Category: News
Foo Foo doles out $500K
Yesterday, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announced the public grant scoring for the 10-year anniversary of the Foo Foo Festival, naming 15 grant recipients…
Daily Outtakes: Tim Smith’s passion
School Superintendent Tim Smith didn’t sit quietly while he waited for Escambia County School Board members Paul Fetsko, Kevin Adams, and David Williams to fire…
Real News podcasts 5/17/23
Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May discusses Warrington Middle and the firing of School Superintendent Tim Smith. Leah Binder of The Leapfrog Group discusses how…
Pensacola Airport is back up
2:30 p.m. Update: Pensacola International Airport will resume nighttime operations tonight, Wednesday, May 17. Travelers are encouraged to check their flight status at flypensacola.com/fly/flight-status. Any cancellation decisions…
Buzz: Leonard has not accepted interim position
District 5 school board member Bill Slayton says he has heard Keith Leonard isn’t sure he wants to be the interim school superintendent. This morning,…
School board sued for banning books
When It Rains, It Pours National attention poured on Escambia County School Board’s book banning The Washington Post reports Penguin Random House has filed a…
Mayor: 4 to 1 odds for America’s Cup
At his press conference yesterday, Mayor D.C. Reeves was excited about the city receiving over $12 million in Triumph and state grants to relocate American…
Daily Outtakes: Superintendent Canned
Hours after being berated by the State Board of Education, the Escambia County School Board voted 3-2 to terminate School Superintendent Tim Smith’s contract and…
Real News: The Magic Man and more
Today’s ‘Real News with Rick Outzen’ touched on today’s news headlines – homelessness w/Quint Studer, UWF Argo baseball, American Magic, State of the Bays, and…
Mental Health Report coming Friday
State Rep. Michelle Salzman announced that Ernst & Young will deliver its action plan ” defining an ideal end state for the continuity of support…
School board risks paychecks
The State Board of Education ruled that Escambia County Public Schools has 48 hours to sign a contract with Charter Schools USA to operate Warrington…
Bye Bridge Bar
Gulf Breeze’s beloved Bridge Bar will serve its last beer in its current form on Sunday, May 21. Owner Nick Wheatley promises a new “chapter”…
Daily Outtakes: First State of the Bays Report
Cool Interactive Report Yesterday, the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program released the first State of the Bays Report for the Pensacola and Perdido Bay…
Breaking: DeSantis gives $3.9 million for American Magic move
Full Steam Ahead Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded more than $3.9 million to the City of Pensacola through the Governor’s Florida Job Growth Grant Fund…
The rest of Real News for May 15
Escambia County District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender will host a Pensacola Beach town hall at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Pensacola Beach Community Church, 920…
What’s next for Warrington Middle School?
The Escambia County School Board and the families attending Warrington Middle School wait to see what Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz and the State Board…
Community Health targets women’s health in 32505
Community Health Northwest Florida has moved its women’s care clinic to its main campus on Jackson Street. “Jackson Street is our main service site where…
Hometown honors for GB attorney
The North Platte Public Schools Foundation, in conjunction with the North Platte High School, announced the 2023 NPHS Distinguished Alumni Awards last week. Gulf Breeze…
Daily Outtakes: Florida got more ethical
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 37 bills. Buried among that was SB 774, which strengthened the state’s ethics laws. Former Florida Senate President Don…
Last Word: Jim McClellan
In July 2005, we started “The Last Word,” a column in which locals answer questions about themselves. It was patterned after Vanity Fair’s The Proust…
