State Rep. Alex Andrade was my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. We talked about having the one-two budget punch of Sen. Doug Broxson as chair of the Appropriations…
Revive Awareness Day – June 6
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County invites the public to attend this year’s Revive Awareness Day event to learn more about how to spot the signs of an overdose, how…
Insight into ‘And Tango Makes Three’ lawsuit
Last month, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor issued an order requiring mediation in the lawsuit regarding the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from Escambia County school library shelves….
Pensacola TV Pitch Competition
Chris Jadallah of Calliope Films made contact with Greenlight Go, and some of their producers have taken a big interest in Pensacola and Pensacola talent. They wanted to throw a pitch event…
Daily Outtakes: Mike Burns new SRIA director
Last month, the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board selected local attorney Mike Burns as its new executive director. Burns was chosen from a field of 39 candidates, who were then narrowed to…
Escambia County has over 16,000 fewer voters than in 2020
Escambia County has lost over 7% of its voters, 16,224 people, over the past four years, thanks to laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature since Joe Biden won the presidential election. Democrats…
City breaks ground on Project Titan’s third hangar
This morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves broke ground with city, county, state, and business leaders on Project Titan’s third hangar at the Pensacola International Airport. Project Titan represents the continuation of a…
Free Z Tuesday returns June 11
Press Release: Award-winning personal injury law firm Zarzaur Law, P.A., is excited to announce the return of its popular summertime “Free Z Tuesday” events, starting June 11, 2024. This FREE, family-friendly community…
Space still available for Protecting Places of Worship
The Mayor’s Office of Pensacola is joining the Pensacola Police Department, US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in hosting a Protecting Places of…
Daily Outtakes: Arson or Lightning
Cordova Park residents are wondering whether the car that caught fire in County Clerk Pam Childers’ neighborhood was a lightning strike, not arson. On Saturday, a downtown business was struck by lightning…
Military and Law Enforcement Bigs
2024 Ronald Mobayed Military Big of the Year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida proudly announces Orlando Navedo as the recipient of the 2024 Ronald Mobayed Military Big of the Year…
Bergosh on new $36 million offer for OLF-8
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Commisisoner Jeff Bergosh discussed the latest offer of OLF-8 for $36 million, which includes donating part of the site to the Escambia County School District….
Meet Lisa Newell
Lisa Newell, owner of the Gulf Breeze News and Splash Magazine, is running for the Florida Senate District 1 seat as a Democrat. Newell, a Florida resident since she was 16, believes…
Buzz: Arson in Cordova Park
Early Saturday morning, someone set a vehicle on fire near the home of Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers. Neighbors reported that police are protecting her home. On the Cordova Park Neighborhood Facebook…
UnityFest returns
Press Release: Attorney Troy Rafferty and Adoration for a New Beginning Church announced today that they will again present the Annual Juneteenth UnityFest: A Community Celebration of Freedom. Rafferty, a philanthropist and…
Meet Kim Kline
Small business owner and former Gulf Breeze teacher Kim Kline is running without party affiliation for the Florida House District 2 seat, currently held by Republican Alex Andrade. I interviewed her on…
Daily Outtakes: Slayton not running
NorthEscambia.com reports that Bill Slayton has decided to run for another term on the Escambia County School Board. Slayton has represented District 5 for 16 years, after serving as band director for…
Real News: Movies, Adventure, Sea Turtles and Cowsills
“Young Woman and the Sea” stars Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Does the film sink or swim? Jason Nathanson will…
Remembering Mayor Vince Whibbs
Mayor Emeritus Vince Whibbs, Sr. passed away on May 30, 2006, shortly after being named to the Community Maritime Park Associates board. He replaced Adm. Jack Fetterman who died two months earlier….
Reporter shares what it was like in the Trump courtroom
ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous was in the New York courtroom when Donald Trump heard the verdict. “It was stunning in person in a way; I couldn’t believe what I was…