The Escambia County School Board and the Board of County Commissioners held a workshop yesterday afternoon to discuss how to redraw the boundaries for their five districts. All attended, except for Commissioner…
Category: Politics
Ride Society’s Campbell joins DIB
A New York media producer turned Downtown Pensacola business owner is joining the Downtown Improvement Board. Claire Campbell has been appointed by Pensacola Mayor Grover C. Robinson, IV, to serve on the…
Childers blinks
Last month, Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers told the Board of County Commissioners that she would no longer pay for the 401(a) retirement plan because she felt it was “outside of the…
Foo Foo Fest grant application deadline approaching
The Foo Foo Festival Committee is accepting applications from non-profit and for-profit entities who are interested in playing a part in this year’s events as a “Friend of Foo.†Nonprofits in the…
New date for Santa Rosa delegation meeting
Santa Rosa Delegation members Rep. Alex Andrade, Rep. Jayer Williamson, and Sen. Doug Broxson have rescheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 5:30-7 p.m. The hearing will still take place…
DeSantis pushes back against protecting teachers
This is a weird move by Gov. DeSantis – refusing to agree that teachers have a right to safe workspace and, instead, pitting parents against teachers. He is moving further and further…
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 funded by a tax levy on properties…
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, though he cautioned there could be some…
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 of Acknowledgement and Lament” in November. This…
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 explains why. ABC News Correspondent Tom Rivers…
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 Drive. Mayor Robinson will provide opening remarks…
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 the 2015 death of Rodney Berry in…