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% turnout. Last week, we discussed Home Base…
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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 tenants. The building was built in 1987…
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 Athletic Training program, housed in the Usha…
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 25 other hospitals in Florida. The Sacred…
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 to Protect Northwest Florida. For this election…
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 the master plan. Early Voting, Amendment Recommendations…
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. 1. Home Base Pensacola Home Base is…
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 City and/or DOT do something to prevent…
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, Oct. 21: 8,517 cast. The best day…
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. 6,092 votes had been cast. In 2020,…
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 murals will be completed in time for…
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 precinct, registered voters can cast their ballot…
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 the state’s constitution on the ballot. We…
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 basin. Readers loved the history behind the…
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 only runs 90 minutes. The topics that…
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 decade’s end. Since 2022, Escambia County has…
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 Health Excellence Awards. And the full show:…
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 as Vice Chair for her term through…
Ashlee Hofberger, Ron Helms debate set for Oct. 17
The Finley/JoJo Neighborhoods are sponsoring a political debate for the District 4 County Commissioner nominees. Both Ron Helms and Ashlee Hofberger will be in attendance to discuss their positions on issues affecting…
Real News: Community Engagement Awards, Early Voting, Argo Football
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed his foundation’s third annual Community Engagement Awards and his expectations for upcoming budget negotiations for the next fiscal year. The sheriff and Board of County Commissioners…
