TSA PreCheck Temporary Enrollment Center at Pensacola International Airport Sept. 30-Oct. 4 Pensacola International Airport invites passengers to enroll in the popular Transportation Security Administration PreCheck® expedited screening program at a TSA…
Daily Outtakes: More school districts sued over book removals
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, and three other publishers filed a lawsuit Thursday against school board members in Orange and Volusia County school districts….
IHMC Science Saturdays return
Science Saturdays are back and ready to turn on new scientific minds this school year. These 90-minute educational enrichment sessions are a cornerstone piece of community outreach at Florida Institute for Human…
Breaking: USPS has new possible downtown site
Customers who used the downtown post office before it relocated to East Hill are being asked to comment on a new possible location for a downtown post office branch. Last spring, the…
Santa Rosa GOP Exec Committee upset, probably will not get its way
The Santa Rosa County Executive Committee wants a forensic audit, according to reports from the PNJ. The group copied the newspaper on an email sent to Santa Rosa Supervisor of Elections Tappie…
Don Gaetz: Golf Courses in state parks “dumb government trick”
Former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz opposes the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s proposal to build golf courses and hotels in state parks. He questions the ethics behind the idea. “Years ago,…
Daily Outtakes: Mental Health still a problem
This week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in an advisory that the mental health crisis is weighing heavily on parents struggling with economic and societal concerns as they try to raise their…
Real News: Argo Football, New CEO and more
Will Kennedy discusses the UWF football team’s new faces and the process of figuring out the team’s dynamics. Coach Caleb Nobles’s second year is expected to bring more of his imprint on…
DeSantis Says Park Plans Need Another Look
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Trying to quell a bipartisan uproar, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “half-baked” plans to bring golf courses, resort-style lodges and pickleball…
Airport does away with toll booths and ticket dispensers
PNS Installs New License Plate Recognition Technology Pensacola International Airport is excited to announce a major upgrade to parking facilities with the installation of advanced License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology. This new…
Warning: New voter scam
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender texted me that some voters have received a text or phone call that their vote-by-mail request has been canceled. “This is not coming from my…
DeSantis calls state park golf courses ‘half-baked’
When the Florida Department of Environmental Protection proposed building lodges and golf courses in state parks, the pushback was bipartisan. However, the governor’s office didn’t say much. The Tampa Bay Times did…
Where Sheriff Simmons wants Beulah substation
This morning, on “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed where he would like to have a Beulah substation. “We have a substation on Hood Drive up there in Ensley,…
Daily Outtakes: Escambia School ‘privilege’ teed up
From The News Service of Florida: A federal judge next week will consider a renewed attempt to shield Escambia County School Board members from testifying about a decision to remove the children’s…
Real News: Airport may upgrade, Telegram arrest and more
Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin said the airport is on pace to approach “about three million” passengers this year, a 15% increase. He said the federal security director from Jacksonville is…
Former deputy denied pre-trial release
The former Okaloosa County deputy who shot and killed decorated Sr. Airman Robert Fortson was denied pre-trial release today. Eddie Duran was arrested yesterday after State Attorney Ginger Madden filed one count…
Quiet now, but look out for Sept. 11
The National Hurricane Center, as of this morning, has tropical storm development in the next 48 hours, but Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore warns that we have yet to hit…
PNJ owner shutting down review website
The owner of the nation’s largest newspaper chain, including the Pensacola News Journal, announced it will shutter its product review site, Reviewed, effective Nov. 1. Gannett created the website for its journalists…
Daily Outtakes: Gannett/PNJ plays catch up
The Pensacola News Journal caught up on Escambia Children’s Trust’s appointment problem. The board has one vacancy, Rev. Lonnie Wesley, and one member who has been voting on issues for more than…
Real News: Backpack Project, Taylor Warren and the space version of Gilligan’s Island
Inweekly readers chose Taylor, Warren Weidner, Hancock & Barnes, P.A. as the area’s Best Law Firm in the 2024 Best of the Coast survey. Partner Scott Barnes was voted Best Attorney. Phillip…