Category: Politics
DIB Seeks Finance Committee member
Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board is looking for a new member for its Finance Committee. The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) is a dependent special agency…
Presser Notes: No MOU, FEMA Funds & Scooter Stunts
By Jeremy Morrison With a stretch of wet weather moving through the region, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said city streets were looking good thus far,…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Oct. 5
Pensacola native Ryan Wiggins recaps the Women’s March on Washington this past weekend. The Wentworth family is partnering with local clery to hold a “Service…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Oct. 4
The Argo’s Will Kennedy shares how UWF came from behind to defeat the Delta State Statesmen. Skanska had to fork over $92,410. Attorney Sam Geisler…
Mayor schedules town hall for Oct. 19
The public is invited to attend Mayor Grover Robinson’s Town Hall Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodland Heights Resource Center, 111 Berkley…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Oct. 1
Lonnie Wesley, pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, previews tomorrow’s Soul Bowl. <iframe src=’https://podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/10132244?autoplay=false’ height=’208′ width=’504’frameborder=’0′ marginheight=’0′ marginwidth=’0′ scrolling=’no’ allowfullscreen></iframe> Attorney Eric Stevenson discusses…
State of the University 2021
Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 30, 2021 – University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on the adaptation and accomplishments of Argonauts amid a…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 30
Former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan explains why he brought jail medical services in-house after he took office in 2009. Dr. Martha Saunders, UWF president,…
Levin Papantonio Rafferty responds to Childers
Earlier this month, County Clerk & Comptroller Pam Childers told the Board of County Commissioners she would no longer pay the invoice for their 401(a)…
Office of Public Counsel thinks ECUA needs more oversight
State Senators Broxson, Gainer, Powell and Pizzo asked Florida’s Office of Public Counsel to review two utilities that operate outside the jurisdiction of the Florida…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Sept. 28
A fun show today: “The Many Saints of Newark” debuts this week – which gives us a perfect time to remember the award-winning series “The…
Presser Notes: Soccer Success, Campout Transition & COVID
by Jeremy Morrison Prior to getting into the meat of his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson turned things over to Brian Wyer,…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Sept. 27
A great way to start your week: Bill Dunn, NOF CEO, talks about FloridaWest’s Cyber Coast Florida campaign and cybersecurity. Alystock Witkin partner Sam Geisler…
Wahoos stay in Pensacola for 10 more years
The City of Pensacola and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are excited to announce that Blue Wahoos Baseball will continue to call Pensacola home for another…
New Florida surgeon general gets big fat pay raise
A week after being hired, Florida’s new surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, gets a 72% pay raise. Lapado will earn $250,000. His predecessor Dr. Scott…
I-110 Homeless Camp stays for now
City Will Work to Transition Away From Site by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The homeless encampment underneath a downtown stretch of Interstate-110 overpass can remain in…
Manna expands School Resource Officer Food Program to Santa Rosa County
Pensacola, FL (September 23, 2021) – This school year, Manna Food Bank, Inc. is expanding its reach to food insecure students in Northwest Florida through the School…
Biden counters DeSantis penalties for Alachua
Today, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the School Board of Alachua County $147,719 in funding under the new Project to Support America’s Families and…
Footprint in the Sand
Pensacola’s Energy Assessment Measures Municipal Energy Usage by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s long-awaited environmental assessment has arrived. This week, the city unveiled its baseline greenhouse gas…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Sept. 22
We talked education, Florida House, football and seafood festival today on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA. Fiesta Pensacola executive director Bridget Middleton previews the Pensacola Seafood Festival….






















