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D4 Mudslinging Against Joe Vinson Has Begun

A right-wing outlet that ignores Escambia all year suddenly cares about D4 race, right as challenger Joe Vinson launches his campaign. Who’s paying?

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Childers’ Pettiness Continues to Hamper Tourism

900-page reports. Volunteers burning out. Grants unpaid since last November. TDC members say the Clerk’s reimbursement delays have to stop.

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Escambia County Incumbents Sweep Primary Night

Reeves avoids runoff, Kohler survives a coordinated push to unseat him, and Escambia voters bring back an elected superintendent. Full results at ricksblog.biz

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Live Election Coverage Tonight

LIVE at 7pm: Election results w/ Rick Outzen! Reports from Andrade, Lumon May & more.Watch on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube. Expect Insights, Fun & Glitches

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Light Turnout Expected For Primary

by The News Service of Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd encouraged registered voters to go to the polls as turnout for the primary could…

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Primary Coverage: What Pensacola Will Be Watching Today

Election 2026 Remembering a GOP Legend In the 1990s, Dr. Frank Biasco was my go-to source for election predictions. He said he could call about…

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Moreno Sat on Bay Center Agreement for Seven Weeks

Moreno and County attorney signed off on the Bay Center agreement in mid-June. Commissioners didn’t see it for 7 weeks—until it hit the city’s agenda.

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Escambia Sets Early Voting Record

Early voting ended with 14,793 votes cast—a new primary record. The previous record was 13,292 early votes cast in the August 23, 2022 primary.

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Creating Mental Health Care Pipeline

Pensacola trains its own psychiatrists now. 16 residents in the pipeline, Lakeview Center + HCA Florida West partner to keep young doctors here for good.

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Pensacola Sports: New CEO Jason Libbert

New Pensacola Sports CEO Jason Libbert on succeeding Ray Palmer, a sold-out Double Bridge Run, and a new turf complex coming to Nine Mile Rd.

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Inweekly: Let It Simmer

Blindsided county commissioners, a $41M downtown sale, and a Pensacola songwriter who “let it simmer.” This week’s Inweekly has it all.

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Perdido Key Community Meeting on Historical Public Beach Use

Perdido Key locals: your beach memories could matter. Community meeting Fri., Aug. 14 at Hub Stacey’s explains how to document historic beach use before Aug. 28.

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Moreno Gets Do-over on Library; Did He Learn Anything?

Moreno canceled three library board meetings & ignored calls for a special session. Now he gets a do-over on hiring. Will he actually listen this time?

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Library Board Chair Calls Out Moreno’s Pattern of Silence

Library board chair says he learned of the director’s resignation from the news — not the County. Now he’s calling out a months-long pattern of silence.

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County Policy on Political Activity That Bell-Rivera Broke

County policy bans using public resources to aid a campaign. Library boss did exactly that—moving a sign at a library to boost one candidate over another.

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Breaking: Library Services Director Resigns

Embattled Library Director Christal Bell-Rivera resigns amid sign-tampering accusation at early voting site—capping a year of controversial hire drama.

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Early Voting Exceeds 2022 Level, Overall Down

Early voting is up, but mail ballots are down 1,345 votes from 2022. GOP voters make up nearly 2/3 of early voters. Who’s turning out—and who isn’t?

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Spotify: Full “Rick’s Live Blog” Show for Aug. 5

Listen to the show while you relax over the weekend or revisit the video of each interview.

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Back to School: Superintendent Keith Leonard

Escambia schools earned their first-ever “A”—now Supt. Keith Leonard explains the data tracking behind it & what’s next as school starts Aug. 12.

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My Phone Conversation w/Mayor Reeves

Moreno blindsides commissioners on Bay Center deal—so Mayor Reeves pulls it. Commissioners got info day before meeting. Public got zip. What’s really going on?

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