The Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament is already drawing thousands of attendees to Escambia County’s Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park. Yesterday, we had four exciting games: Arkansas advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals…
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Pensacola Habitat for Humanity lauds Pride Build campaign
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity wrapped up its inaugural Pride Build campaign with a three-day build week, as 37 volunteers worked together to promote inclusion and community with a first-of-its-kind event in the…
Hurricane Rafael update
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore says the models have aligned, and we are out of the cone of uncertainty. “We do have a lot of factors in the Gulf, so…
Daily Outtakes: Axios of Evil fails
The Pensacola News Journal, County Clerk Pam Childers, Andrew McKay, Escambia Citizens Watch and the ethically-challenged couple, Doug Underhill and Jonathan Owens, failed to defeat incumbent District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry. No…
No upsets in Escambia elections
State Representative District 1 REP Michelle Salzman (REP) 66.15% State Representative District 2 REP Alex Andrade (REP) 54.55% Board of County Commissioners District 4 Participating Precincts Reporting: 18 / 19 REP Ashlee…
Real News, Monday, Nov. 4
I apologize for taking so long to get these interviews up. Yesterday was a full-blown Monday. State Senate candidate Don Gaetz delivered his closing pitch on the eve of election day. “The…
Voting today – 22,073 today, total passes 137K
As of 11:50 a.m, turnout approaches 64%: Mail 34,143 24.88% Early Voting 80,805 58.89% Election Day 22,073 16.09% Provisional 198 0.14% Total 137,219
Fact-check: UWF Haas Center did analysis for DPZ, too
It is apparent that PNJ columnist Theresa Blackwell didn’t read the recent University of West Florida study regarding just 46 acres of OLF-8 before she wrote her column attacking the economists. Blackwell…
Tropical Storm Raphael update
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore expects Raphael to be upgraded to a hurricane later today. The models have it making landfall to the west of us, but where is still…
Daily Outtakes: The Mythical Town of Beulah
News Journal columnist Theresa Blackwell delivered another dram of her wisdom on Sunday, blasting the Escambia County Commission, praising DPZ CoDesign and waxing poetically for a town center for Beulah’s “downtown” to…
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 Director Eric Gilmore: “The two models we…
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 Better Florida sent the mailer that attacks…
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 for the week. 1 and 2. HOBBY…
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. Will the House and Senate majorities flip?…
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. While the league will continue to take…
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 the 2024 SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament can…
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 streak. Kim Powers on Amendment 3: here….
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 January 1, 2025. Jason English English is…
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 shot 14 years ago. The sheriff said…
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 years old and older. She also debunked…
