State Rep. Michelle Salzman yesterday announced the designation of the Town of Century as a Rural Community. This yearlong project in partnership with Mayor Ben Boutwell, First Place Partners, FloridaWest and the…
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Mobile, Escambia County have successful youth employment programs [podcast]
Commissioner Lumon May and Katelynn Machado, Community Affairs manager for the City of Mobile, talk about their summer youth employment programs. The City of Mobile has its Youth Empowered for Success (Y.E.S.)…
Arrest of Homeless Advocate spurs DIB boycott
By Jeremy Morrison The arrest of a Pensacola homeless advocate triggered by an organization representing downtown businesses has led to a boycott of those same businesses. Specifically, the boycott takes aim at…
FPL funding fake news called ‘chilling’
The Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald have uncovered Florida Power & Light’s efforts to undermine media in the state to further its political agenda. The utility’s alleged dirty tricks ranged from…
Pen Air presents $10K to Manna Food Pantries
Pensacola, Florida – (July 26, 2022) Pen Air presented $10,000 to Manna Food Pantries’ 5th Annual Donut Strike. The 2022 drive collected the equivalent of 32,694 healthy meals over the course of…
State takes aim at workplace training lawsuit
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that restrictions on race-related workplace training violate the First Amendment, the state is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge…
Real News podcasts: Monday, July 25, 2022
It started as way to remember a friend that’s how Jon Shell describes the impetus behind his seven-year effort to build the Blake Doyle Skatepark. Last week, NorthEscambia.com reported the Escambia County…
Emergency Mortgage Assistance opens today
Applications are now open for the Escambia County Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program. The program is designed to provide assistance for homeowners struggling to pay mortgages or utilities due to COVID-19. Funded under the Community…
FPL says Supreme Court should uphold rates
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to reject challenges to a settlement that increased electric rates, arguing the…
DIB-City building public restrooms
Financing is in place and design plans underway for construction of two public restrooms at the south and north end of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on North Palafox St. The public…
Florida ports see jump in cargo [podcast]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report…
FPL drops Winter Power Proposals
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Monday backed away from a controversial proposal that would have used a severe winter storm in 1989…