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Podcast: Property insurance changes head to DeSantis

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With property insurance described as a “hidden tax” on homeowners, the Florida House on Wednesday…

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Posted in Escambia County

ECFR’s Lt. Nick Gradia honored as 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year

Escambia County Fire Rescue is proud to announce that Lt. Nick Gradia was recognized last week as the recipient of the 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter…

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Posted in Politics

Real News: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022

Will Kennedy discusses University of West Florida’s hiring of Kaleb Nobles as its new football coach. Escambia County Area Transit Mass Transit Director Rodriques Kimbrough…

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Posted in Politics

County gets nearly $11 million for shoreline project at NAS Pensacola

Escambia County is thrilled to announce a $10.93 million award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coast Resiliency Fund. The award will fund…

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Posted in Pensacola

Presser Notes: Baptist Prayers, No Smoking & City Daycare?

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is betting big on two potential residential developments at the site of the soon-to-be-vacated Baptist Healthcare campus….

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Posted in Politics

Podcast: Jones explains deferred prosecution agreement

The daily newspaper reported in its print edition this morning that Rebekah Jones signed a plea deal last week admitting guilt in a pending criminal…

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Posted in Caring Health

COVID-19 vax saved 3.25 million American lives and $1.5 trillion in medical bills.

According to a new modeling study by the Commonwealth Fund, without COVID-19 vaccines, the US would have seen four times more deaths from the pandemic…

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Posted in Education

UWF hires new football coach

Note: Will Kennedy will be on “Real News with Rick Outzen” on WCOA tomorrow at 7:10 am to discuss this hire. The University of West…

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Posted in Politics

DeSantis seeks Grand Jury probe into COVID-19 shots

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that COVID-19 vaccines have been “pushed on Americans,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked…

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Posted in Business Politics

FDOT: Ninth Avenue Bridge Replacement concludes

Chipley, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed a $4.3 million project on Ninth Avenue (State Road (S.R.) 289) over Carpenters Creek….

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Posted in Politics

Real News: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022

Ryan Wiggins shares the details for this fun event that’s Saturday, Dec. 17. The line-up starts at Bayview Park at 4:15 pm; parade begins at…

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Posted in Pensacola

City gets $637K for multi-use path

The City of Pensacola is excited to announce a $637,060 funding award from the Florida Department of Transportation for a multi-use path at Hollice T….

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