…

Ascension Sacred Heart plans to open two community clinics on Wednesday in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County that will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to local…

Escambia County has as COVID-19 crisis.  Our hospitalizations are now up to 248, according to the Escambia County COVID dashboard. We’ve had 12 death since…

The Sun Sentinel reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this morning the state will convert selected COVID test sites to vaccination sites, use houses of…

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released the crime statistics for the first six months of 2020. The overall crime index dropped 9.4% in…