Category: Escambia County

After my Wednesday interview with David Bear about how County Clerk Pam Childers had put the popular Foo Foo Festival in jeopardy by refusing to…

In another fast-paced show, I spoke with David Bear, Tom Pace, Geoffrey Skelley, Chip Simmons, Will Kennedy, and Eric Gilmore.

Escambia County offices and facilities will close at 5 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 11, due to potential severe weather. Evening meetings or activities scheduled for…

County Clerk Pam Childers has refused to cut checks to the nonprofits and cultural organizations trying to book performers and other events for Foo Foo…

Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas. The sand is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents must bring their own…

As of 4 a.m. this morning, the center of Tropical Storm Francine was located near latitude 24.4 North, longitude 96.2 West and moving toward the…

The Escambia County Tourist Development Council meets today at 3 p.m. to discuss the proposal to bond bed tax revenue (the fifth cent) to build…

As he told the News Journal, former commissioner’s aide Jonathan Owens is facing an ethics complaint regarding Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages. Owens refused to…

Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore said on “Real News” this morning: “The spaghetti models, if you look at those, they’re narrowing up, which…

The National Hurricane Center has issued a potential tropical cyclone advisory for a Gulf of Mexico system that is forecast to become a hurricane while…

Based on our web stats, readers spent the most time reading articles about lying former county employees, the state attorney’s cavalier attitude toward Sunshine laws,…

Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting this morning at Apalachee High School in rural Winder, Ga. Nine people were hospitalized.The suspect…

The homeless population at the Beggs Lane encampment runs the gamut from hard-working, minimum-wage earners to substance abusers to sexual predators. Dozens of stray dogs…

Will Reynolds of NorthEscambia.com reports this morning about how Century Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. and city staff refused to fulfill his repeated requests for the…

Some media may report that State Attorney Ginger Madden cleared former Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill’s aide of any crime related to the personal text…

The University of West Florida hosts its first home football game of the 2024 season. Will Kennedy has all the details. Pensacola attorney and developer…

BNews Monthly recognized Pensacola attorney and developer Charles Liberis for his contribution to gambling in Mississippi. The magazine pointed out that Liberis was the catalyst…

Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry likes Pensacola Sports’ proposal to build an indoor sports facility at Ashton Brosnaham Park. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has returned…

On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discussed the weather developments that they are watching. “There are…

By Rick Outzen Twenty-five years ago, local candidates who ran negative ads often lost their races. Social media platforms hadn’t been created. Mailers were rare,…