Simmons Adds to Car Collection
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons’ foundation has purchased a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and gifted it to his agency.
Why this matters: Sheriff Simmons told NorthEscambia.com: “This gift allows us to acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice of those who have proudly served at the Sheriff’s Office throughout our 200-year history.”
Dig Deeper: Last summer, the Simmons’ foundation paid to redesign and wrap a 2016 Corvette Z06 C7 from a felony seizure.
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- “We are going to use it for public engagement, and again, it cost zero taxpayer dollars,” said Sheriff Simmons said at the unveiling at Beef O’Brady’s.”
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Using PNS against DeSantis
After Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized California during a recent campaign trip to San Francisco, Wayne Dupree, a conservative media personality and Trump supporter, shared tweets of homeless encampments in Pensacola, Gainesville and Jacksonville. Read Newsweek.
- The photo of Pensacola was of the encampment under the I-110 overpass in 2022.
What did DeSantis say in a one-minute video: “We came in here and we saw people defecating on the street. We saw people using heroin. We saw people smoking crack cocaine.”
1000 Pounds of Publicity
1000-Lb. Sisters star Amy Slaton drew attention last week by rocking a black bikini while filming season 5 on Pensacola Beach. The TLC film crew followed her on the beach near the fishing pier.
TikTok user Autumn Hogan caught Slaton, her family and the crew on the beach:
@autumnhogan 1000 lb sisters filming on pensacola Beach the other day! the crew was very nice, and Amy was a sweetheart and looks so good! ?? #1000lbsisters #tlc #film crew #season5 #pensacolabeach ? Thunderstruck – AC/DC
