Category: News
Governor sets date of Rudman’s district
Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled the special election and primary to replace former state Rep. Joel Rudman, who is running for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat….
Daily Outtakes: UWF Board of Trustees meets @10 am
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees meets at 10 a.m. today via Zoom. You can watch it on Zoom or with this link…
Mayor Reeves discusses historic blizzard [podcast]
In an unprecedented weather event, Pensacola experienced record-breaking snowfall, prompting a comprehensive emergency response led by Mayor D.C. Reeves and his team. The historic storm…
Florida, Escambia have a ‘Gulf of Mexico’ problem
A computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to…
Gulf Breeze – 11 a.m. update
PRESS RELEASE – UPDATED 1/22/2025 Gulf Breeze City Offices Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 thru Thursday, Jan. 23 Friday PENDING City of Gulf Breeze offices and…
City of Pensacola 10 a.m. update
City of Pensacola Winter Storm Closures, Cancellations, and Conditions 10 a.m. Update: City of Pensacola offices and facilities will remain closed and continue operating at…
Public Safety: Roads still icy, County and Schools closed on Thursday [podcast]
I just got off the phone with Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore. He said Escambia County continues to grapple with dangerous road conditions…
Trump Day 2: Ending DEI, Tariff on China, more on pardons
I am doing my best to bring the most recent executive orders and other actions of the Trump administration. In this post, I ask that…
Daily Outtakes: Voting in Special GOP primary very anemic
Florida’s First Congressional District has 309,270 Republicans, but only 11,178 have voted in the GOP primary that will likely decide who will replace Matt Gaetz….
Chappie James Bridge closed
GULF BREEZE: 3 MILE BRIDGE IS NOW CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO KNOWN TIME ON WHEN IT WILL REOPEN.
Escambia doubles down on staying off roads
With record-breaking snowfall recorded in Escambia County today, Tuesday, Jan. 21, all roads and bridges in Escambia County should be considered impassable until further notice…
And Escambia County’s update
From Meteorologist Scottlin Williams Wilson: SNOW TIMING UPDATE -The heavier bands of snow will continue to gradually move south. -Snow + strong wind gusts (up…
Pensacola Winter Storm Closures, Cancellations & Conditions
2:55 p.m. Update: The City of Pensacola remains under a Winter Storm Warning and continues to see snowfall throughout the area. This will likely be a…
City of Pensacola deploys snow plows
A quick update regarding City of Pensacola roads. Snowplows have been deployed at the routes below. There are no road closures in city limits at…
Guess which of these finalist will be next FAU president
We have been told Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees had to pledge to vote for the governor’s…
Outtakes—Déjà Vu All Over Again [podcast]
In this week’s “Outtakes,” I discuss what I fear may be an orchestrated takeover of the University of West Florida. Because of the cold front…
Trump’s Day One executive actions
I spent the morning summarizing President Donald Trump’s executive actions on his first office day, giving just the facts without any commentary. His transition team…
Daily Outtakes: Stay Inside and Off Roads Today
Yesterday evening, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves issued Declaration of State of Emergency 25-01, declaring a local state of emergency in the City of Pensacola due…
Special GOP Primary only about 10K votes cast
With the election a little over a week away, early and mail-in voting has been low, and the extreme winter weather will impact the turnout…
Patronis vs. Valentino: Early Voting edition
PATRONIS On Friday, the Jimmy Patronis for Congress Campaign announced former Congressman Jeff Miller’s official endorsement of CFO Patronis for the seat he once held….
