In Inweekly’s Oct. 10 edition, I focused my Outtakes on why I believe that single-member districts give voters more power, not less, as some want us to believe. Yesterday, County Commissioner Jeff…
Category: Escambia County
Real News 10/14/24: Bergosh, Brahier, Breast Cancer and more
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses OLF-8 and shares his views on countywide districts for commissioners. Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier recaps last week’s council meeting and discusses the charities she supports….
Top News Stories for the week ending Oct. 12
INWEEKLY: Amendment 3 What You Need To Know About Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure If you’ve been paying attention, even a little bit, this election season in Florida, you’ve probably stumbled upon…
Daily Outtakes: Plan B for Pensacola Bay Center. What is it?
Hoteliers are upset over the $90-million plan to use the fifth cent of the bed tax to cover the bonds to renovate the Pensacola Bay Center and build an indoor sports facility…
Top Stories of the Week ended Oct. 5
Readers flocked to these stories. 1. Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K Readers were shocked to see how far paid subscriptions and individual issues sales have plummeted. A…
Inweekly: What’s in the October 3 issue
Going Beyond the Screen For the past 12 years, Stamped Film Festival has been a beacon of LGBTQ+ storytelling in the South, offering audiences an opportunity to experience diverse narratives from around…
Tropical Update: Friday, Oct. 4
Escambia County meterologist Scottlin Williams shares the latest: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf…
Daily Outtakes: Headlines not seen in the PNJ. Here’s why
This week, Pensacola News Journal published an article calling out Escambia County for what it believed was a significant cost overrun on the new Brownsville Library. Headline: The remodel of the old Masonic…
Real News: UWF football; IHMC needs couch potatoes, old ones
Dr. Marcas Bamman has received a $7.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial aimed to determine how people age 60 and older attain the health…
Daily Outtakes: School sales tax renewal may have trouble
Few people realize that Escambia County Public Schools have a half-cent sales tax that the district wants voters to renew for another 10 years. A few pro-tax signs have popped up around…
Sheriff Simmons on Blazer Academy
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses the sixth Blazer Academy that graduated on Oct. 1. We also talk about the war on drugs and his crew that helped Madison County recover from…
Escambia County confirms Brownsville Library was always $3.1 million project
Kaycee Lagarde, Escambia County’s Strategic Communications Director, discussed the facts surrounding the Brownsville Library on “Real News” this morning. She reiterated the project’s budget was always $3.1 million, even supplying a memo…
Tropical Update – Here we go again (updated)
Listen to WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 7 a.m. to get the latest information. “I have run the models on it this morning. Both GFS and the European had nothing…
Daily Outtakes: County pushes back against PNJ article
The only-daily newspaper struggled but found something in the Oct. 3 agenda to slam Escambia County government: Remodel of old Masonic Lodge in Brownsville runs nearly $700,000 over budget. Here’s why. The…
Tropical Update: How the latest development may impact us
Once again, Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore will give us an update at 7 a.m. on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” County meteorologist Scottlin Williams subbed for Eric. She says…
Real News: Natural gas advantages and more
Pensacola Energy’s John Scanlon offers tips for natural gas customers for before, during and after a storm. And the full show: Rick talks with Sena Maddison, Eric Gilmore, Wes Moreno, John Scanlon,…
Pet Saturday: Danetoberfest, Important Walk, Free Rabies Shots, Empty the Shelter
8th Annual Danetoberfest The lovable giants of Northwest Florida Great Dane Rescue (NWFLGDR) are back for the 8th Annual Danetoberfest, bringing all the slobbery kisses you can handle! Join us on Saturday,…
County offers $10K signing bonus for paramedics
Om “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, I interviewed County Administrator Wes Moreno. He mentioned the signing bonus offer. Escambia County Emergency Medical Services is offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for…
More Tropical Developments to Watch
We will have Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore on “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 7 a.m. UPDATE Eric Gilmore: “This one’s just a mess. Even Mobile Weather, Saturday, God…
Daily Outtakes: Did Salzman campaign make an in-kind donation
A review of State Rep. Michelle Salzman’s campaign spending in August uncovered what appears not to have been for her campaign. Instead, they may have been in-kind contributions to District 4 county…
