Florida Cabinet approves buying Wolf Creek Forest
From The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet on Monday approved plans to spend more than $46 million to help…
Lumon May frustrated about ECT staff pushing hotline
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May works with kids living in some of the county’s poorest neighbors and is frustrated that the Escambia Children’s Trust staff…
Work on Roger Scott Tennis Center begins next Monday
The City of Pensacola will begin construction on improvements to Roger Scott Tennis Center on Monday, March 20, including replacing 12 hard courts to significantly…
Children’s Trust moves further away from pockets of poverty
The Escambia Children’s Trust staff wants to create a new hotline to connect parents with services – with a price tag of $1.6 million for…
Getting caught up on podcasts
ABC News’ Jason Nathanson makes his predictions and talks about what he’s hearing behind the scenes. Will Kennedy recaps the UWF Argos spring football game….
Community Health Job Fair
From Community Health Northwest Florida: Join us for a Medical Professionals Hiring Event 1400 N Palafox St, Pensacola We are searching for exceptional MAs, Nurses,…
Mayor explains what happened on Truth for Youth offer
Rev. John Powell and Truth For Youth, Inc. rejected the city’s $1.5 million offer for the old Smith Bakery property at the corner of Belmont…
Bear funeral online
The visitation for Lewis Bear, Jr. drew such a crowd yesterday afternoon that people stood in line for more than two hours to visit with…
Court upholds Gun Age law
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Citing gun restrictions dating to the Reconstruction era, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld…
Rev. Powell rejects city offer, Reeves explains at 7 am on WCOA
Rev. John Powell has rejected the city’s offer to purchase the historic Smith Bakery building on the corner of Belmont and Devilliers streets, according to…
Breaking: George buys Alice’s
The owners of the award-winning George Bistro + Bar, George and Lubi Lzai, have purchased the building on 1504 W. Intendencia St. that was home…
Real News: Thursday, March 9, 2023
Escambia County is taking Clerk Pam Childers to court again. Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has the details. Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses what’s on the agenda for…
Inweekly: March 9 issue hits the stands
Spring Break Outs Things to see, hear and do this season (and into the next) Technically, it’s not spring until March 20. But just like…
Three districts wanted appointed superintendent
A review of the voting by district on the 2018 referendum for an appointed school superintendent reveals that three districts approved of the change. Two…
Senate passes affordable housing plan
Moving quickly on priorities of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, Florida senators Wednesday passed measures aimed at spurring more affordable housing for workers and boosting a…
Hosting Sun Belt basketball beyond 2025
By Tom St. Myer Fresh off a third consecutive year of successfully hosting the Sun Belt Conference men’s and women’s basketball championships, stakeholders eye a…
Real News: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Four days after the violent abduction of four Americans in the Mexican border town of Matamoros, the bodies of two of them have been returned…
City seeks input on
The Miraflores Burial Ground Study Community Advisory Group and the City of Pensacola are seeking the public’s input on the Miraflores Burial Ground Study, with…
Bye, ERIC
On Monday, the Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that Florida’s ending its involvement in Eric, which is the Electronic Registration Information Center, a…
Lewis Bear Jr – ‘A Force of Nature’
On WCOA this morning, Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, discussed Lewis Bear Jr.’s commitment to the university. “For many years,…
