Category: Politics
Florida House adds dress code
Flyers have appeared in the state capitol with photos that show what is the appropriate attire for lawmakers and their staff (and lobbyists) in the…
Real News: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023
Community Health CEO Chandra Smiley gives an update on the Point-in-Time to determine the homeless count for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. How does a…
Podcast: PB Sailfish sign returns
Escambia County is pleased to announce the new Pensacola Beach Sailfish Sign is fully operational. The sign sustained damage during Hurricane Sally in 2020. Work…
Presser notes: Baptist’s Big Bust & Ferdinand’s Energy
By Jeremy Morrison Upon his return to Pensacola from Washington, D.C., Mayor D.C. Reeves said that he felt encouraged about the flow of various federal…
Real News: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2025
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discusses the county’s emergency alert system. He also discusses the statewide recognition his department has received. Rally Pensacola…
Perdido shows interest in incorporation
By Tom St. Myer Movement for Perdido to incorporate into a municipality is gaining momentum after hundreds of residents attended an inaugural meeting Monday night…
Deja vu in Brownsville
At his gun violence roundtable last week, Sheriff Chip Simmons asked community and church leaders to join him in turning around the Brownsville community. We’ve…
Real News: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeve recaps his trip to D.C,. and discusses the need to focus on the military in our area. Stephanie Shepard lost her…
Real News: Monday, Jan. 23, 2023
Levin Papantino Rafferty shareholder Kim Adams has filed an Amicus Brief in Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al. v. Google LLC, which is before the U.S. Supreme…
We Are Perdido meeting agenda
Providing education and educational resources to the general public concerning the municipal incorporation of the Perdido, Florida community. Learning about the municipal incorporation process. MEETING…
County terminates contract for jail construction
Whitesell-Green/Caddell sued Escambia County, alleging the county still owes the company $3.4 million for the construction of the new county jail. The county has countered…
Real News: Friday, Jan. 20, 2023
The University of West Florida announced a $250,000 gift from Rhonda and Jerry Maygarden to the Maygarden Family Scholarship Endowment at the UWF Foundation and…
Real News: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
Commissioner Robert Bender discusses the Florida’s Auditor General’s preliminary findings of its operational audit of the Tourist Development Tax collections. The search warrant of Moscow…
Miraflores Burial Ground Study group announced
Mayor D.C. Reeves has selected 10 individuals to serve as the Miraflores Burial Ground Study Community Advisory Group, which will assist the City of Pensacola…
Real News: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023
Escambia School Superintendent Tim Smiths discusses the drop in graduation rates and the challenges facing children in the post-pandemic world. SNAP (Stop Now and Plan)…
Auditor releases preliminary findings on TDC collections
Florida’s Auditor General has sent the Escambia Board of County Commissioners (BCC) three preliminary and tentative audit findings with recommendations that may be included in…
Real News: Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2023
We Are Perdido is holding a neighborhood meeting to discuss incorporating the Perdido area. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan….
Real News: Monday, Jan. 16, 2023
Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler discusses the Living the Dream celebration and the issues in District 2. Escambia County School Board School Board Member Kevin…
Perdido looking at incorporation
The media and residents of Perdido are invited to join We Are Perdido on Monday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. for the first neighborhood meeting…
Real News: Friday, Jan. 13, 2023
Today, a memorial for the victims of the Dozier School for Boys will be unveiled. LPR Attorneys Mike Papantonio and Troy Rafferty are investigating the…






















