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Escambia County doubles assistance to residents in need

County Assistance Programs Provide Over $3.2 Million to Residents in Need Escambia County has provided assistance totaling over $3.2 million this fiscal year to residents…

Daily Outtakes: PAC interference, Calkins, Salzman

Escambia County voters finally have something over on Santa Rosa County. Escambia doesn’t have to deal with James Calkins and weird political action committees. However,…

Real News Women Build, South Awards and Full shows

Pensacola Habitat for Humanity’s annual 11th Women Build will be a historic one for the affiliate, as this year’s fundraising efforts will help Women Build…

Scott meets with local veterans

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott made a campaign stop in southwest Escambia County yesterday at Warrior Beer Company. The theme was supporting our military veterans, which…

UWF students arrive on campus today

Students are arriving at the University of West Florida today. The university is experiencing unprecedented growth. Dr. Martha Saunders told us UWF thrives by constantly…

Salzman disavows ‘blackface’ mailer

State Rep. Michelle Salzman sent the following text: “I had no knowledge of the mailer, and was not consulted about any negative mail. I adore…

Foo Foo Fest launches new website

The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival has launched the 2024 Foo Foo Festival website, detailing the day-by-day calendar of events for the 11th annual iteration, with…

Daily Outtakes: Blockbuster Buzz

It appears Jubilee Development Group may have funded the “blackface mailer” sent to District 4 via Mark Zubaly’s Committee to Protect Florida. On July 30,…

Real News: ‘Blackface,’ Chip’s Endorsement and more

Mark Zubaly, the architect behind the “blackface” mailer, had to pay $50,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit in Santa Rosa County. Attorney Alex Andrade has…

UWF Center for Cybersecurity honored

CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology industry and workforce, honored the University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity with the Pathway Champions: Cybersecurity…

Mayor on 24 for ’24

Shortly after the beginning of the year, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves unveiled his top priorities for the city, calling them his “24 for ’24.” They…

Vote for Perdido Key and Pensacola in Southern Living poll

Voting for Southern Living’s The South’s Best 2025 Awards is now open, and Visit Pensacola is inviting destination visitors and residents to vote. Current area…

Women Build tops $1 million

Pensacola Habitat for Humanity’s annual 11th Women Build will be a historic one for the affiliate, as this year’s fundraising efforts will help Women Build…

Daily Outtakes: Fish House refinance, D4 racist mailer and Salzman’s spending spree

Some of Pensacola’s most popular restaurants aren’t closing, and their ownership isn’t changing. A Great Southern Restaurants spokesperson last night explained the report of Truist…

Blackface mailer update

Until this week, people have remarked how positive and clean the District 4 County Commission race has been. Then, the Committee to Protect Florida sent…

Trump and Calkins both attacked over ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’

I received another James Calkins text message this morning: Richard, Santa Rosa County is under attack from a Democrat takeover. They’re switching parties to run…

See New Palafox concepts

Mayor D.C. Reeves unveiled the conceptual designs for the New Palafox project, which he called “the largest investment in our iconic downtown street in the…

Escambia County does not have poll managers

Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender wants to warn voters about fake text messages regarding their ballots. The messages are false and have raised concerns from…