Category: News
Real News podcasts: Monday, Nov. 7, 2022
Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh recaps the board’s Nov. 3 meeting, which was the last one for District 2 Commissioner Doug Underhill. Pensacola Mayor…
Paradigm Parachute expands
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance recently announced that Paradigm Parachute & Defense, a disabled-veteran-owned small business, is expanding its operations in Pensacola. The military parachute manufacturer…
Children’s Trust staff recommends grants totaling $2.1 million
On Election Night, the Escambia Children’s Trust staff is asking the board to approve two single-source grants. Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola – $20,000 over one year…
Update: Baptist Hospital campus
As part of the new Baptist Hospital campus, the Bear Family Foundation Health Center is just one of the ways we are increasing easy access…
SEC Soccer Tournament sets new attendance record
On WCOA this morning, Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer announced that the SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament had over 10,000 spectators over its week in Pensacola…
Low voter turnout compared to 2018, 2020
Early voting ended on Saturday with 34,215 people casting their votes in Escambia County. With the 27,786 mail-in ballots received, the county had a voter…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Nov. 4, 2022
DIB Executive Director Walker Wilson, Katie Bosso of Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique and Samantha Breedlove of Rusted Arrow preview this year’s Holiday Haul, a…
Mayoral Transition Team meeting schedule
Monday, Nov. 7 Focus Area Community Meeting & Input Session – Employee Engagement & Culture – 3:30 p.m., Maritime Place, 350 W. Cedar St., First…
Over 25K in Escambia County have voted
Here are the stats from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – 52,508 votes cast, turnout 23.43% Mail: 25,457(48.66%) Early Voting: 26,842(51.31%) Provisional: 16(0.03%)
Ping Pong on Palafox
Zarzaur Law, P.A. has once again partnered with the Pensacola Table Tennis Club to host its third annual “Ping Pong on Palafox” event on Saturday,…
Gingerbread House Competition
The Studer Community Institute’s Gingerbread House Competition presented by Winn Dixie is back this year. The holiday event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17,…
Real News Podcasts: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022
Pensacola author Trish Taylor discusses her new book, “Put the Oven On: An American’s Guide to British Food, And Why It’s Not as Bad as…
District 4: Van Hoose vs. Bender
On WCOA, we had the two candidates facing off for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 Term: Four years Salary: $92,738…
Mobile Press-Register going all-digital
This could be a foreshowing of where daily (and once daily) newspapers may be heading. Alabama Media Group reports it will shift to all-digital delivery,…
It’s official: Pine Forest High School to become a Community Partnership School
Children’s Home Society of Florida to expand Community Partnership Schools™ model in Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. (November 3, 2022) — Pine Forest High School will adopt…
Backroom Briefing: All in the Numbers
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — Tuesday’s…
2020 Veterans Day: Meet Dale Dye
Friday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day is set aside to honor and celebrate the lives and sacrifices of Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and is…
Escambia yanks ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’
by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County School Board has removed the first title from a list of more than a hundred others that have been…
Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show raises $130K
The 46th annual Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show, presented by the Women’s Board of Baptist Health Care Foundation, raised more than $130,000 to build…
5-2-1-0 Day on Saturday, Nov. 5
The 5-2-1-0 Day of Play event hosted by the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County…
