Starting Friday, June 21, Pensacola International Airport is creating a temporary parking lot for approximately 300 additional vehicles. The lot will be adjacent to Pensacola Fire Station #6 on North 9th Avenue….
PenAir Credit Union has counter checks
I received a phone call from a Pen Air Credit Union customer who told that the credit union still offers counter checks, and she recently got 10 of them from her branch….
NAS Whiting may get closer to having a new Child Development Center
Sen. Rick Scott posted on his official website that the Senate Armed Service Committee passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to provide $3 million for Santa County’s priority for…
Daily Outtakes: Sorry, Pam
Escambia County Clerk of Courts Pam Childers has been insisting that Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender is not an incumbent. Why this matters to Childers: Bruce Childers, her hubby, is trying to…
PenAir NOW Financial Fitness Competition
PenAir Credit Union has launched its annual Financial Fitness Competition, NOW. This transformative program is designed to empower and improve financial health and literacy. Selected participants can enhance their financial knowledge, develop…
Health and Hope Clinic building a new wing
Health and Hope Clinic will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Health and Wellness Wing at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 21, at 1718 E. Olive Road. “This new facility will…
FPL to give us back our money
From The News Service of Florida: Florida Power & Light will return about $16 million to customers after state regulators Tuesday signed off on the utility’s costs related to Hurricane Ian, Hurricane…
Fight Gears Up Over Oil Drilling Permit in Northwest Florida
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A legal battle is moving forward over a plan to drill for oil and gas in part of rural Northwest Florida. The…
Escambia County politics still weird
Escambia County politics have had weird turns over the years. The 2024 election cycle is no different. On Friday, June 14, a Republican filed to qualify to run for the Escambia County…
2024 Busch Light Pensacola Fishing Rodeo
Pensacola Sports is welcoming anglers of all ages to Pensacola Beach for the 2024 Busch Light Pensacola Fishing Rodeo June 21 – 24. The family friendly event is for teams and individuals who…
Leadership Florida selects three from our area
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Ashton Hayward talked about Leadership Florida and its latest class, which includes Mayor D.C. Reeves, ECSO Chief Deputy Andy Hobbs, and Jessi Truett of the…
Thornton calls Lumon May statement a lie
Lumon May’s statement is a lie. If anyone wants to know what I said please contact me. I did not call Lumon May. He called me one night last week complaining about…
Perdido Bay Boat Ramp opens
District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and Escambia County staff invite the public to join them for the Perdido Bay Boat Ramp ribbon cutting Tuesday, June 18, at 11 a.m., 10808 Lillian Highway….
Johnson: Lumon May and his dirty Jew friends can go to hell
To say Republican John R. Johnson is upset that he was disqualified from running against incumbent District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May would be an understatement. He didn’t hold back in a…
How to spend $14.2 million
On “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed how he will use the $14.2 million that escaped Gov. DeSantis’ veto pen. The city will use the $7 million in…
Meet Mike Burns
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) Board finalized the contract to hire local attorney Mike Burns as its new Executive Director during a special Board meeting Wednesday night, June 12. “They called…
Chris Jones’ bittersweet decision
Chris Jones has decided not to seek re-election as Escambia County Property Appraiser. Jones has served the citizens of Escambia County with dedication and integrity since his appointment in 1995. “It was…
Bender explains why Johnson was disqualified
On WCOA this morning, Escambia County Supervisor of Election Robert Bender explained why GOP candidate John R. Johnson was disqualified from running for the District 3 County Commissioner seat held by Lumon…
Escambia GOP wanted Lumon May to get in line or else
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, a Democrat, was approached last week by Charles Thornton, the vice chairman of the Escambia County Florida Republican Executive Committee. “It’s so unfortunate how divisive local politics…
More problems for GOP commission ringer
Republican candidate John R. Johnson has more problems than just filling out the incorrect forms that led to his disqualification after a last-minute attempt to qualify to run against District 3 County…
