Category: Politics
Real News 10/14/24: Bergosh, Brahier, Breast Cancer and more
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses OLF-8 and shares his views on countywide districts for commissioners. Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier recaps last week’s council…
Pensacola International Airport tops 3 million passengers
On “Real News” today, Pensacola International Airport’s Matt Coughlin shared that the airport topped 3 million passengers for Fiscal Year 2023, a new record. “We’ve…
Mayor: Bruce Beach Poo Update
Mayor D.C. Reeves appeared on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. He shared the latest on the investigation of the sewage leak in…
Daily Outtakes: Misinformation the norm this political season
For more than 100 years, the League of Women Voters (LWV) has fought to protect voters’ rights and expand access for the excluded. This weekend,…
Nichols shares how she was harassed over radio tower
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, North Hill Preservation president Melanie Nichols shares how she was harassed when she tried to get information…
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area announces 2024 Grant recipients
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area chose 12 grant recipients at this year’s Annual Meeting held yesterday. These nonprofit organizations will each receive a grant of…
Daily Outtakes: Towering affront to public input to be toppled
When I returned to Pensacola last weekend, I was delighted to see the Pensacola City Council had terminated the City’s lease with Divine Word Communications…
Top News Stories for the week ending Oct. 12
INWEEKLY: Amendment 3 What You Need To Know About Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure If you’ve been paying attention, even a little bit, this election…
Daily Outtakes: Keith Urban on country music’s evolution
At Mass Torts Made Perfect in Las Vegas, Levin Papantonio’s Mike Papantonio interviewed Keith Urban. He asked Urban about the evolution of country music. Urban…
Daily Outtakes: Teniadé Broughton faces tough re-election
MyDistrict 5 Pensacola Councilwoman Teniadé Broughton faces a more challenging re-election race than many thought. In 2020, Broughton won her seat with 58.34% of the…
Group asks DeSantis for voting extension
LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida…
Storms Likely a Major Issue For Lawmakers
By Dara Kam and Jim Turner ©2024 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — With parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast…
Daily Outtakes: Plan B for Pensacola Bay Center. What is it?
Hoteliers are upset over the $90-million plan to use the fifth cent of the bed tax to cover the bonds to renovate the Pensacola Bay…
Tropical Storm Milton heading toward Tampa, may become Cat 3 hurricane
I’ve read various reports on Tropical Storm Milton. This will impact Tampa, St. Pete and Orlando. The storm will rapidly strengthen by Tuesday and may…
Top Stories of the Week ended Oct. 5
Readers flocked to these stories. 1. Breaking: PNJ paid print distribution tumbles to less than 5K Readers were shocked to see how far paid subscriptions…
Breaking: DeSantis to appoint Hofberger
IT’S NOW OFFICIAL: Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Ashlee Hofberger to the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment…
Inweekly: What’s in the October 3 issue
Going Beyond the Screen For the past 12 years, Stamped Film Festival has been a beacon of LGBTQ+ storytelling in the South, offering audiences an…
Inweekly: Neighborhood lost its ‘Beacon of Hope’
On Sept. 23, Baptist Hospital celebrated the one-year anniversary of moving from its “legacy campus” in a predominately Black neighborhood to its $650-million new campus…
Tropical Update: Friday, Oct. 4
Escambia County meterologist Scottlin Williams shares the latest: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024 For…
Daily Outtakes: Headlines not seen in the PNJ. Here’s why
This week, Pensacola News Journal published an article calling out Escambia County for what it believed was a significant cost overrun on the new Brownsville…
