Category: Politics
Real News: Winder shooting, Hollice T. Williams, Landrum, American Magic
Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting this morning at Apalachee High School in rural Winder, Ga. Nine people were hospitalized.The suspect…
Beggs Lane encampment on the clock
The homeless population at the Beggs Lane encampment runs the gamut from hard-working, minimum-wage earners to substance abusers to sexual predators. Dozens of stray dogs…
Bizzarre PNJ headline gets clicks, misleads readers
The Pensacola News Journal published an article regarding the mulch that the Downtown Improvement Board placed in February as ground cover in the median of…
Does State Attorney Madden care about public records?
Will Reynolds of NorthEscambia.com reports this morning about how Century Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. and city staff refused to fulfill his repeated requests for the…
Daily Outtakes: Jonathan Owens lied, so did Bart Siders
Some media may report that State Attorney Ginger Madden cleared former Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill’s aide of any crime related to the personal text…
Real News: Go Argos, People’s Law, Casino Godfather
The University of West Florida hosts its first home football game of the 2024 season. Will Kennedy has all the details. Pensacola attorney and developer…
‘You Are So Pensacola’ Quiz Round Three – The Two Freds
I have searched our archives and cannot find the first “You are so Pensacola if…” However, I did run across the 2004 April Fool’s issue…
Ed Spears loves the opportunities Milton offers
Ed Spears oversaw the construction of the Community Maritime Park and Blue Wahoos Stadium while working for the City of Pensacola. He is now Milton‘s…
Daily Outtakes: Liberis – Godfather of Mississippi casinos
BNews Monthly recognized Pensacola attorney and developer Charles Liberis for his contribution to gambling in Mississippi. The magazine pointed out that Liberis was the catalyst…
Real News: Barry, Reeves, Lumpy and more
Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry likes Pensacola Sports’ proposal to build an indoor sports facility at Ashton Brosnaham Park. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has returned…
Spears named Milton city manager
Ed Spears has officially assumed the role of City Manager for the City of Milton. A Pensacola native and proud graduate of B.T. Washington High…
DC is back: Updates on Downtown Post Office, American Magic
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has returned after traveling to Dublin and Barcelona and his weekly appearance on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” In Barcelona, the…
What Escambia County EOC is watching
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discussed the weather developments that they are watching. “There are…
Daily Outtakes: YASP Quiz still open, Amendment 3 boosted
You Are So Pensacola’ Quiz: Round 1 The quiz is off to a strong start. ROUND ONE: Name five stores – retail, restaurant, or bar…
Aug. 29 Outtakes: Beware of PAC Men
By Rick Outzen Twenty-five years ago, local candidates who ran negative ads often lost their races. Social media platforms hadn’t been created. Mailers were rare,…
Inweekly: Winners & Losers 8/29/24
WINNERS GULF WINDS CREDIT UNION The credit union co-sponsored Cat Country’s 2024 Radiothon with Ascension Sacred Heart and donated $20,000 to the event, supporting the…
$90 million bond issue could build indoor facility and upgrade Bay Center
NorthEscambia.com reported on yesterday’s Tourist Development Council meeting. The TDC heard a proposal to build an indoor sports facility at Escambia County’s Ashton Brosnaham Park…
Schedule TSA pre-check today
TSA PreCheck Temporary Enrollment Center at Pensacola International Airport Sept. 30-Oct. 4 Pensacola International Airport invites passengers to enroll in the popular Transportation Security Administration…
Daily Outtakes: More school districts sued over book removals
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, and three other publishers filed a lawsuit Thursday against school board members…
Breaking: USPS has new possible downtown site
Customers who used the downtown post office before it relocated to East Hill are being asked to comment on a new possible location for a…























