Cordova Park residents are wondering whether the car that caught fire in County Clerk Pam Childers’ neighborhood was a lightning strike, not arson. On Saturday, a downtown business was struck by lightning…
Military and Law Enforcement Bigs
2024 Ronald Mobayed Military Big of the Year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida proudly announces Orlando Navedo as the recipient of the 2024 Ronald Mobayed Military Big of the Year…
Bergosh on new $36 million offer for OLF-8
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Commisisoner Jeff Bergosh discussed the latest offer of OLF-8 for $36 million, which includes donating part of the site to the Escambia County School District….
Meet Lisa Newell
Lisa Newell, owner of the Gulf Breeze News and Splash Magazine, is running for the Florida Senate District 1 seat as a Democrat. Newell, a Florida resident since she was 16, believes…
Buzz: Arson in Cordova Park
Early Saturday morning, someone set a vehicle on fire near the home of Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers. Neighbors reported that police are protecting her home. On the Cordova Park Neighborhood Facebook…
UnityFest returns
Press Release: Attorney Troy Rafferty and Adoration for a New Beginning Church announced today that they will again present the Annual Juneteenth UnityFest: A Community Celebration of Freedom. Rafferty, a philanthropist and…
Meet Kim Kline
Small business owner and former Gulf Breeze teacher Kim Kline is running without party affiliation for the Florida House District 2 seat, currently held by Republican Alex Andrade. I interviewed her on…
Daily Outtakes: Slayton not running
NorthEscambia.com reports that Bill Slayton has decided to run for another term on the Escambia County School Board. Slayton has represented District 5 for 16 years, after serving as band director for…
Real News: Movies, Adventure, Sea Turtles and Cowsills
“Young Woman and the Sea” stars Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Does the film sink or swim? Jason Nathanson will…
Remembering Mayor Vince Whibbs
Mayor Emeritus Vince Whibbs, Sr. passed away on May 30, 2006, shortly after being named to the Community Maritime Park Associates board. He replaced Adm. Jack Fetterman who died two months earlier….
Reporter shares what it was like in the Trump courtroom
ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous was in the New York courtroom when Donald Trump heard the verdict. “It was stunning in person in a way; I couldn’t believe what I was…
Daily Outtakes: More on tourism boost
Spending Plan OK’d for Tourism Marketing By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Visit Florida will help promote Panhandle counties affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, expand European…