By Tom St. Myer In our Feb. 8 issue, we examine the six-month stalemate between the Santa Rosa School District and the Santa Rosa Professional Educators – a $1.3 million gap between…
Category: Politics
Real News: D.C. Reeves and Chamber Music
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his trip to Tallahassee to lobby lawmakers and the governor’s office for help with the demolition of Baptist Hospital, a new terminal for the Pensacola International Airport,…
Meet Ashlee Hofberger
Ashlee Hofberger has pre-filed for the Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. Find out who she is and why she’s running. Hofberger mentioned two recent experiences that motivated her to file. PERMITTING:…
Daily Outtakes: D4 race heats up
We received word yesterday that Buck Mitchell, who has prefiled for the GOP primary for the Escambia County Commission D4 seat, has raised $61,250 for his campaign. He expects to collect another…
Real News from state budget to Grammys
State Rep. Alex Andrade discusses Gov. DeSantis’ latest grant for the Fricker Center and gives an update on the state budget. UWF Women’s Basketball Coach Stephanie Yelton discusses the parts of her…
Studer named WBCA Man of the Year
Beloit Sky Carp owner Quint Studer will receive the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association’s Man of the Year award at the WBCA’s annual banquet on February 10 in Middleton, Wisconsin. Mark Fuller, Executive…
Judge recuses from Bergosh text hearing
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh said the hearing scheduled for 3 p.m. today on the lawsuit regarding his stolen text messages has been…
By the Numbers: COVID-19 Deaths by County
From The News Service of Florida: Data posted online by the state Department of Health showed that 725 Florida resident deaths had been linked to COVID-19 in a little more than the…
Roger Scott soft opening today
The City of Pensacola is nearly complete with improvements made to Roger Scott Tennis Center. The city began construction to make improvements to the facility in March 2023, and will have a…
Daily Outtakes: Another D4 candidate
Republican Ashlee Carpentier Hofberger has pre-filed to run for the Escambia County Commission District 4 seat, joining Buck Mitchell on escambiavotes.com. As the business development manager and co-owner of Complete DKI, Carpentier…
DeSantis gives City $4 mil for Fricker
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded more than $247 million through the Broadband Infrastructure Program, connecting more than 59,000 unserved and underserved businesses, homes, farms and anchor institutions like hospitals and libraries to…
Daily Outtakes – More Downtown Remotes coming
Nearly 98 years after its first broadcast, WCOA returned to Pensacola City Hall – now the Pensacola Museum of History, thanks to the help of the UWF Historic Trust. With Mayor D.C….