The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications from county residents to be nominated for gubernatorial appointment to the Escambia Children’s Trust. To be considered, applicants must submit the completed…
Making ST Engineering jobs more local
At the press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed his phone call with ST Engineering leadership this morning. “I’ve asked them by Sept. 1 that they provide the number of jobs that have…
Brahier still has questions about Inspired project
Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier still has questions about the ground lease that would allow Inspired Communities of Florida build on parcel 5 at the Community Maritime Park. — And the full…
Mayor: ‘Confusion’ and ‘predatory’ practices of private lots
Mayor D.C. Reeves continued to pressure private parking lot owners and operators during his weekly press conference, asserting that some are using confusion to make money by misleading drivers. He accused the…
Reeves and private parking lots
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the new Florida law that requires companies managing private parking lots to be more transparent. He also touches on…
National Health Center Week
Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers sponsors National Health Center Week to celebrate and increase awareness of America’s 1,400 Community Health Centers. National Health Center Week (Aug. 4-10) is…
Daily Outtakes: Hurricane Debbie
Last night the Florida Division of Emergency Management issued its voluminous report that listed the pre-landfall and post-landfall work of all the state agencies. I’ve hit the highlights below: State Response Efforts…
Gulf Winds supports BBBS
The Gulf Winds Cares Foundation recently made donations to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida in Pensacola, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend in Tallahassee, and Big Brothers…
Bergosh pledges to honor OLF-8 master plan
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh repeated his commitment to the OLF-8 master plan. “I’m not going to vote for anything that violates the…
National Lighthouse Day – Wednesday, Aug. 7
The Coast Guard and the Pensacola Lighthouse Maritime Museum are scheduled to host a National Lighthouse Day celebration at the Pensacola Lighthouse Maritime Museum, Wednesday, Aug. 7. The family-friendly educational event will…
The Blue Angels must keep flying
A retired Air Force flight surgeon wrote a viewpoint for the Seattle Times calling for the retirement of the Blue Angels after seeing the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron participate in the 75th…
OneBlood hampered by ransomware attack
OneBlood, the not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States, announced its critical software systems utilized to manage its daily operations are starting to come back online. Why this matters:…
Hurricane Debbie ‘very near landfill’ in Big Bend area
We will provide updates throughout the day as Hurricane Debbie makes landfall in the Big Bend area – most likely near where Hurricane Idalia in August 2023. Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled…
Latest on Tropical Depression 4
From NOAA Hurricane Center as 11 am EDT Heavy rainfall will likely result in locally considerable flash and urban flooding across portions of Florida and the coastal areas of the Southeast this…
GB YMCA closing for renovation
The YMCA of Northwest Florida has announced that the Community YMCA at Gulf Breeze will close on Monday, Aug. 26, for total renovation to better serve its growing membership. The location, formerly…
Escambia County pays feds $3.5 to settlement EMS billing
From the News Service of Florida: Escambia County has paid $3.5 million to the federal government in a settlement over billing for emergency medical services, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern…
More on fired Chilean workers
Grace McCaffery, the founder of the Hispanic Resource Center of Northwest Florida, said the 45 Chilean aviation mechanics laid off by ST Engineering –Mobile Aerospace Engineering mechanics at its Pensacola and Mobile,…
Tropical storm heading to the Gulf of Mexico
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the well-defined tropical wave that is moving into the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA latest: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center…
Daily Outtakes: Why the YMCA is on Intendencia
In this week’s Outtakes, I write about the bad decisions made by politicians and local boards that have had consequences. Read Bad Decisions Hurt. I mentioned one such decision was the failure…
CoC need help building Leadership Council
The Santa Rosa-Escambia County Continuum of Care (CoC) is accepting applications from those interested in serving on the nominating committee member, which will help select the CoC Leadership Council. Applications can be…