Real News: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
Quint Studer discusses Entrecon‘s first day and the passing of coaching legend Bobby Knight. Located in the protected area of the tidal basin at Maritime…
PNJ picks up Sept. blog post, gets $$$ wrong
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting today Escambia County has settled with the jail contractor – Whitesell-Green/Caddell – to end its litigation over issues with…
Ret. Vice Adm. Robin Braun new NAMF Board chair
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation (NAMF) is honored to announce the appointment of retired Vice Adm. Robin Braun as the NAMF Board Chair. A groundbreaking…
Navy Federal Rec Center ribbon-cutting set for Nov. 8, opens Nov. 13
Navy Federal Credit Union will celebrate the completion of its most recent addition with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The Navy Federal…
Daily Outtakes: Jones Swamp eviction delayed
The deputies didn’t evict the homeless families living on Area Housing land in the Jones Swamp yesterday as had been previously reported. It was the…
Real News: Wednesday, Nov. 1
The Pensacola Greek Festival is back. Enjoy the food, music, dance and culture from 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4…
SEC Quarterfinals
The Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament is already drawing thousands of attendees to Escambia County’s Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park, with approximately 3,200 attending the tournament during…
Latest on circuit court hack
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: This provides an update on the First Judicial Circuit of Florida’s (“Circuit”) investigation into a cyber incident. As our investigation is still…
Over 100 Covid deaths in Escambia this year
By the Numbers: County COVID-19 Deaths ©2023 The News Service of Florida State numbers show that a reported 7,441 Florida resident deaths this year have…
Daily Outtakes: Day of Caring
Day of Caring United Way of West Florida has once again completed the largest day of Volunteerism in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. This year,…
Gulf Coast Veterans Week
Gulf Coast Veterans Week, along with Rep. Michelle Salzman, UWF Military and Veteran Resource Center, Veterans Memorial Park, Veterans Upward Bound at PSC, and VetCV,…
Real News: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
Pensacola D.C. Reeves talks about the difficulty convincing the Florida Legislature to pay for demolishing the old Baptist Hospital – What do Florida taxpayers get…
Halloween Presser takeaways
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves held his weekly presser at Pensacola State College to announce the Pensacola Police Department’s substation at the state college and a…
Gun-related proposals face long odds
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid mass shootings in Maine and Ybor City, Florida Democrats filed bills last week that…
Daily Outtakes: Utility bills
More Electricity Increasing? On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) will begin its Cost Recovery Clause hearing to…
Real News: Chandler Bing, Meta and SEC Soccer
Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry passed away this weekend. We talked about him with ABC News’ Jason Nathanson. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a federal…
Perdido Vote: Bergosh, Andrade
On WCOA this morning, I spoke with District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and State Rep. Alex Andrade about the referendum to incorporate the Perdido…
Opening Doors returns call
Opening Doors Executive Director John Johnson said he learned of the eviction of the homeless population at Jones Swamp on Monday morning. He admitted fulfilling…
Opening Doors MIA for homeless
As reported by WEAR and this blog, homeless families face eviction from Jones Swamp Wetland in Warrington by Wednesday, Nov. 1. Inweekly called Opening Doors…
Daily Outtakes: Next Homeless Crisis
More homeless are being evicted – this time from county property off of Navy Boulevard in District 2, Commissioner Mike Kohler’s district. Some have shared…
