On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I spoke with State Rep. Michelle Salzman about the mental health task force she is organizing for Escambia County. On Aug. 30, she is hosting a two-hour meeting…
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Presser Notes: A Bowl of Rivals, Fairyland Prospects & bARTram
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola High School and Booker T. Washington High School — the two public high schools falling within city limits — already nurture a healthy rivalry, but this year…
Winn Dixie offers $20 gift cards for shots
Southeastern Grocers Doubles Vaccine Incentive to Bolster Administrations and Safeguard Communities Free $20 grocery incentive for all customers who receive Flu and COVID-19 vaccines on the same day WHAT: As COVID-19 surges…
Covid update for Aug. 23
Escambia County had  2,419 new COVID-19 cases over the last week, according to the  Florida Department of Health. The good news is 3,256 people were vaccinated last week; bad news, our positivity rate…
Poll: DeSantis trails Crist, Fried
Pensacola: In a recent poll of 1000 likely Florida voters, there has been a huge swing from previous polls eight weeks earlier. Governor Ron DeSantis’ handling of the pandemic has led to…
Preview: Robinson to announce Mayor’s Bowl
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said the upcoming Pensacola High vs. Booker T. Washington High football game will begun the “Mayor’s Bowl.” Both schools are located inside…
Horse meds do NOT cure COVID-19
Last week on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I talked about reports coming out of Baldwin County, Ala. that people were using horse worm medicine to combat COVID, and feed stores and vets were…
Find out what this is on Real News
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I will have Mayor Grover Robinson to tell us about a new piece of outdoor that appeared in Bartram Park. We will also talk about the untimely death…
Gaetz gets hitched
Congressman Matt “Firebrand” Gaetz got married yesterday in a small ceremony on Catalina Island off the coast of California to Ginger Luckey. Sergo Gor, a former Rand Paul staffer, officiated. Vanity Fair…
Valentine passes from COVID
Conservative talk radio host Phil Valentine has died following a lengthy battle with COVID-19. He was 61 years old. His death was announced by SuperTalk 99.7 WTN on Saturday afternoon after he…
Marlette listens to ‘Real News’…sorta
The daily newspaper’s award-winning cartoonist and one half to its editorial board, Andy Marlette, found a new target for his Sunday column – taking a break from Matt Gaetz and the Escambia…
Feds to stand by Alachua and Broward counties
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement in response to the Florida State Board of Education’s August 20th orders to Alachua and Broward County school districts: “The Biden Administration…
State announces punishment for rebellious school districts
State will begin withholding one month’s salary from school board members who voted for mask mandates in Alachua and Broward counties. Today, the State Board of Education issued the Alachua and Broward…
Florida’s School Mask War (podcast)
By Jeremy Morrison We’ve just got to keep the kids safe With students around the country returning to school this month as the Delta variant drives COVID spikes, some state governors –…
Childers balks at using word ‘illegal’
After nearly three months of proclaiming the county’s 401a annuity plan was illegal, County Clerk Pam Childers balked at using the word at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Aug….
Real News line-up – Friday, Aug. 18
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, I will talk with Commercial realtor (and Mayoral candidate?) Jenny Noonan, State Rep. Alex Andrade, Baptist executive Kevin Mair, Former School District Security Director Steve Sharp…
Transcript of interview with Former Sheriff David Morgan
We’ll write a check to the general fund for the sheriff’s office. Then tomorrow, you can talk about something else. David Morgan appeared on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. I asked him…
Freedom Quest 2021 ‘Indivisible’ (podcast)
Pensacola, Fla. — September 11, 2021 marks 20 years since the World Trade Center attack. To honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 who died, the more than 7,000 military who have…
Former Army Ranger Tom Amenta: ‘To serve is an honor and a privilege’ (podcast)
Former Army Ranger Tom Amenta talks about his new book “The Twenty-Year War’ and United Valor. Amenta served five years with 75th Ranger Regiment, including two combat tours in support of Operation…
State Senator calls DeSantis school mask ban an ‘overreach’ and ‘unconstitutional’ (podcast)
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, State Sen. Gary Farmer lashed out at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning school boards from mandating masks on their campuses. “We have the right to…