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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Real News: Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

Commissioner Lumon May discusses the county’s investment in Brownsville. ABC News’ Jason Nathanson reviews ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ and shares memories of Chuckie E. Cheese….

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Real News: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Zarzaur Law, P.A. has once again partnered with local Downtown Pensacola businesses to host its 5th annual “Zalloween,” a free, safe, and fun-filled Halloween event…

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SEC Women’s Soccer brackets announced

Last year, the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s soccer team won the SEC Championship at Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park, taking the cherished trophy home to Downtown…

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Warrington Prep Reset

Former teachers and parents complained to WEAR-TV about the restrictions placed on the seventh-grade students at Warrington Preparatory Academy after some students had flooded a…

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