TO: Members of the Press FROM: Bryan Griffin, Director of Communications, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Monday, September 23, 2024 RE: Executive Order Number 24-208 (Emergency Management – Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine) Today,…
10 AM Storm Update
From NOAA Hurricane Center: 1. The disturbance is forecast to strengthen and be Note: The cone contains the probable path of the storm center but does not show the storm’s size. Hazardous…
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child
Escambia County Children’s Trust will soon launch a new program, Healthy School Escambia, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. Inweekly found one…
Gilmore: ‘It’s got my attention’
This morning, Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore discussed the hurricane heading to Northwest Florida on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” “It’s got my attention, and the reason it’s got my…
Daily Outtakes: A Storm is coming
A tropical weather system is developing near the Yucatan Peninsula and has a 70% chance of strengthening. Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore will be my guest on “Real News with…
Top Five News Stories
Daily Outtakes: Pam Childers was duped A road crew played on Pam Childers’ hate for Lumon May to damage the commissioner politically and personally. And Pam took the bait, wasting resources and…
Top Podcasts of the Week
On Monday, Sept. 16, Escambia County Sheriff Chips Simmons discussed the social media threat and the arrest of an 11-year-old female student enrolled in Bellview Middle School. UWF alumni Stephen ‘81 and…
Outtakes: Meet Your County Mayor
Since the last attempt to consolidate city and county government failed to launch over a decade ago, we have heard repeated cries for a county mayor to run Escambia County. The individual…
The CRA vs. Children’s Trust Conundrum
Escambia County Public Schools performed admirably during the 2023-24 school year based on the Florida Department of Education accountability reports. However, after decades of ranking in the bottom half of the state,…
Reproductive Rights on the Ballot
Breaking Down Amendment 4 for Florida Voters This fall, abortion rights in the state of Florida will be in the hands of voters. A simple check of “Yes” or “No” for Amendment…
Daily Outtakes: Let’s have a public debate on indoor sports facility
The pressure to drop the proposed indoor sports facility continues to mount. Many of the arguments are very similar to those used when we were pushing for downtown baseball stadium 20 years…
Terry Hutchinson reflects on American Magic’s performance
American Magic issued Skipper Terry Hutchinson’s thoughts on his team: “We were always one of those teams that was going to get better with more and more racing. We faced some setbacks,…
Pensacola Chamber holds annual meeting
Press Release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 134th Annual Meeting at Sanders Beach Resource Center on Wednesday, September 18th. The meeting featured updates on three key areas that the…
SEC Women’s Soccer tickets on sale
Twelve nationally ranked Southeastern Conference soccer teams will be competing for the SEC Championship title from Sunday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Nov. 10, at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex. “The Pensacola community has…
American Magic knocked out America’s Cup
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the team representing the Circolo della Vela Sicilia yacht club, secured their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final after a last race against NYYC American Magic. “Real…
Daily Outtakes: Day of truth for American Magic
Riding a three-win streak, Pensacola’s American Magic has two more races today to make the finals for the rights to challenge New Zealand for the 37th America’s Cup. Italy’s Luna Rossa team…
Real News: Global Health, Argo Football and more
UWF alumni Stephen ‘81 and Mona ‘79 Wright are investing in the University of West Florida to create the Wright Family Institute for Global and Population Health housed in the Usha Kundu,…
Landrum 5K coming in October
Runners, walkers, and all those passionate about mental health are invited to join the Second Annual LandrumHR 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 5K starts at 8 a.m. from the LandrumHR…
IMPACT 100 names finalists
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, is pleased to announce the fifteen grant finalists selected for 2024. Twelve of the fifteen nonprofit finalists will each receive a grant of $100,670 at the IMPACT…
American Magic wins Race 7, closing gap to 4-3
From America’s Cup – Race recap. At the start, with the wind still marginal but above the baseline of 6.5 knots, Luna Rossa (Italy) enters and easily crosses to head out to…
