Will Kennedy discusses University of West Florida’s hiring of Kaleb Nobles as its new football coach. Escambia County Area Transit Mass Transit Director Rodriques Kimbrough talks about ECAT’s new buses, the first…
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County gets nearly $11 million for shoreline project at NAS Pensacola
Escambia County is thrilled to announce a $10.93 million award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coast Resiliency Fund. The award will fund construction of the Magazine Point phase of…
Presser Notes: Baptist Prayers, No Smoking & City Daycare?
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is betting big on two potential residential developments at the site of the soon-to-be-vacated Baptist Healthcare campus. A day after the Pensacola City Council…
Podcast: Jones explains deferred prosecution agreement
The daily newspaper reported in its print edition this morning that Rebekah Jones signed a plea deal last week admitting guilt in a pending criminal case alleging that she accessed a state…
DeSantis seeks Grand Jury probe into COVID-19 shots
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that COVID-19 vaccines have been “pushed on Americans,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to impanel a…
FDOT: Ninth Avenue Bridge Replacement concludes
Chipley, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed a $4.3 million project on Ninth Avenue (State Road (S.R.) 289) over Carpenters Creek. The work included: Replacement of the bridge…
Real News: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022
Ryan Wiggins shares the details for this fun event that’s Saturday, Dec. 17. The line-up starts at Bayview Park at 4:15 pm; parade begins at 5:30 p.m. Find out more here. Pensacola…
City gets $637K for multi-use path
The City of Pensacola is excited to announce a $637,060 funding award from the Florida Department of Transportation for a multi-use path at Hollice T. Williams Park, which will provide enhanced connectivity…
Wedding at St. Johns Cemetery
For the first time since the cemetery’s establishment in 1876, St. Johns is hosting a wedding in its Gatehouse chapel. St. Johns is one of Pensacola’s most historic cemeteries founded by masons…
Podcast: Children’s Trust concerns
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May is questioning the grant review process used by the Escambia Children’s Trust and whether its dealing with the disparities in the community that the fund is supposed…
Real News: Monday, Dec. 12, 2022
This afternoon, the Community Redevelopment Agency will vote on funding $460,000 to support a Local Government Area of Opportunity application for Kupfrian Manor for Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s RFA 2022-201 Housing Credit….
UWF Coach Shinnick departs for Towson
Will Kennedy will be my guest on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” tomorrow at 7:30 to discuss this. From the UWF Athletic Department: The University of West Florida has announced that…