Category: Escambia County
Tropical Cyclone 18 coming our way
We are watching a tropical development in the Caribbean Sea, which we may see in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday. Escambia County Public Safety…
Daily Outtakes: Ashley H. gets dose of her political medicine
District 4 voters have received a mailer from a political action committee blasting Commissioner Ashley Hofberger as “unqualified, unserious & already corrupt.” Floridians for a…
Top News Stories of the Week, Nov. 3 edition
Hobby Lobby has a huge loyal fan base in Pensacola, and the posts involving their potential closure and, later, the false alarm topped our posts…
What Pensacola listened to this week – Nov. 1 edition
Our listeners were very interested in politics. The top three podcasts involved Congressional races, County Commission District 5 and Amendment 3. Plus, Stan McDaniels. 1….
Daily Outtakes: Sun Belt overhauls basketball championship brackets
The Sun Belt Conference announced changes to its men’s and women’s basketball tournament brackets on Thursday, which will go into effect for the 2024-25 season….
SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament sets seeds for next week
The top twelve women’s SEC soccer teams will compete for the championship title at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex, starting Sunday, Nov. 3 Purchase options for…
Real News: Ice Flyers, Argos and Politics
Ice Flyers owner Greg Harris discusses last Saturday’s game and previews this weekend’s road trip. Will Kennedy discusses the UWF Argo football team’s four-game winning…
DeSantis appoints two NWFL county clerks. Sigh not Escambia County’s
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jason English as Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. This appointment is effective…
Simmons on SWAT, training, debriefs and call-outs
Today, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and former ECSO PIO Sena Maddison discussed SWAT on the anniversary of a call-out that involved three officers being…
Trulieve CEO discusses voting for Amendment 3, debunks critics
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Trulieve CEO Kim Powers discussed Amendment 3, which legalizes recreational marijuana use in Florida by adults 21…
Real News: Early voting slows, Home Base has new home
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender shares over 43,000 voters over the first seven days of early voting. Escambia County already has a 30%…
Breaking: Hobby Lobby shopping center to be converted to a church
Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $7 million sale of a shopping center located at 6235 N. Davis Highway where Hobby Lobby and Books-A-Million are…
UWF announces $320k gift from Andrews Institute and BHC
UWF announced a $320,000 gift from Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care to name the Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care Master of Science in…
Ascension Sacred Heart named to Newsweek prestigious list
Newsweek’s prestigious 2025 list of the best-in-state hospitals includes Sacred Heart Pensacola and Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, placing the Ascension Sacred Heart facilities alongside just…
Daily Outtakes: Salzman cash machine keeps spending
State Rep. Michelle Salzman continues to receive campaign contributions for her re-election campaign, both for her campaign account and her political action committee, the Committee…
Top Posts for week ending Oct. 26, 2024
Readers were interested in hearing about the UWF Haas Center study of the economic impact of light industrial at OLF-8 and the Chamber’s support of…
What Pensacola listened to last week:
Listeners enjoyed hearing about Home Base Pensacola and today’s Human Trafficking Conference. They also enjoyed listening to our entire shows while driving or working out….
Daily Outtakes: Questions about St. Michael crashes and OLF-8 answered
Earlier this week, I received this email: Inweekly Friends, How many cars are going to crash through the fences around St. Michael’s Cemetery before the…
Escambia sets Early Voting record in its first day
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender reports on Escambia County’s record-setting first day of Early Voting. For Monday,…
Breaking: Early voting may set record for first day in Escambia
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender says the county may have four sites that will record over a 1,000 votes. As of 3:30 p.m….
