Category: News
New Baptist Hospital campus move reminders
Baptist Hospital ER Sept. 23 The new Baptist Hospital Emergency Room on Brent Lane opens Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3 a.m., and the ER on…
Daily Outtakes: Salzman, McDaniel, Lutimothy shuffle
State Rep. Michelle Salzman has scuttled her bill, HJR 19, to put a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot that would set term limits. On…
Real News: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
Seville Rotary Club is preparing for the annual “Steak Cook-Off” set for 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, at Seville Quarter. President Wes Hudgens shares…
Take Action to End Domestic Violence
FavorHouse of Northwest Florida is launching a new community-focused initiative to highlight domestic violence prevention and awareness while raising funds to support the programs and…
What’s next for OLF-8?
D.R. Horton has pulled its offer to buy 297 acres of OLF-8 in the Beulah area. County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh offers his take on the…
Daily Outtakes: Say bye to D.R. Horton, Lutimothy and hello NYC
D.R. Horton has pulled its offer to buy 297 acres of OLF-8 in the Beulah area, according to an email published by NorthEscambia.com. The home…
Real News: Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023
Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses the Real Time Crime Center and how it will improve law enforcement. Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses the $1 million…
Escambia book battle continues
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With Escambia County a key battleground in a broader debate about school books, plaintiffs in…
BCC-Childers lawsuit cleared to go to trial
County Clerk Pam Childers’ attorney submitted a voluntary dismissal of her appeal regarding a judge’s earlier ruling and notified the court that her discovery phase…
Daily Outtakes: Matty and Blue Wahoos Score
Matthew Chestnutt Scores! Charities donated $3,000 to The Snoezelen Foundation at Escambia Westgate Center last week. “Matthew Chestnutt Scores!” has become synonymous with charitable contributions…
Real News: Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves covers the problems with the Bay Bluffs walkway, the co-responder policing model and raising the pay for city employees. UWF President…
Breaking: Georgia Blackmon passes
Pensacola civil rights leader and icon, Georgia Blackmon has passed away. In 1989, Georgia opened The Gathering Awareness and Book Center to offer African-American literature…
Takeaways from Mayor’s presser
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves held his weekly press conference today. Here are some of my takeaways: Bay Bluffs The Bay Bluffs walkway will be demolished,…
Ice Flyers ink agreement with Blue Angels
The Pensacola Ice Flyers, a four-time championship team in the Southern Professional Hockey League, have announced a three-year license agreement with their hometown heroes, the…
Inaugural Innisfree Food Challenge
By Tom St. Myer Pensacola Beach will be the spot for foodies on the second weekend of October. The weekend opens with Taste of the…
Daily Outtakes: Unhappy Baptist workers and judges
According to the website Glassdoor.com, less than half of the Baptist Hospital employees who posted reviews said they would not recommend working at the hospital…
Real News: Monday, Sept. 18, 2023
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh previews tonight’s town hall – 6 p.m. at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church. Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has held up military nominations…
Baptist Hospital ‘open’ to caring for former neighborhood
On WCOA this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Chairman Lumon May said the Baptist Hospital leaders are open to offering medical services at its old campus…
UWF ranks top 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s Top Public Schools – Regional South Rankings
Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 18, 2023 – For the second consecutive year, the University of West Florida ranks in the top 10 public institutions in…
Daily Outtakes: Guns, Facebook and Baseball – American favorites
Last Saturday night, four people were taken to hospitals late Saturday night after gunshots were fired in Denver. A fifth victim was discovered Sunday morning….
