Low voter turnout compared to 2018, 2020

Early voting ended on Saturday with 34,215 people casting their votes in Escambia County. With the 27,786 mail-in ballots received, the county had a voter…

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Real News podcasts: Friday, Nov. 4, 2022

DIB Executive Director Walker Wilson, Katie Bosso of Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique and Samantha Breedlove of Rusted Arrow preview this year’s Holiday Haul, a…

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Mayoral Transition Team meeting schedule

Monday, Nov. 7 Focus Area Community Meeting & Input Session – Employee Engagement & Culture – 3:30 p.m., Maritime Place, 350 W. Cedar St., First…

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Over 25K in Escambia County have voted

Here are the stats from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office – 52,508 votes cast, turnout 23.43% Mail: 25,457(48.66%) Early Voting: 26,842(51.31%) Provisional: 16(0.03%)

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Ping Pong on Palafox

Zarzaur Law, P.A. has once again partnered with the Pensacola Table Tennis Club to host its third annual “Ping Pong on Palafox” event on Saturday,…

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Gingerbread House Competition

The Studer Community Institute’s Gingerbread House Competition presented by Winn Dixie is back this year. The holiday event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17,…

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Real News Podcasts: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

Pensacola author Trish Taylor discusses her new book, “Put the Oven On: An American’s Guide to British Food, And Why It’s Not as Bad as…

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District 4: Van Hoose vs. Bender

On WCOA, we had the two candidates facing off for Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4 Term: Four years Salary: $92,738…

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Mobile Press-Register going all-digital

This could be a foreshowing of where daily (and once daily) newspapers may be heading. Alabama Media Group reports it will shift to all-digital delivery,…

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It’s official: Pine Forest High School to become a Community Partnership School

Children’s Home Society of Florida to expand Community Partnership Schools™ model in Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. (November 3, 2022) — Pine Forest High School will adopt…

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Backroom Briefing: All in the Numbers

Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — Tuesday’s…

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Matt Gaetz buddy given immunity deal

The Wall Street Journal reports that Kash Patel, the former Chief of Staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, will testify before a federal…

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2020 Veterans Day: Meet Dale Dye

Friday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day is set aside to honor and celebrate the lives and sacrifices of Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and is…

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Escambia yanks ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’

by Jeremy Morrison The Escambia County School Board has removed the first title from a list of more than a hundred others that have been…

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Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show raises $130K

The 46th annual Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show, presented by the Women’s Board of Baptist Health Care Foundation, raised more than $130,000 to build…

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5-2-1-0 Day on Saturday, Nov. 5

The 5-2-1-0 Day of Play event hosted by the City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County…

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Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Nov. 2

Marine Corps veteran Bob Rivera discusses the Bear’s 21st Annual Poker Run, a Toys for Tots event that starts at 11 am at the VFW…

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GOP lawmakers crush challengers in fundraising

In Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Republican incumbents have crushed their Democratic opponents in fundraising in the Florida Legislature races by nearly $900K. The best…

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Get Out The Voter Rally – Saturday

The Northwest Florida Panhandle Coalition for Civic Engagement, Movement for Change and New World Believers and will hold a final Get Out The Vote Rally…

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Childers has spent $148K on pension lawsuit

The legal bills are piling up in Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers’ quest to prove the 401(a) retirement plan for the county commissioners, which has…

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