Category: Education
Top Reads: Week Ended Oct. 4, 2026
Pensacola, State Honor Legacy of Lewis Bear Jr. with Roadway Dedication Last Monday, state and local officials joined the Bear family and community members to…
Running Wild and West Pensacola Elementary Partner for Socktober
West Pensacola Elementary School is once again teaming up with Running Wild and other local businesses for the annual Socktober donation drive. From October 1st…
Honoring a Legacy: New Scholarship Supports Future Auto Technicians
The Pensacola State College Foundation recently announced the Vincent John Whibbs Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship, a $50,000 fund dedicated to students pursuing careers in automotive…
‘And Tango Makes Three’ Loses
A federal judge this week upheld the Escambia County School Board’s 2023 decision to remove “And Tango Makes Three” from school libraries, ruling that the…
Top Stories of September 2025
Even though the article was only posted for less than two days, the dedication of Ninth Avenue between Bayfront Parkway and Cervantes Street in honor…
UWF Secures $400K Grant to Bridge Academic Innovation and Industry Needs
The University of West Florida Haas Center has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Office of Industrial Innovation—a…
UWF Students Speak Out for LGBTQ+, Juneteenth
Readers have shared that students filled the University of West Florida Conference Center for the Town Hall regarding Student Code of Conduct changes regarding harassment…
UWF Releases Public Comments on LGBTQ+ changes
Less than an hour after I posted about our public record issues with the University of West Florida, the UWF Office of General Counsel sent…
UWF Student Code of Conduct Concerns Hidden From Public
The Student Government Association and the Dean of Students Office are hosting a Town Hall meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, in the…
UWF drops Juneteenth, adds Columbus Day as paid holiday
The University of West Florida administration has proposed 16 changes to the UWF regulations, ranging from the Student Code of Conduct to Procurement Services. On…
UWF Holding Town Hall on Student Code UPDATE
Last month, I reported that a change proposed to the University of West Florida Student Code of Conduct appeared to make it okay to sexually…
WSRE Foundation Ain’t Broke. Can $5.5M Save WSRE?
A Sept. 11 phone call changed everything for Pensacola’s beloved public television station, WSRE. Amy Day thought she was having a routine phone conversation with…
Escambia School Board Fights for ‘Privilege’
The Escambia County School Board has appealed a federal judge’s ruling requiring them to testify in a lawsuit over book removals from school libraries. The…
WUSF Picks Up Story on UWF Hiring DeSantis-linked Law Firm
While other local media virtually ignored University of West Florida Trustee Chair Rebecca Matthews’s insistence on hiring Lawson Huck Gonzalez (LHG) over the objection of…
UWF honors Warren Averett, Mort O’Sullivan
The University of West Florida celebrated the lifetime giving of Warren Averett at a special ceremony in the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business. The…
Daily Outtakes: UWF Getting Charter School, But Who Will Run It?
University of West Florida faculty and staff received an email from the administration on Friday stating, “The University of West Florida is exploring the possibility…
Top Reads: Week ended Sept. 20, 2025
MANNY’S PAYDAY The University of West Florida Board of Trustees convened this week, and once again, its decisions to create a nice future for Interim…
Pensacola Unveils World War II Heritage Exhibit
In a week filled with news stories, this one almost got overlooked. The City of Pensacola officially unveiled a new World War II micro exhibit…
UWF Trustees Give Interim Prez $1M for office renovations
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees continues to send mixed message about whether there will be fair and open job search for the…
Take Stock in Children adds 38 new scholars
Take Stock in Children of Escambia County recently welcomed 38 new scholars at the annual Take Stock Kickoff Dinner held at The Wright Place, downtown…
