Following a recent appellate court decision lifting Florida’s open carry prohibition, law enforcement across the state faces a complex legal puzzle about where firearms can now be carried. Escambia County Sheriff Chip…
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Dream Becomes Reality: SYSA Breaks Ground on Rafferty Center
After decades of planning and community support, the Southern Youth Sports Association (SYSA) officially broke ground this morning on the Rafferty Center. Decades in the Making Commissioner Lumon May, who founded SYSA…
Perdido Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Location Changing Oct. 6
Perdido Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Location Changing Oct. 6 Escambia County Waste Services will begin accepting Household Hazardous Waste at a new location inside the Perdido Landfill starting Monday, Oct. 6….
Mayor ready to accept County’s offer re: Baptist, but devil in the details
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves told me this afternoon that his legal staff is in communication with county staff regarding the offer the Board of County Commissioners approved yesterday. He wants to work…
Commissioners vote on offer to Mayor on Baptist
In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the Escambia County Commission approved allocating $510,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds toward rehabilitating buildings at the former Baptist Hospital site, but not for demolition as…
Commmissioners Drop Renaming Road to Honor Kirk
At the Escambia County Commission meeting yesterday, Chair Mike Kohler proposed renaming a portion of North 65th Avenue between West Fairfield Drive and Lillian Highway as “Turning Point USA Road” in memory…
Trending News—Sept. 15, 2025
What are the City of Pensacola’s asks of the 2026 Legislature? State Rep. Alex Andrade wants the Pensacola City Council, who approves the city budget, to tell what are its priorities. Andrade…
What the New Open Carry Ruling Means for Gun Owners
Florida has officially become an open carry state after the First District Court of Appeals struck down the state’s open carry prohibition. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons recently discussed the implications of…
Florida Voters Beware
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender warns that if you have renewed or replaced your state-issued Florida Driver’s License or ID card as of July 31, 2024, you must update your…
Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust Chooses Rollback Rate
At its board meeting on Sept. 10, the Escambia Children’s Trust opted for a rollback millage rate rather than maintaining the current tax level. The meeting combined both a preliminary tax hearing…
Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Open Carry Ban
A Florida appeals court has delivered a major victory for gun rights advocates, declaring the state’s decades-old ban on open carry unconstitutional in a ruling that could reshape firearms law across the…
Odd “news story” on PNJ.com
In 2023, District 1 Medical Examiner Deanna Oleske filed a defamation lawsuit against two Pensacola funeral home directors, Jerald S. Mitchell and Richard Trahan. One might think the News Journal would write…
Chances for City-County-Baptist Hospital deal on demolition look dim
The sharp divide between Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and Escambia County Commission Chair Mike Kohler has narrowed little over the summer when it comes to whether the county should contribute to demolishing…
Andrade, Salzman named chairs
Rep. Alex Andrade will once again chair the House Health Care Budget Subcommittee. The Pensacola Republican will have a seat at the table where the state budget is decided, serving on the…
Top Reads—Week Ended Sept. 6, 2025
Eyewitness accounts aren’t always accurate, but journalists love to get people “on the record.” Bruce Childers, wife of extortion and stalking target Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers, shared his account of the…
More Names Under Consideration for Trust
Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Lindsey Cannon checked with the governor’s appointments office for the remaining list of locals with applications to serve on the Trust’s board. These names were submitted in…
Murzin Accepts Century’s Challenges
Dave Murzin tackled his share of challenges, representing District 2 for eight years in the Florida House. None of the challenges compare to what he is stepping into as Century’s first town…
Trending News—Sept. 2, 2025
Readers wanted to hear Bruce Childers’ version of the June 2024 firebombing that we now know was part of an extortion attempt targeting his wife, Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers. The unfiltered…
Daily Outtakes: Bruce Childers Describes June 2024 fire bombing
Last week, the federal grand jury indictment of Justin J. Wright revealed that Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers was being extorted. The details for the plot and the June 2024 fire bombing…
Daily Outtakes: Children’s Trust wants Auditor General to Review PLT refund
Escambia Children’s Trust executive director Lindsey Cannon said the Trust has asked the Florida Auditor General to review the $65,632 reimbursement made by Pensacola Little Theatre in July. Cannon stated: “ECT was…
