Category: Politics
Name City Street Sweepers
The City of Pensacola is seeking the public’s help with naming the city’s three newest street sweepers, kicking off a contest to see who can…
Third Gun Violence Roundtable
Escambia County Gun Violence Round Table on April 4 The public is invited to attend the Escambia County Gun Violence Round Table hosted by Sheriff…
Breaking: City cancels Streamline Boats lease
On WCOA this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that the city canceled Streamline Boats’ lease on Wednesday, March 16. The company did not meet the…
Real News: Beulah, Soul Royals
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses his expectations for the Beulah Master Plan. The Soul Royals – one of the more popular musical groups in…
Parent objects, stops children from seeing Disney film
The Tampa Bay Times reports that a North Shore Elementary (St. Petersburg, Fla.) parent objected that the Disney movie “Ruby Bridges” being shown not all…
Rest of Real News: Friday, March 24, 2023
Will Kennedy shares the latest on UWF Argo athletics. And the full show:
Bay Bluffs Park boardwalk closed
A section of the Bay Bluffs Park boardwalk is closed to the public until further notice for repairs to the boardwalk to be completed. Signage…
Real News: Thursday, March 23
Last week, Rebekah Jones filed a whistleblower lawsuit to get her job back in Leon County Circuit Civil court. Besides reinstatement, she also seeks back…
March 23 issue on the stands
VegFest Goes Slutty Restaurant founder Pinky Cole’s Slutty Vegan has traveled a long way to make it to Pensacola. Starting in 2018 in Atlanta, Ga.,…
School District holding town halls
Pensacola, FL – Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Smith and School Board members will hold a series of town hall meetings, beginning in…
Should City help REAP buy a building?
On WCOA, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discussed whether the city should help buy a former Pathways for Change building for REAP. Here is the…
Malcolm Yonge Gym closed
Update on Malcolm Yonge Gym: Malcolm Yonge Gym is closed until further notice due to concerns of potentially unsafe building conditions, effective at 5 p.m….
Buzz: Clerk flooded with lawsuits
Trial attorneys around the state are filing lawsuits in anticipation of Gov. Ron DeSantis signing the tort reform bill this week as the Florida Senate…
Mayor provides updates on Club Climax, Adm. Mason Park, Truth for Youth and more
Mayor D.C. Reeves covered several topics on WCOA and at his weekly presser. Here are the podcast from my show and notes from the presser….
Podcast: No Trump arrest today
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday gave law enforcement partners no indication of when or whether an indictment against former President Trump could come…
Breaking: Local appointed to circuit court
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this morning that Steven Warrick, of Gulf Breeze, has been appointed to serve as judge on the First Judicial Circuit Court…
Kiwanis Park Musical Sensory Garden ribbon cutting
The City of Pensacola invites the community to a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, March 28 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the completion of a…
Latest Inweekly: Florida Legislature, Big Lewis and more
Bills, Bills, Bills 2023 Florida Legislative Session Guide – The 2023 Florida legislative session opened on Tuesday, March 7, and will run through May 5….
Reeves: No word from Truth for Youth
On WCOA this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said he hasn’t heard from Rev. John Powell, the Truth for Youth founder, on whether he received…
Patience requested for yard waste pickups
City of Pensacola Sanitation crews are working diligently to collect an increasing amount of yard waste as peak season begins for yard waste collection in…
