Florida pulls out voter registration protection group
From The News Service of Florida: Secretary of State Cord Byrd said Monday that Florida is ending involvement in a multi-state effort to exchange voter-registration…
The Fair offers college scholarships
The Pensacola Interstate Fair is proud to announce that applications are now available for the 2023-2024 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant program. Deadline to…
GE investing more into Pensacola plant
Last week, General Electric announced plans to invest more than $450 million in its existing U.S. manufacturing facilities this year, purchasing cutting-edge equipment and making…
School board gave Smith positive ratings
The school board evaluated School Superintendent Tim Smith last May at the end of his full school year. No one said he needed improvement. District…
Conversations about Lewis Bear, Jr.
Today, I talked with Commissioner Lumon May, Quint Studer and Don Gaetz about Lewis Bear, Jr. I also replayed a January 2022 interview with Lewis…
Weekly Roundup: Out With the Old, In With the New
Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — It didn’t take long…
Real News: Shop Hop, Dream Vacation, Argos and more
The Shops of Palafox presents The 3rd Annual Spring Shop Hop on Palafox! Sunday, March 5th, 11 am-4 pm. Sip, shop and hop into spring…
Town Hall on FPL rate hike set for Monday
Customers Fed Up! FP&L Hikes Electric Bills Again! Public Service Commission (PSC) is set to yet again rubber-stamp new FP&L rate increases. Hard-hit Panhandle residents…
Breaking: Lewis Bear Jr. has passed
We received the news that Lewis Bear, Jr. passed during the night. The family shared that he went peacefully. PERSONAL Born: February 10, 1941 in…
Myth-busting: School District is better
In the fall of 2018 when voters approved a referendum empowering the school board to appoint the school superintendent, the district ranked 53 out of…
Real News: Zombies, Hoops, Aviation and more
If you’re one of the many people that believe a zombie apocalypse is inevitable, you’re going to need to be prepared. In fact, 1 in…
Backroom Briefing: Canceling the Competition
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner A former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida caused a kerfuffle this…
City Cubed Art project on Saturday
The City of Pensacola is excited to announce a partnership with the Pensacola Museum of Art to bring a CUBED art installation to City Hall,…
FPL finds ways to lower rates
Florida Power & Light has filed a plan that will reduce the April rate increase of $13/mo. by $4.43. According to FPL staff, in addition…
Legislature expected to aid DeSantis presidential run
Gov. Ron DeSantis canceled a scheduled appearance Wednesday at the Florida Power & Light Northwest Florida Economic Symposium, but lobbyist Darrick McGhee provided the attendees…
County Purchasing to host Free Vendor Open House
The Escambia County Office of Purchasing will host a free vendor open house Wednesday, March 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The open house will take…
Salzman wants School Superintendent to resign
In letter on her official letter, State Rep. Michelle Salzman has requested the Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith resign, stating, “Every day that we…
Inside PHS report
First, the report is not a CPA audit report. The Pensacola Humane Society referred to the report produced by Saltmarsh, Cleveland & Gund as an…
Real News: Summer Camps, Spring Break, Hoops and more
The University of West Florida has more than 50 Summer Camps. Valerie Taylor has the details. The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) wants to ensure…
Latest Inweekly – ‘Realistically Whimsical’ – goes live!
Cover: Realistically Whimsical Savannah Evanoff profiles mural artist Banks Compton. Read more. Open Season on Gay Penguins Jeremy Morrison reports on the growing list of…
