Daily Outtakes: Johnson hand picks his new board (Updated)

Opening Doors Northwest Florida CEO John Johnson has hand-picked the Continuum of Care (CoC) governance board, whose first meeting will be at 9 a.m. on…

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UWF reenacts the trial of James Meredith

University of West Florida Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and UWF Department of Theatre will present the James Meredith Trial Reenactment and…

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Daily Outtakes: Idalia now Cat 4, downgraded Cat 3 before landfall

Update – 6:45 am: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE IDALIA MAKES LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND… …. The media reports it made landfall near…

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Gov. DeSantis directs $1 million for Edward Waters University for campus security

Over the weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned the horrific, racially-motivated murders in Jacksonville near Edward Waters University. He announced an initial, immediate award of $1…

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Pensacola, Escambia County seek input in homeless care governance

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno have sent their joint recommendations for the new governance board of the Continuum of Care…

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Daily Outtakes: UWF, Warrington Prep, United Way

Dr. Martha Saunders said on “Real News with Rick Outzen” that the University of West Florida has set a new enrollment record. “We’ve hit another…

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Foo Foo Fest has new website and is looking for Friends

On Friday, the Pensacola Foo Foo Fest announced the launch of the new 2023 Foo Foo Festival website, detailing this year’s initial day-by-day 10-Year Anniversary calendar…

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Daily Outtakes: Changing of the Tammys at Escambia Children’s Trust

Tammy Greer was right. She was relieved of his duties as the Escambia Children’s Trust at yesterday’s emergency board meeting. And as I suggested, the…

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Children’s Trust executive director expects to be ousted today

Tammy Greer, executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, has notified her board that she will not attend today’s emergency board meeting unless asked to…

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United Way celebrates past year

On August 15, United Way of West Florida celebrated its successes from the 2022-23 season and rallied attendees to join the organization to be agents…

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Escambia County gives The Lodges two-month lifeline

The Escambia County Commission voted to give Re-entry Pensacola Alliance enough funding to keep The Lodges, its shelter of women and children, to open for…

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Daily Outtakes: Kim Krupa interim?, Political Pressure Fails

Escambia Children’s Trust board will hold an emergency meeting today at 3:30 p.m. in the County Commission chamber. Please note place and time have changed…

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Breaking: Escambia Children’s Trust chair calls emergency board meeting

Even Later Update: Meeting time changed to 3:30 p.m. Update: Meeting has been moved to County Commission chambers. Escambia Children’s Trust chair Tori Woods has…

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Real News with Rick Outzen anniversary show

On Tuesday, Aug. 15, WCOA celebrated the second anniversary of “Real News with Rick Outzen” with a live remote from the newly renovated Atlas Oyster…

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Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust resignation backstory

Tammy Greer, Escambia Children’s Trust executive director, submitted her resignation after 5 p.m. yesterday. The resignation will be effective in 60 days.     In…

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Podcasts: Above Normal Hurricane Season, Escambia County, Rosie O’ Grady Celebrates

On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” I talked with Eric Gilmore about the above normal hurricane season. Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno shares the…

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Pensacola Mural Fest announces 2023 Artists and Mural Locations

Today the Pensacola Mural Fest committee announced the 2023 muralists and locations for this year’s festival.  The mural celebration will be free and open to…

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Naval Aviation Museum Foundation: Blue Angels specialty motorcycle license plate

The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation has announced the Blue Angels specialty motorcycle license plate has been cleared for takeoff and is now available to purchase…

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Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust follows up

On Monday afternoon, Escambia Children’s Trust executive director Tammy Greer sent a double-edged follow-up email recarding proposed Children’s Resource Center. At the meeting, the City…

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Re-entry Alliance Pensacola closing The Lodges on Sept. 1

Re-entry Alliance Pensacola is closing The Lodges, its 52-bed homeless shelter for women and children, because of the lack of funding, according to its executive…

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