Escambia County Sand Locations Open Thursday, Aug. 1 Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas. The sand is available on a first come, first served basis. Residents must bring…
CIIWT change of command
Capt. Sarah Sherwood relieved Capt. Christopher Bryant as commanding officer of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) during a change of command ceremony July 26 at the National Naval Aviation Museum…
Daily Outtakes: Trump vs. Harris statistical tie
A new national survey by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research USA reveals that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are in a statistical tie in a…
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday runs to Aug. 11
The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday began, Monday, July 29 and extends through Sunday, August 11. The sales tax holiday allows Florida families to save money on essential items students need for the…
Rick Scott, Mike Ezell named AbilityOne® Congressional Champions
Global Connections to Employment (GCE) and SourceAmerica honored Senator Rick Scott of Florida and House Representative Mike Ezell of Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District as AbilityOne® Congressional Champions in recognition of their dedication…
Inspired Communities project less inspiring
Next week, the Pensacola City Council will consider a ground lease agreement with Inspired Communities of Florida to build a hotel and apartment building at the Community Maritime Park. The draft agreement…
2024 Candidate Surveys
The Greater Pensacola Chamber asked candidates for the Escambia County Commission, ECUA Board, Escambia County School Board and Pensacola City Council to complete surveys for its membership. Below are the surveys for…
Latest on Tropical Wave approaching Florida
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore shared the latest on the tropical wave approaching Florida. From NOAA: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Jul…
Daily Outtakes: VP in, Project 2025 director out
Jeff Nall, a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from our area, shared that only one candidate qualified for the virtual roll-call ballot to replace President Joe Biden at the top of…
NAS Pensacola offers VIP seating to Blue Angels show
Premium preferred seating options for the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola 2024 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow are available Thursday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. through the NAS Pensacola Morale, Welfare and Recreation…
Trump Campaign denounces Project 2025
Trump Campaign Statement on Project 2025’s Demise “President Trump’s campaign has been very clear for over a year that Project 2025 had nothing to do with the campaign, did not speak for…
New Four-Way stop downtown
The City of Pensacola installed two new stop signs on Tuesday, July 29 at the intersection of Tarragona Street and Romana Street, converting the intersection from a 2-way stop to an all-way…
City FY 2025 Proposed Budget online – Updated
A draft of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the City of Pensacola is now available online. Click here to view the proposed budget. Some highlights of the approximately $317.3 million Fiscal…
Daily Outtakes: Why did Pam Childers try to avoid filing Form 6 for Bruce?
It has bothered me that Pam Childers went to such lengths to avoid filing her husband’s Form 6. Why? Hundreds of candidates around Florida had no problem completing the form and submitting…
Healthcare Heroes
The Escambia County Medical Society Foundation (ECMS-Foundation) is proud to announce its inaugural Health Excellence Awards, set to take place on October 10th, 2024 at the historic Museum of Commerce. This new…
Short Film: It’s Clinical
It’s Clinical, a short film dedicated to raising mental health awareness, premieres at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the 850 Event Center, 2148 Delano Street. This impactful film is…
Mayor answers Downtown Parking questions
Mayor D.C. Reeves has offered to use his time on “Real News with Rick Outzen” to focus on the changes in downtown Pensacola parking. I will start his Tuesday morning segment early…
Visioning Survey closes Wednesday, July 31
The City of Pensacola’s Strive to Thrive Pensacola 2035 Visioning Survey, an online public survey to provide input that will shape the comprehensive vision for Pensacola, will be closing Wednesday, July 31. Anyone…
Bender refused to break law for Childers
Bruce Childers, the husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, expressed his displeasure with the News Journal over the county hiring GrayRobinson to represent Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender in Childers’ lawsuit against…
Daily Outtakes: Childers Trifecta hit!
Gizmo* has to pay off the Childers Trifecta – with three or more articles published by the News Journal focusing on County Clerk Pam Childers’political targets that she allegedly has said she…