Author: Rick Outzen
Sheriff Simmons endorses Jimmy Patronis
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons has joined his fellow sheriffs in Northwest Florida in endorsing Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis for Florida’s First Congressional District. “I’ve…
Top Ten News Stories of 2024
Everyone loves this. What did we miss? MATT GAETZ’S TUMULTUOUS YEAR Where to begin? The former U.S. representative made national headlines in July when he…
Pam Childers’ costly games #1: Failure to cooperate
County Clerk Pam Childers has demonstrated an inability to work with others. Maybe it’s her age. Maybe it’s that she had little authority until she…
Pam Childers’ costly games #2: Hubby suing Bender
County Clerk Pam Childers’ husband, Bruce, was disqualified from running for Escambia County Supervisor of Elections because he didn’t file Full Financial Disclosure Form 6…
Pam Childers’ costly games #3: Legal Fees for 401a fight
When County Clerk Pam Childers won the 401a lawsuit, she demanded three commissioners who were in the fund to hand the money in their retirement…
Daily Outtakes: Happy Holidays
It’s a very Pensacola holiday! This week we caught up with some old friends of the show and spread some holiday cheer!
Pam Childers’ costly games #4: Refusing to pay Foo Foo grants
With the 2024 Foo Foo Fest six weeks away, I learned County Clerk Pam Childers refused to cut checks for the Foo Foo grants approved…
Pam Childers’ costly games #5: Nuisance Ethics Complaint against Bergosh
Pam Childers’ antics have been costly for Escambia County taxpayers. I have started this countdown of her five most expensive attacks without much return on…
Blue Wahoos HR leader traded to Phillies
Pensacola Blue Wahoos catcher Paul McIntosh has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies organization as part of a deal that included Marlin’s left-handed starter Jesus…
Daily Outtakes: Infographic on OLF-8 offers
In January 2019, Escambia County acquired the 636-acre OLF-8 property through a land swap with the U.S. Navy. To facilitate this exchange, the county purchased…
Top Five Reads, 12/22/24 edition
Readers were intrigued that Democrat Chris Jones endorsed Gene Valentine, wanted to know more about the proposed indoor sports complex, and loved hearing that Lumpy…
Top Listens, 12/21/24 edition
The new podcast has picked up as more readers and fans discover it. An amazing two-thirds of our audience listens to the entire episode. How…
Escambia County had $100 million-plus in improvement in FY 2023-24
On (we don’t) color on the dog, Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno discusses the significant infrastructure milestones in FY 2023-24, completing $100 million in projects,…
Whatever happened to Chappie James memorial plaza?
We ran down the latest on the Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. Memorial Plaza. ‘Chappie’ James Memorial on Hold By Tom St. Myer In May…
Daily Outtakes: Protecting potential Trump presidential library
State Sen. Don Gaetz is co-sponsoring new legislation (SB 118) that proposes state control of presidential libraries The proposed bill for Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session…
Let’s not forget WCOA, truly Pensacola’s radio station
For the past few years, we have honored the history of Pensacola’s WCOA, Florida’s second radio station that was originally owned by the City of…
Breaking: Lumpy DeWeese transfers to UWF
Stetson defensive back Lumpy Deweese, youngest son of Jeff and Maren Deweese, has transferred to the University of West Florida. He has enrolled in the…
CORE hits 200th milestone
Escambia County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has achieved a significant milestone in its Coordinated Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) program, successfully assisting its 200th patient in…
Daily Outtakes: Matt Gaetz on X
CNN has reported that the House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into former Rep. Gaetz’s conduct before the end…
Red Lights camera start filming in January
The City of Pensacola has installed red light cameras at city intersections and plans to have them fully operational by Wednesday, Jan. 1. Drivers will…
