State Rep. Alex Andrade, Santa Rosa County Commissioner David Piech and School Board Member Carol Boston will host a town hall at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20 at the St. Sylvester…
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Real News podcasts: Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Pensacola Chamber CEO Todd Thomson discusses the surveys completed by the candidates for Pensacola mayor and city council and the Escambia County Commission. Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed to spend…
Meet Kevin Adams – School Board District 1 [podcast]
Kevin Adams talks about his background, why he’s running for re-election to Escambia County School Board (District 1) and what he hopes to accomplish.
Meet Pensacola mayoral candidates [podcasts]
On WCOA, D.C. Reeves, Steve Sharp and Jewel Cannada-Wynn discussed their backgrounds, why they are running to be Pensacola’s mayor and what they hope to accomplish. As soon as she appears on…
Council defangs proposed charter changes
by Jeremy Morrison Wrestling with a city charter and assessing potential revisions can be exhausting work, and Monday night, it wore out the Pensacola City Council. After more than five hours, the…
Florida ports see jump in cargo [podcast]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report…
Youth Summit: Career academies aren’t cutting it
School Superintendent Tim Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis and the rest of district’s leadership team were noticeably absent from the Youth Summit held at Brownsville Community Center on Monday night….
Warrington Middle earns D, avoids death penalty
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has notified the Escambia County School District of Warrington Middle School’s 2021-2022 school grade. In its initial report, FLDOE issued a grade of ‘Incomplete’ (I) to…
Fight animal shelter overcrowding
As our nation’s shelters face unprecedented overcrowding, BISSELL Pet Foundation is doing its part to taking homeless pets from kennels to couches by sponsoring reduced adoption fees of $50 or less from…
Presser Notes: Sign Kerfuffle, Estuary Rah-rah & Charter Advice
By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s decade-running municipal experiment with the strong-mayor form of government has been a success, asserted Mayor Grover Robinson during his regular weekly press conference Monday. “At no time have…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, July 12, 2022
WCOA today celebrated Dr. Martha Saunders, the president of the University of West Florida, as the 1,000th interviewee on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” The show hit the milestone in less than…
FPL drops Winter Power Proposals
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Monday backed away from a controversial proposal that would have used a severe winter storm in 1989…