Category: Politics
Poll: Pensacola voters do not support conference center at Maritime Park
Last month, the Pensacola City Council voted 4-3 for a publicly funded conference center and parking garage, indoor entertainment complex and 80 housing units to…
Real News line-up for Wednesday, Sept. 1
The hottest topic in downtown Pensacola is the future of food trucks on city streets. We will have Downtown Improvement Board executive director Walker Wilson…
Mayor defends fining food trucks
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Robinson on Food Trucks in Pensacola Over the past several days, there has been much discussion about food trucks in…
Real News podcast: Meet Steve Sharp
Steve Sharp pre-filed today to run for the mayor of Pensacola. He was my guest on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. “My family moved here…
Reeves prefiles for mayor tomorrow
As we reported earlier – press release: D.C. Reeves to announce candidacy for Mayor Pensacola, Fla. – Pensacola native and small business owner D.C. Reeves…
Real News podcast: Leave No Man Behind
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I interview former Army Ranger Dr. Tony Brooks about his bestseller book, Afghanistan and the Taliban. “Leave No Man Behind is…
Real News line-up for Tuesday, Aug. 30
On Newstalk 1370 WCOA, we will open the show with the relief efforts being organized to help families in Louisiana, focusing Operation DePez Navy with…
Operation De PEZ Navy
From the Facebook page of Eddie Murray: Friends – as you all know Hurricane Ida kicked south Louisiana in the teeth and continued to do…
Presser Notes: Ida, COVID & Food Truck Banishment
by Jeremy Morrison Weird accidents over the weekend; insurers’ role in vaccinations; Food trucks pushed off city streets With Hurricane Ida hitting well to the…
Peyton Goodman: A promising life lost to Covid
On Friday, I learned that Peyton Goodman had passed due to Covid. This young woman, 24, had served as an intern in the Escambia County…
Afghan stories, photos may trigger PTSD
Neuroscience News warns that news and images from Afghanistan may trigger PTSD in military veterans. “A lot of our vets are extremely upset about the…
Real News lineup – Monday, Aug. 30
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, we will open the show with discussions on public safety and Hurricane Ida with Escambia County Public Safer Director Eric Gilmore,…
Monday closures
Escambia County Offices Closed and ECAT Service Canceled Monday, Aug. 30 Escambia County offices will be closed Monday, Aug. 30 due to the remnant weather…
Escambia public schools closed Monday
(FL) SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL CLOSE Â MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 DUE TO HURRICANE IDA Superintendent Timothy A. Smith has announced that all schools and offices…
Latest on Ida
From NOAA: 6:30 AM 8/29/2021 Tropical Update: #Ida is an extremely dangerous MAJOR HURRICANE with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph as of a 6:00…
Hurricane Ida heading toward La.
The latest information on Hurricane Ida is expected to undergo rapid to strengthening on today, tonight and Sunday. While the National Hurricane Service has it…
Tippett appointed to PSC board
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Troy Tippett to the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees. Dr. Tippett, of…
Podcast: What does FDA full approval mean for Pfizer mean
On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I had Healthcare policy expert Sally Pipes to provide insight on how the full approval Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine might increase vaccinations…
Podcast: Face masks are effective
On Newstalk 1370 WCOA, Dr. Peter Jennings, the chief medical officer at Ascension Sacred Heart, talked about the research that has shown that face masks…
DeSantis loses case banning face mask mandates by school boards
Judge John C. Cooper has rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’ effort to block Florida’s school districts from imposing strict mask mandates on students to curb the…
