Battle over masks in schools

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is looking to enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis’ threat to withhold…

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Will Gov. DeSantis hand out $1K bonus checks to Escambia Co. deputies

Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a 2 p.m. presser at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Why? Earlier today, he handed out $1,000 bonus checks to…

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Breaking: Gallery Night cancelled

August Gallery Night Event Cancelled Due to Contagious COVID-19 Delta Variant Concerns  Planning Virtual Event with Pensacola Artists Live PENSACOLA, FL – August 10, 2021…

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Maritime albatross

In the lava hot real estate market, the city of Pensacola has prime shovel-ready land on the bay of which only two parcels have b…

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Morning radio got real today

This morning, NewsTalk WCOA 1370AM launched my new show, Real News with Rick Outzen, which will air Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It’s…

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BCC has legal opinion – 401(a) legal

Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers last month proclaimed the county’s 401(a) program was illegal and all the commissioners who selected must return to the Florida…

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Check out August 5 Inweekly

COVID Déjà Vu Dammit, we thought we had the COVID-19 pandemic under control. People were getting vaccinated, and locally, new cases had dropped to an…

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Rogers helped Underhill get an Ethics Commission opinion

The daily newspaper believes that County Attorney Alison Rogers  committed a crime when she didn’t get the Escambia County Commission to vote for her to…

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Stop the lynchings

Counter to the daily newspaper’s diatribes, County Attorney Alison Rogers did nothing more than help one of her commissioners get an advisory opinion last March….

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Back-to-School Vax and Dash on Saturday

On Saturday, Aug. 7, Community Health Northwest Florida, in partnership with Escambia County District 3 County Commissioner Lumon May, will host “Back-to-School Vax and Dash,”…

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FHA gives COVID update

The Florida Hospital Association today provided the following update on COVID-19 in the state. Statewide data is derived from the federal Department of Health and…

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State takes aim at Ben & Jerry’s decision

By Jim Saunders ©2021 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State investment in the parent company of the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream chain could…

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