Author: Rick Outzen
School district won’t give exemption for closed meeting
On Monday, Oct. 12, the Escambia County School District announced the district and Naval Air Station Pensacola would hold a meeting of the ECSD and…
Groundhog Day to be celebrated by county tomorrow
Escambia Board of County Commissioners will discuss the CARES ACT again tomorrow. For the eighth time, County Administrator Janice Gilley has put the item on…
Buzz: Westside faces transportation vs. lives decision
The talk yesterday was the TPO is considering moving over the next two decades $6 million from mass transit to fund long-awaited improvements to West…
County helps residents understand FEMA letter
Florida residents who applied for assistance from FEMA after sustaining damage from Hurricane Sally will receive a letter from FEMA in the mail or via…
School District/Military Council closes part of meeting to the public
Escambia County School District and Naval Air Station Pensacola leaders will hold a meeting of the ECSD and NASP Joint Military Council on Oct. 22….
Brand on Us 2020
idgroup, a Pensacola-based brand transformation firm, calls for area nonprofits in the Art, Culture and Recreation category to submit entries for its ninth annual Brand…
Karen Pence to watch Blue Angels, visit with military spouses
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Second Lady Karen Pence will travel to Pensacola to meet with military leadership regarding mental health and military spouse programs, talk…
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area announces 2020 grant recipients
Pensacola – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, is pleased to announce the eleven grant recipients selected at this year’s Annual Meeting…
Escambia on pace to surpass Sept. COVID deaths
Since I wrote about Escambia County’s COVID deaths ranking as the county’s third largest cause of deaths, the Florida Department of Health has reported six…
Man charged with possession of child pornography escapes from road crew
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has posted on its Facebook that deputies are assisting the Escambia County Jail in locating an escaped inmate, Jeremy Daniel…
FEMA hands out $7.5 million to Panhandle residents
PENSACOLA, Fla. – One week after becoming eligible for federal assistance for Hurricane Sally, 1,716 Florida individuals and households in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa…
COVID – third biggest of death in Escambia County
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had nine additional death due to COVID-19, which increased the county’s death toll to 254 since March….
Breaking: DMO disbands
On Tuesday, the members of the Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (DMO voted to “wind down,” effective Oct. 31. The vote came a week after…
Considering an Indigenous perspective for Plaza Ferdinand
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The bust of Andrew Jackson in Plaza Ferdinand may be getting some company, but it remains unclear if that addition will…
Hurricane Delta heading to La.
Escambia County EOC has passed on the information have been hearing from the weather services since late yesterday: Hurricane Delta continues to track west of…
EOC update: Hurricane Delta
Escambia County continues to closely monitor Hurricane Delta this week. While it’s still too early to determine the exact impacts of the storm to Escambia…
New website monitors Garcon Point Bridge traffic
Showcase Pensacola with the help of Duncan McCall has developed a website to monitor the traffic on the Garcon Point Bridge and the travel times…
Bama gov orders evacuation of coast
Unlike Escambia County, Fla. emergency officials, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey isn’t waiting until 16 hours before landfall to order a mandatory evacuation of visitors and…
Tax collector keeps offices open for voter registration
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford has announced that three tax collector office locations will be remain open until 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 6,…
