The Office of Community Involvement for the Escambia County (FL) Public Schools is proud to announce the Top 10 Teachers of the Year Nominees. Nominated teachers will compete for selection as the…
Daily Outtakes: Florida woman replaces Florida man for AG
STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: “I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United States. Pam…
Reaction to Gaetz’s withdrawal
On Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump posted: “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same…
Five Flags Rotary helps build Land Trust house
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity recently broke ground on the first home in its Community Land Trust to be built by the affiliate, aided in part by a contingent of volunteers from local…
No, Matt Gaetz cannot unresign from Congress
In case you have been wondering, Matt Gaetz cannot unresign from Congress. My sources have shared that the state has said his resignation is irrevocable.
School Board must testify in book case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Reversing an October decision in a legal battle over access to books, a federal judge this week ruled that Escambia County School…
Breaking: Matt Gaetz withdraws from AG job
The New York Times reports the former Panhandle Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Attorney General. He said his candidacy was an unfair distraction to the…
Foiling Weeks adds more categories
Foiling Week Pensacola 2025 has added three fast-foiling boards and an ‘open’ class discipline, bringing the total number of participating classes to 14. Registration is now open at www.foilingweek.com. Luca Rizzotti, founder…
Childers, Timothy on SRIA board
Denied an opportunity to be supervisor of elections, retired attorney Bruce Childers will instead serve on the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board. County Commissioner Steven Stroberger appointed Childers to the District 1…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets Ethics chairmanship
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton has appointed newly elected Sen. Don Gaetz to chair the Ethics and Elections Committee. This is a fitting spot for someone who fought for ethics during his…
Valentino soliciting donations to run for Congress
Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino is asking for campaign contributions to run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. You can donate by Apple Pay or credit card. Valentino texted me that he…
Breaking: Dr. Ken Ford steps down as IHMC CEO
After more than 34 years under the leadership of founder Dr. Ken Ford, the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will see a new senior leadership team take the reins. Ford…
Rudman jumps into Congressional Race
The “Rock & Roll Doc,” State Rep. Joel Rudman, has announced he will run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. He teased the announcement earlier this morning, and then let Florida Politics break…
Mayor Reeves: Grant will ‘improve the overall ecological health’ of Bayou Texar
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded the City of Pensacola $5.12 million in RESTORE funding for the Carpenter Creek Bayou Texar Outfalls Project to help improve Bayou Texar’s water quality and…
New Pensacola airport parking opened today
Pensacola International Airport opened a new Long-Term Parking lot on Tippin Avenue this morning. The paved lot has lighting and offers 435 parking spaces, two bus shelters and 14 EV charging stations…
ECUA elects officers, appoints advisory, sets meeting dates
The ECUA held its Organizational Board Meeting for 2024-2025 yesterday. Vicki Campbell, District One, was elected to serve as Board Chairman, and Kevin Stephens. District 5, was re-elected to the Vice-Chairmanship. Also,…
Daily Outtakes: Bender preps for special election
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender is still waiting for Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide the date for the special election to fill Congressman Matt Gaetz’s seat. He expects the primaries…
Breaking: Frank White endorses Patronis
It looks like former State Rep. Frank White will step aside if Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis files to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. On X, White retweeted Patronis’ post that he was”strongly…
Buzz: CFO Patronis may jump in Congressional race
Michelle Salzman tweeted while the Florida House was in session today that she was filing to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. Less than two hours later, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis…
Opioid Advisory allocates $2.2 million
Yesterday, the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board approved $2,221,219 for five substance abuse treatment programs. The largest allocation was $755,000 for Ministry Village at Olive, which will fund housing for women in…
