Category: Escambia County
Tropical storm heading to the Gulf of Mexico
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the well-defined tropical wave that is moving into the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA latest:…
Need any sand bags, County offers sand
Escambia County Sand Locations Open Thursday, Aug. 1 Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas. The sand is available on a…
Daily Outtakes: Trump vs. Harris statistical tie
A new national survey by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research USA reveals that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump…
2024 Candidate Surveys
The Greater Pensacola Chamber asked candidates for the Escambia County Commission, ECUA Board, Escambia County School Board and Pensacola City Council to complete surveys for…
Daily Outtakes: Why did Pam Childers try to avoid filing Form 6 for Bruce?
It has bothered me that Pam Childers went to such lengths to avoid filing her husband’s Form 6. Why? Hundreds of candidates around Florida had…
Healthcare Heroes
The Escambia County Medical Society Foundation (ECMS-Foundation) is proud to announce its inaugural Health Excellence Awards, set to take place on October 10th, 2024 at…
Bender refused to break law for Childers
Bruce Childers, the husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, expressed his displeasure with the News Journal over the county hiring GrayRobinson to represent Supervisor of…
Daily Outtakes: Childers Trifecta hit!
Gizmo* has to pay off the Childers Trifecta – with three or more articles published by the News Journal focusing on County Clerk Pam Childers’political…
Harris for President kicks off in Northwest Florida today
Harris for President will kick off a weekend of action in Florida to mark 100 days until the general election. During the weekend of action,…
Daily Outtakes: Will anyone win Childers Trifecta?
We are approaching the one-month anniversary of Pam and Bruce Childers’ embarrassing performance in the emergency hearing that tried to force Bruce Childers onto the…
Ascension Sacred Heart now FL Level I Trauma Center
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola is now the only hospital in the Panhandle to offer Level I trauma care after achieving the standards required by the…
Daily Outtakes: Childers sends May a new, higher invoice
Pam Childers continues her vendetta against Lumon May with a ‘revised invoice’ based on falsified records, misleading the public on the Grand Jury report.
Childers vs. May update: Letter for actual costs
As we reported earlier, Eric Stevenson, Commissioner Lumon May’s attorney, has requested the county attorney provide an accounting of the actual costs for removing yard…
Daily Outtakes: Byars named FloridaWest interim CEO
By Tom St. Myer FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is turning to a familiar face to run its day-to-day operations on an interim basis. The FloridaWest…
Andrade endorses Wilson
Press Release: Today for Immediate Release— Representative Alex Andrade, a steadfast advocate for Northwest Florida values and a leading voice against federal overreach, announced his…
LGBTQ+ community voices frustrations over library decisions
By Tom St. Myer Frustrated that West Florida Public Libraries recently moved two LGBTQ+ books from the juvenile section, four LGBTQ+ members and a concerned…
Hayward endorses Buck Mitchell
Press Release: Former Pensacola Mayor Ashton J. Hayward III Endorses Lifelong Friend Buck Mitchell for Escambia County Commissioner District 4 Pensacola, FL – July 22,…
ECSO adding more tech
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Airshow ran smoothly with few arrests. He believes his emphasis on technology has helped….
Beulah interchange construction to start mid-2025
The much-anticipated Beulah Interchange may start construction as soon as mid-2025, thanks to Sen. Doug Broxson’s help. The Senate Appropriations chair says FDOT has shifted…
Two candidate forums this week
Tuesday, July 16 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. The Greater Pensacola Chamber, in partnership with Pensacola Young Professionals, is hosting a candidate forum inviting Escambia…
