Category: Politics
Safe Spot Skate Spot….not a typo
The City of Pensacola and Upward Intuition will continue to engage the public in providing transformative skatepark access for the community to enjoy. Upward Intuition…
Real News celebrates WCOA’s 98 years
From the second floor of the Pensacola Museum of History – which once was Pensacola City Hall, we celebrated WCOA’s rich history at Trader Jon’s…
Daily Outtakes: Post Office leaving , WCOA coming downtown
We now have the official last day for the downtown Pensacola post office. It’s Friday, April 26. All services are moving to the East Hill…
Donate $42 for Jackie Robinson statue
Surveillance video from a city park in Wichita, Kansas, has provided crucial clues about the people responsible for stealing a life-sized statue of baseball legend…
Real News 1/31/24
Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses the importance of saving the Cobb Center. A full structural assessment will cost $175,000. Walker Wilson discusses his plan…
Bender to be sworn into office today (Video added)
Robert Bender will officially take office today. His swearing-in ceremony is at 1 p.m. in the Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor.
Daily Outtakes: Residency question
One of the potential candidates to complete the term of District 4 County Commission Robert Bender may have a residency problem. Walker Wilson, who ran…
Real News 1/30/24
American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson will be in Pensacola on Monday, Feb. 26. Mayor D.C. Reeves hopes to have the Port lease finalized and approved…
Why Buck Mitchell is running
Buck Mitchell gave his first interview since pre-filing for County Commission District 4 on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen.” “Robert did a great job…
Presser takeaways: Portland Loos coming
At his presser this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced that three of the five Portland Loos ordered will be shipped on Feb. 21. “It’ll be…
For Taylor Swift: West Wing computes Tokyo flight time
As Sena told us on “Real News” this morning,Taylor Swift can make it from her Tokyo concert to Super Bowl LVIII in time to see…
Daily Outtakes: Buck jumps in
Seville Quarter’s Buck Mitchell has pre-filed to run for the Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. He told me yesterday that he is running regardless…
Real News 1/29/24
NorthEscambia.com reported last week that EREC and ConexonConnect have completed Escambia County’s fiber-to-the-home project for the county’s rural areas in District 5. County Commissioner Steven…
Bender on appointment
On WCOA this morning, Interim Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender gave his first full interview since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment at 2:20 p.m….
Daily Outtakes: The Bender Conversation
Last Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender to be the county’s interim Supervisor of Elections. The first time the public got…
Breaking: Bender appointed Supervisor of Elections
Press Release: Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Robert Bender as Escambia County Supervisor of Elections TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of…
Real News: Movies, Mardi Gras and more
On Apple TV+, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are once again revisiting WWII with the limited series “Masters of The Air,” about the Air Force…
Real News: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Community Health Northwest Florida’s Chandra Smiley, Dr. Darrell Miller and Sena Maddison discuss the Point-in-Time Count, 340B, and the clinic’s new foundation. Florida Power &…
DeSantis board brags about FD rebrand
It’s hard to believe that anyone would consider this an accomplishment, but we did receive this press release. How hard was it to come up…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola Polka
There’s plenty of buzz about who will be Escambia County’s Supervisor of Elections. The names getting the most talk are former mayor Grover Robinson and…
