Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has received the endorsement of Congressman Matt Gaetz. The District 1 commissioner faces Jesse Casey and Steve Stroberger in the GOP primary. On X, Gaetz posted: “Jeff…
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Daily Outtakes: Another candidate fails to qualify
In Citrus County, County Commission candidate Jesse Rumson appeared to have qualified to run. The local newspaper, Citrus County Chronicle, published that he qualified. However, Rumson, who was set to face incumbent…
Real News: Car chases, strategy, reading and caring
Three suspects and a sheriff’s office K-9 jumped from an Escambia County bridge Monday evening following a drive-by shooting. One suspect died from his injuries after jumping off the bridge. A second…
Bruce Childers says he has evidence of fire bombing
Bruce and Pam Childers did a live interview that was streamed on YouTube yesterday. During the course of a 75-minute interview, Bruce mentions that the car that caught fire in his neighbor’s…
Breaking: Biden administration announces $4.9 millon grant for Cervantes
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a RAISE grant of $4,872,791 for the Cervantes Street Complete Streets Improvements project in Pensacola. This project will fund project development, environmental clearance, and preliminary engineering…
Strive to Thrive: City Open House tonight
The City of Pensacola and Mayor D.C. Reeves are hosting a Public Open House on Wednesday, June 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. at City Hall, 222 West Main Street. This is…
Judge denies Childers Writ of Mandamus
Circuit Judge Jenifer J. Frydrychowicz denied Bruce Childers’ petition for Emergency Writ of Mandamus without prejudice. Childers filed the petition to get on the August primary ballot to run against Supervisor of…
Childers Cha Cha changes tune, gets new ‘dance partner’
Supervisor of Elections wannabe Bruce Childers has hired Ed Fleming, who has filed a new emergency motion to get him on the August primary ballot. This is the third motion filed in…
Real News: Student cellphones, City leadership, YMCA games
Escambia County School Board member Kevin Adams discussed with Inweekly the need for parents to be aware of the dangers to children of unlimited and unsupervised cellphone use, especially those younger than…
Did John R. Johnson meet new law’s definition?
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 187, which defines antisemitism in the Florida Statutes. Local Republican John R. Johnson appears to meet the lawmakers’ definition. The bill was passed unanimously by…
Navy Information Operations Command Pensacola change of command
Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) Pensacola held a change of command ceremony June 13 at the National Naval Aviation Museum. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Donald Moaratty relieved Cmdr. Colleen Handbury, who served…
Daily Outtakes: Another candidate not qualified to run
The Miami Herald reports that Miami-Dade County Commissioner René Garcia was automatically re-elected to a second four-year term on Monday after his challenger’s $360 check to qualify for the race bounced. Read…