Pitching Warrington

Superintendent Provides Update on Middle School to State By Jeremy Morrison Warrington Middle School has been involved in state turnaround efforts for years. On Wednesday,…

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Regions supports YReads!

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Feb. 8, 2022 – The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded primarily by Regions Bank, on Tuesday announced a $50,000 grant to…

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Airport breaks records

The numbers are in: Passenger travel through Pensacola International Airport has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels. In fact, Pensacola’s airport has broken its own record, beating 2019’s…

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UWF, United Way partner to help with tax returns

United Way of West Florida offers free tax assistance programs for individuals and families with an annual income of $73,000 or less. UWF students will…

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Cox Charities offers grants for teachers, schools

Teachers and schools invited to apply for Cox Charities Education Grant Local educators with brilliant ideas are encouraged to submit applications for funding through Cox…

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Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21

Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January…

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Sansing commits $600K to UWF athletics

The University of West Florida announces a gift commitment of more than $600,000 from Sandy Sansing to support the Sandy Sansing Need-Based Student-Athlete Scholarship and…

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Meet Tammy Greer [podcast]

This morning on WCOA 1370AM/104.9FM, I had an exclusive radio interview with the new executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, Tammy Greer. I also…

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Breaking: Greer picked for ECT post

Escambia Children’s Trust chair Stephanie White announced on WCOA 1370/104.9 FM that the board has picked Tammy Greer to be its executive director. The ECT…

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Graduate rates improve

The Florida Department of Education has released 2020-21 high school graduation rates. Escambia County improved, while Santa Rosa County stayed the same. Since the 2016-17…

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New community dashboard

The Haas Center at the University of West Florida has developed an online dashboard that provides easy, quick and simple navigation related to key indicators…

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UWF receives $3M NSA grant

The University of West Florida received a $3 million grant extension by the National Security Agency to expand the national cybersecurity workforce development program, CyberSkills2Work,…

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