On Apple TV+, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are once again revisiting WWII with the limited series “Masters of The Air,” about the Air Force bomber group known as The Bloody Hundredth….
Remembering Bobby
On “Real News,” we often talk about Sena Maddison’s great-uncle, a WWII pilot killed on a bombing mission. This article was first published in Inweekly on Nov. 11, 2010 Missing WWII Pilot…
Escambia’s shrinking Class of 2023
When the 2023 high school graduation class started high school in 2019, the ninth grade had 3,215 students. Four years later, the 12th grade had only 2,606 students – a 20% loss….
Daily Outtakes: Escambia graduation rate falls, while state rises
On Monday, the Florida Department of Education announced that the state’s 2022–23 high school graduation rate climbed to 88%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points over the previous school year and a…
Real News: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Community Health Northwest Florida’s Chandra Smiley, Dr. Darrell Miller and Sena Maddison discuss the Point-in-Time Count, 340B, and the clinic’s new foundation. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has donated $ 5,000…
DeSantis board brags about FD rebrand
It’s hard to believe that anyone would consider this an accomplishment, but we did receive this press release. How hard was it to come up with the name “District Fire Department?” This…
By the Numbers: December Housing Prices
©2024 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. The industry group Florida Realtors released a report showing the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in December was…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola Polka
There’s plenty of buzz about who will be Escambia County’s Supervisor of Elections. The names getting the most talk are former mayor Grover Robinson and District 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender. If…
Real News – 1/24/24
District 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender recaps the Jan. 23 Board of County Commissioners meeting. How did the discussion of Owens’ legal bills play out? Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons provides an…
FPL, Valerie’s House help Pace Center
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has joined forces with Valerie’s House to foster hope and renewed dreams for girls and young women at Pace Center for Girls, who are enduring the…
Santa Rosa names Teacher of the Year
Santa Rosa Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Barber, Santa Rosa School Board Members, and members of the Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Christal Bennett as the Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year…
City pushes back on red light conspiracies
On “Real News” yesterday, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves reiterated that the red light camera initiative is a pilot program. “As we’ve said from the beginning, we have no ego in this,” he…
Alabama struggles with tobacco
According to the American Lung Association’s 22nd annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, released today, Alabama continues to lag behind the rest of the country in policy efforts to prevent and reduce…
Daily Outtakes: Real News 1-23-24
Open Books’ Scott Satterwhite discusses the successful Grownups Book Fair at Odd Colony. The 2nd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event on January 24, 2024, from 5-7 p.m. at the UWF Center for Fine…
Jan. 23 presser notes
Mayor’s Presser: City conveys interest in John A. Gibson school building By Tom St. Myer At his weekly press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced the city contacted Escambia County Public Schools about…
Real News and ABC News
It’s primary day in New Hampshire, usually a banner day for the granite state, but today … well … not so much. ABC News’ Steven Portnoy shares what he’s seeing. As the…
Salzman campaign reports questioned
The campaign treasurer for State Rep. Michelle Salzman, R-Cantonment, received a letter on Jan. 4 from the office of Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd questioning expenses totaling $18,650, including a check…
Real News: Andrade, Basketball and Double Bridge
State Rep. Alex Andrade discusses HB 109, which concerns cities converting public schools to charters. He also examines an amendment that would force shrinking school districts to sell property they have held…
Owens wants taxpayers to cover his legal bills
Tomorrow morning, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will discuss former District 2 aide Jonathan Owens’ request for the taxpayers to pay for his attorney fees in the lawsuit the board…
DeSantis drops out, what’s next
The New Hampshire Primary is tomorrow. ABC News’ Steven Portnoy was on the ground in the state and shares his observations. The Lincoln Project’s chief of staff, Ryan Wiggins, wasn’t surprised that…