The Southern Youth Sports Association held its winter banquets this week. Commissioner Lumon May shares the details. A Floodlight and NPR joint investigation has found six news outlets across Alabama and Florida…
Category: Politics
Why were Children’s Trust proposals rejected?
After spending four hours reviewing dozens of proposals for out-of-school time programs in late November, the grant committee chair Tori Woods made a motion at the full board meeting last week to…
Cannabis dispensary asks for help after multiple break-ins
Legal Leaf on Navy Boulevard Suffers Another Burglary, Just Days After Juveniles Arrested for Breaking Into both the Navy and Cervantes Locations The business has three locations that offer legal THC-products for…
Cold weather coming
From the city of Pensacola: With the National Weather Service advising extremely cold temperatures and windy conditions for Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, residents are encouraged to exercise caution and…
Real News: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022
DIB Executive Director Walker Wilson announces the winner of 2022 All I Want Giveaway. The Chadbourne Foundation has donated $500,000 for the purchase of the new Valerie’s House in Pensacola. Crista Brandt…
Sheriff’s office and Children’s Trust
Last week, the Escambia Children’s Trust failed to pass Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons’ request $432,501 for Movie Nights ($40,000), Public Service Announcements ($50,000), Virtual Reality Training Simulator ($152,201.14) and a Real Time…
Real News: Monday, Dec. 19, 2022
On Thursday, Dec. 15, Escambia County received Triumph Gulf Coast’s approval of its request for up to $14.2 million Thursday to build a road and other infrastructure at the county’s Outlying Field…
Project Formal
Taxie Lambert turned the unimaginable sorrow of losing her daughter to making a difference in other girls’ lives. Eleven-year-old Desirea Sierra never made it past her fifth-grade formal because she lost her…
Real News: Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
Matt Wolfe previews James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water and the Yellowstone prequel 1923 with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Pensacola Beach Chamber CEO Meg Peltier previews the NY Eve fireworks….
Real News: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
Stephanie White shares her concerns with the grant process of the Escambia Children’s Trust. She is concerned with the inconsistencies in the process. “There were lots of clarification questions that needed to…
ECFR’s Lt. Nick Gradia honored as 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year
Escambia County Fire Rescue is proud to announce that Lt. Nick Gradia was recognized last week as the recipient of the 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year award presented by the…
Real News: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022
Will Kennedy discusses University of West Florida’s hiring of Kaleb Nobles as its new football coach. Escambia County Area Transit Mass Transit Director Rodriques Kimbrough talks about ECAT’s new buses, the first…