Over 25K in Escambia County have voted

Here are the stats from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – 52,508 votes cast, turnout 23.43% Mail: 25,457(48.66%) Early Voting: 26,842(51.31%) Provisional: 16(0.03%)

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Real News Podcasts: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

Pensacola author Trish Taylor discusses her new book, “Put the Oven On: An American’s Guide to British Food, And Why It’s Not as Bad as…

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District 4: Van Hoose vs. Bender

On WCOA, we had the two candidates facing off for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 Term: Four years Salary: $92,738…

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Backroom Briefing: All in the Numbers

Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — Tuesday’s…

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2020 Veterans Day: Meet Dale Dye

Friday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day is set aside to honor and celebrate the lives and sacrifices of Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and is…

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5-2-1-0 Day on Saturday, Nov. 5

The 5-2-1-0 Day of Play event hosted by the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County…

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Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Nov. 2

Marine Corps veteran Bob Rivera discusses the Bear’s 21st Annual Poker Run, a Toys for Tots event that starts at 11 am at the VFW…

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GOP lawmakers crush challengers in fundraising

In Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Republican incumbents have crushed their Democratic opponents in fundraising in the Florida Legislature races by nearly $900K. The best…

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Get Out The Voter Rally – Saturday

The Northwest Florida Panhandle Coalition for Civic Engagement, Movement for Change and New World Believers and will hold a final Get Out The Vote Rally…

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Childers has spent $148K on pension lawsuit

The legal bills are piling up in Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers’ quest to prove the 401(a) retirement plan for the county commissioners, which has…

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Inweekly covers Commission D4 race

This week’s issue reports on the Escambia County Commission District 4 race where Democrat Myra Van Hoose faces Republican incumbent Robert Bender. Van Hoose has…

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Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

Jenny Noonan previews the Pensacola Opera’s premier fashion event, MODA, set for Thursday, Nov. 3. Ryan Wiggins and Sena Maddison swap ghost tales. Healthy Gulf…

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City publishes charter amendment info

The City of Pensacola has added information to the city website about proposed amendments to the City Charter, in an effort to help voters stay…

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Presser Notes: Halloween Fun & Project Pickle

By Jeremy Morrison With his two deputy city administrators all decked out for Halloween — Amy Miller as a tiger, and David Forte as a…

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Real News podcasts: Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Training Air Wing Five at NAS Whiting Field will host portions of the 2022 Naval Helicopter Association Gulf Coast “Fleet Fly In” the week of…

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Mayoral Transition Team eyes final report

By Jeremy Morrison With a report and recommendations due in late November, Pensacola Mayor-elect D.C. Reeve’s transition team is busy digging into various areas of…

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Podcast: More on the attack on Paul Pelosi

Federal and local investigators are looking into the background and movements of a man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home…

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Mayoral Transition Team meeting schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 1 Focus Area Community Meeting & Input Session – Military Relations – 3 p.m., City Hall, 222 W. Main St., Whibbs Conference Room,…

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School Districts gets $30K for fire fighting training

Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded more than $2.7 million to help 28 school districts and state colleges purchase industry-standard equipment for career and technical education…

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Saturday Time Changes

Due to the likelihood of rain on Saturday evening, events are starting earlier tomorrow. The University of West Florida has moved up the kickoff for…

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