Author: Rick Outzen
Public Safety: Roads still icy, County and Schools closed on Thursday [podcast]
I just got off the phone with Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. He said Escambia County continues to grapple with dangerous road conditions…
Trump Day 2: Ending DEI, Tariff on China, more on pardons
I am doing my best to bring the most recent executive orders and other actions of the Trump administration. In this post, I ask that…
Daily Outtakes: Voting in Special GOP primary very anemic
Florida’s First Congressional District has 309,270 Republicans, but only 11,178 have voted in the GOP primary that will likely decide who will replace Matt Gaetz….
Chappie James Bridge closed
GULF BREEZE: 3 MILE BRIDGE IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO KNOWN TIME ON WHEN IT WILL REOPEN.
Escambia doubles down on staying off roads
With record-breaking snowfall recorded in Escambia County today, Tuesday, Jan. 21, all roads and bridges in Escambia County should be considered impassable until further notice…
And Escambia County’s update
From Meteorologist Scottlin Williams Wilson: SNOW TIMING UPDATE -The heavier bands of snow will continue to gradually move south. -Snow + strong wind gusts (up…
Pensacola Winter Storm Closures, Cancellations & Conditions
2:55 p.m. Update: The City of Pensacola remains under a Winter Storm Warning and continues to see snowfall throughout the area. This will likely be a…
City of Pensacola deploys snow plows
A quick update regarding City of Pensacola roads. Snowplows have been deployed at the routes below. There are no road closures in city limits at…
Guess which of these finalist will be next FAU president
We have been told Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees had to pledge to vote for the governor’s…
Outtakes—Déjà Vu All Over Again [podcast]
In this week’s “Outtakes,” I discuss what I fear may be an orchestrated takeover of the University of West Florida. Because of the cold front…
Trump’s Day One executive actions
I spent the morning summarizing President Donald Trump’s executive actions on his first office day, giving just the facts without any commentary. His transition team…
Daily Outtakes: Stay Inside and Off Roads Today
Yesterday evening, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves issued Declaration of State of Emergency 25-01, declaring a local state of emergency in the City of Pensacola due…
Special GOP Primary only about 10K votes cast
With the election a little over a week away, early and mail-in voting has been low, and the extreme winter weather will impact the turnout…
Patronis vs. Valentino: Early Voting edition
PATRONIS On Friday, the Jimmy Patronis for Congress Campaign announced former Congressman Jeff Miller’s official endorsement of CFO Patronis for the seat he once held….
Pensacola ranked #47 among the Best Performing Cities
The Milken Institute’s latest annual ranking of Best Performing Cities ranked Pensacola #46, up 31 points from last year. Among the Tier 2 large metros,…
Extreme Weather coming, worse that this morning
From Escambia County meteorologist Scottlin Williams Wilson: WINTER WEATHER THREAT??: We are expecting an impactful winter storm across the area beginning as early as Tuesday…
Daily Outtakes: Heritage Foundation scripts Education policies
In Washington, D.C., the Heritage Foundation has become the ultimate political Cupid. Their matchmaking strategy has transformed them from a traditional think tank into the…
Early voting hours extended to 6 p.m.
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender announced yesterday afternoon that early voting would be extended to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. “Due to…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola cares about UWF
The most read posts on the blog this week concerned the future of the University of West Florida. Has Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chosen his…
TSA PreCheck enrollment in Pensacola 2/3-7
Pensacola International Airport will host a TSA PreCheck® Temporary Enrollment Center from Feb. 3-7. This program offers travelers expedited airport security screening, eliminating the need…
