Category: Education
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…
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…
Podcast: RADM Cozad on honoring POW/MIA
National POW/MIA Recognition Day was Friday, Sept. 16. Naval Aviation Museum Foundation CEO RADM Kyle Cozad, USN (ret), discusses the special way the foundation is…
School Board to discuss firing Superintendent Smith
The Escambia County School Board has on its agenda an item to approve to “begin discussions on terminating Superintendent Smith’s contract.” He still has two…
Superintendent Smith provides clarification on PNJ article
Statement from Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Timothy Smith: I would like to provide some clarifications and updates regarding an article appearing in the September 16,…
Podcast: Science Story Time
The Pensacola MESS Hall is introducing a monthly Science Storytime to engage young learners and their families in science discovery. Programs start with a story,…
Politics over children
The Outzen Principle is Government always finds money for it wants. The rule holds true for all levels of government. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Podcast: Friends’ Big Fall Book Sale
The kids are back in school, and the dog days of summer are gone. It’s time to refresh your bookshelves at the Friends of West…
