Category: Education
West Pensacola Elementary celebrates ‘Socktober’
West Pensacola Elementary School will kick off its annual “Socktober” service project this month, with a goal of collecting 900 pairs of new socks this…
PPD also steps up security at youth football games
Press release: In response to a fatal shooting on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Bellview Athletic Complex in Escambia County, the Pensacola Police Department will have an…
Making youth football games safer
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and Superintendent Tim Smith mentioned counseling being made available for those who experienced the shooting. Sheriff Simmons talked about helping escort a…
Sheriff asks for videos, photos taken a Bellview park
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the suspects involved in the Saturday afternoon shooting during youth football games at Bellview Park that left…
Podcast: What happens next on 115 books in Escambia school libraries
Escambia County School Board chairman Kevin Adams gives the behind-the-scenes story on setting up a restricted section in school libraries and discusses the review process…
UWF Haas Center earns US EDA designation
The University of West Florida Haas Center has been awarded a five-year, $548,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to promote business development and…
WSRE PBS Wine & Food Classic
At the 32nd WSRE PBS Wine & Food Classic, local chefs will contribute their time and resources to support public television during a weekend of…
Taste of History success, airs next weekend
On Sept. 29, the UWF Historic Trust and Visit Pensacola hosted an exclusive tasting event at the Museum of Commerce to celebrate the premiere of…
Podcast: Jazz Across the Pond
The Choral Society of Pensacola opens its season with a program of jazz from both sides of the Atlantic. The concert begins at 8 p.m….
School Board D2 race: Fetsko vs. Guillory
Ray Guillory is challenging incumbent Paul Fetsko for the Escambia County School Board District 2 seat.
Graphic books may be pulled from school libraries
Wait a second. Is book banning coming to Escambia County? NorthEscambia.com took a closer look. Why it matters? The Florida Legislature passed several laws this…
UWF study of suicide and opioid death rates in US pinpoints geographical areas of concern
Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 27, 2022 – An analysis by a University of West Florida team identified areas in the contiguous United States where suicide…
Breaking: Fetsko did not want to fire superintendent [podcast]
District 2 Escambia County School Board member Paul Fetsko said on WCOA this morning that he didn’t want to discuss terminating Superintendent Tim Smith’s contract….
Escambia GOP wants Smith’s head
Escambia County Republican Party sent a request to its volunteers to attend last Tuesday’s school board meeting to speak out against “liberal” School Superintendent Tim…
Adams explains agenda add-on re: Smith’s contract
Escambia County School Board chairman Kevin Adams was my guest on WCOA this morning. We discussed his vote in favor of the board discussing the…
Podcasts: AWKO Center for Leadership
The University of West Florida announced today a $2.5 million gift from the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz law firm to name the UWF Center…
Podcast – Tim Smith: ‘The key is being unified’
Superintendent Tim Smith spoke frankly this morning on WCOA 1370AM about the need to listen to all segments of the community. He wasn’t discouraged about…
Radio this a.m. – Tim Smith, Lumon May, Tim Kinsella, Bryan Aylstock and more
Superintendent Tim Smith dodged a bullet last night. He will be my guest at 7:20 a.m. on WCOA 1370 AM. Commissioner Lumon May will also…
Breaking: Smith survives school board meeting
By Tom St. Myer A late addition to the Escambia County School Board agenda to discuss the termination of Superintendent Tim Smith was struck down…
Pastor Wesley speaks in favor of Superintendent Smith
Today, the Escambia County School Board will decide whether the board should begin discussion of terminating the contract of School Superintendent Tim Smith, who has…
