Category: Escambia County
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….
Pensacola Mural Fest gets underway
The first Pensacola Mural Fest muralists have arrived and started painting. The six muralists will start on various days over the next two weeks. Their…
Voting Early assures a secure election
Early voting in Florida started Monday, Oct. 21 and continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. Unlike Election Day, when you have to vote at your assigned…
Daily Outtakes: Our recommendations on the amendments
Early voting starts today. Here are our recommendations for the state amendments and a local referendum. The Florida Legislature voted to put four amendments to…
Rewind 10/20/24: What Pensacola read last week
The Pensacola City Council terminated the City’s lease with Divine Word Communications for a radio tower at the northern end of the Long Hollow stormwater…
What Pensacola played this week: IMPACT 100, OLF-8, Radio Tower, American Magic and Poo
On “Real News” this week, we hit the 3,900 milestone for interviews. We should top 4,000 interviews before Thanksgiving, a remarkable achievement considering our show…
SEC Soccer, Sun Belt Basketball contract renewed
The Escambia County Commission has approved new agreements to host the Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Championships and the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships through the…
Real News: WAVE Center, Health Excellence Awards and more
Triumph Gulf Coast chair David Bear discusses the latest grants for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. EMS executive director Laura Griffin celebrates the Inaugural 2024…
Hofberger sworn in today
From Escambia County: During the Special Board of County Commissioners meeting today, appointed Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger was installed as District 4 County Commissioner and recognized…
