This is a weird move by Gov. DeSantis – refusing to agree that teachers have a right to safe workspace and, instead, pitting parents against teachers. He is moving further and further…
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DIB Seeks Finance Committee member
Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board is looking for a new member for its Finance Committee. The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) is a dependent special agency funded by a tax levy on properties…
Presser Notes: No MOU, FEMA Funds & Scooter Stunts
By Jeremy Morrison With a stretch of wet weather moving through the region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said city streets were looking good thus far, though he cautioned there could be some…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Oct. 5
Pensacola native Ryan Wiggins recaps the Women’s March on Washington this past weekend. The Wentworth family is partnering with local clery to hold a “Service of Acknowledgement and Lament” in November. This…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Oct. 4
The Argo’s Will Kennedy shares how UWF came from behind to defeat the Delta State Statesmen. Skanska had to fork over $92,410. Attorney Sam Geisler explains why. ABC News Correspondent Tom Rivers…
UWF welcomes National Merit Finalist and other top scholars to campus
Pensacola, Fla. – Oct. 4, 2021 – The University of West Florida welcomed its tenth National Merit Finalist in five years this fall. Landon Nelson was among approximately 15,000 students across the…
Mayor schedules town hall for Oct. 19
The public is invited to attend Mayor Grover Robinson’s Town Hall Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodland Heights Resource Center, 111 Berkley Drive. Mayor Robinson will provide opening remarks…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Oct. 1
Lonnie Wesley, pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, previews tomorrow’s Soul Bowl. <iframe src=’https://podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/10132244?autoplay=false’ height=’208′ width=’504’frameborder=’0′ marginheight=’0′ marginwidth=’0′ scrolling=’no’ allowfullscreen></iframe> Attorney Eric Stevenson discusses the 2015 death of Rodney Berry in…
State of the University 2021
Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 30, 2021 – University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on the adaptation and accomplishments of Argonauts amid a global pandemic during her 2021 State of…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 30
Former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan explains why he brought jail medical services in-house after he took office in 2009. Dr. Martha Saunders, UWF president, gives a preview of her annual State…
Local Veteran Awarded the Silver Star
Ret. Army Col. Larry Perino of Gulf Breeze will be presented with the Silver Star Medal on October 1, 2021 in Fort Benning, Ga. As the third-highest military combat award, the Silver…
Levin Papantonio Rafferty responds to Childers
Earlier this month, County Clerk & Comptroller Pam Childers told the Board of County Commissioners she would no longer pay the invoice for their 401(a) retirement plan as of Oct. 1. The…
Office of Public Counsel thinks ECUA needs more oversight
State Senators Broxson, Gainer, Powell and Pizzo asked Florida’s Office of Public Counsel to review two utilities that operate outside the jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission – Jacksonville Electric Authority…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Sept. 29
ABC News Correspondent for the State Department, Conor Finnegan, discusses the testimony of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley before the Senate Armed Forces Committee. Chandra Smiley, CEO of Community…
State Board eyes 11 Districts over mask policies
The chess game between Gov. DeSantis and President Biden continues. When will they run out of pawns? – RO By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Continuing to pressure…
Avalex acquired
ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, today announced that it has signed a…
Feds offset DeSantis fines for Broward
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is awarding more than $420,000 to the Broward County School Board to cover state financial penalties targeting school board members’ salaries. The grant…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Sept. 28
A fun show today: “The Many Saints of Newark” debuts this week – which gives us a perfect time to remember the award-winning series “The Sopranos.” Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talks…
Free coffee on Fridays
Tom Thumb, a leading convenience, coffee, and gasoline retailer, is welcoming fall by bringing back free coffee Fridays during the months of September and October. Now through October 29, customers will receive…
Presser Notes: Soccer Success, Campout Transition & COVID
by Jeremy Morrison Prior to getting into the meat of his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson turned things over to Brian Wyer, executive director of the Gulf Coast Minority…