Category: Politics

No library director since Aug. 10. No board meeting since April. Moreno’s Thursday agenda item offers no plan, no timeline, no names.

Community At the Rafferty Community Center ribbon-cutting, the former Seahawk credited coaches, parents and a grandfather for who he became, then asked Northwest Florida’s leaders…

Healthcare Rick Metzger Named CEO of Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola A registered nurse who began as an OR orderly returns to Ascension to lead the…

Escambia’s clerk budgeted $285,600 in fees for FY26. Last year she took in $809,611. Read the numbers behind her budget fight

Primary ballots hit 99.99% accuracy. Voter Registration ends Oct. 5. Escambia doubles early voting to 13 days for a Nov. 3 election.

Florida Humanities director Dr. Nashid Madyun: Gulf Coast community radio stations are already connected by culture — his pitch: build a story-sharing network.

Gulf Winds Credit Union expands again. The Pensacola-based credit union has acquired People’s Exchange Bank in Monroeville, its 2nd bank acquisition of 2026.

Escambia’s budget passed 3-2 after a clash over cutting the sheriff and other constitutional officers. Who pushed back, and why?

63% of Florida homeowners say insurance worries them more than property taxes. DeSantis says the market is improving. Most homeowners see no sign of it.

HCA Florida West’s new $500K outdoor rehab space has patients relearning to walk on gravel, curbs and sand — and 85% are going home.

Navy commandant to fair CEO: Gil Clark Jr. left 28 years of military life to run Pensacola’s 91-year-old fair — and rebuild its future.

Paid parking returns downtown Oct. 5! Higher weekend rates, FREE Mondays, senior & resident discounts, and a grace period before tickets start.

Palafox wins big: 68% of 623 survey respondents want the traditional parade route back — plus a street party proposal gets 61% support. Details ?

The library governance board hasn’t met since April 20. Commissioner May now vows to force a vote if Wes Moreno won’t. Get the full story here.

Mayor Reeves says money is not the problem for helping Pensacola’s at-risk teens. The hard part? Deciding what to build. Listen to the podcast.

Tourism The Visit Pensacola Board of Directors selected Tony Lyle as its next CEO and president at a board meeting Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. Lyle…

Mayor Reeves is taking the tree ordinance to Council without a Planning Board vote. Plus a $12.7M airport grant and a soccer field at the stadium?

FL AG sues insulin makers & PBMs for price-fixing—exactly what Pensacola attorney Troy Rafferty told me in 2023. Turns out he was right.

10 years, 10,000 slobbery kisses. Danetoberfest turns a decade old Oct. 3 in Seville Square — help NWFLGDR hit its $15K goal for Great Danes in need.

Escambia & Santa Rosa charity care costs jumped $33.5M in 3 years—Baptist’s new hospital absorbed 45% of it. The reason traces back to a Florida policy choice.