School Board D2 race: Fetsko vs. Guillory

Ray Guillory is challenging incumbent Paul Fetsko for the Escambia County School Board District 2 seat.

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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Escambia Children’s Trust issues Out-of-School Time Programs RFP

The Escambia Children’s Trust issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking programs that will provide out-of-school time programs for students in Escambia County. The Escambia…

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