Sheriff focused on finding suspects in Bellview shooting [podcast]

On WCOA this morning, Sheriff Chip Simmons repeated his request for any video taken by fans at the Bellview Park football on Saturday where one…

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First City Art Center Pumpkin Patch [podcast]

First City Art Center’s 16th annual Glass and Ceramic Pumpkin Patch takes place on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Blue…

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Habitat establishes Land Trust

Hopes to ‘Go Back to Roots’ of Affordable Housing Mission By Jeremy Morrison As the dynamics of the economy evolve — particularly rising housing costs…

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Triumph: Our ‘golden ticket’

Laura DiBella, the deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Commerce, was in Pensacola yesterday to speak with local business leaders about Enterprise Florida. “We…

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Elizabeth Eckford shares her story

Yesterday, I posted the podcast of my interview with Elizabeth Eckford, who recounted her experience as she and eight other students desegregated Little Rock Central…

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Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022

County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses the shooting at Bellview Park while a youth football was being played and how the county will make the parks…

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West Pensacola Elementary celebrates ‘Socktober’

West Pensacola Elementary School will kick off its annual “Socktober” service project this month, with a goal of collecting 900 pairs of new socks this…

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Help with city transportation plan

The City of Pensacola is seeking the public’s input to help develop a forward-thinking Active Transportation Plan, with a goal of gathering input on walking, biking and other…

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Elizabeth Eckford: Profile in Courage

On Thursday night, The Equity Project Alliance, in partnership with the Delta Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Diocese of…

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Quint on the road to Southern League championship [podcast]

Sixteen years ago, Quint Studer, Mort O’Sullivan and I celebrated city voters passing the referendum for the Community Maritime Park at the Waffle House on…

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Presser Notes: Wahoos, Ian & a Shooting

By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson was joined for his weekly press conference Monday by a celebratory group from the Blue Wahoos organization, as…

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Real News today: Bellview shooting, Studer, Soul Bowl, Little Rock Nine

We have a full slate of guests on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” today. We will discuss the Bellview Park shooting and what the…

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PPD also steps up security at youth football games

Press release: In response to a fatal shooting on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Bellview Athletic Complex in Escambia County, the Pensacola Police Department will have an…

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Real News podcasts: Monday, Oct. 3, 2022

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are heading to Puerto Rico on Monday and Florida on Wednesday to survey the damage caused…

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Making youth football games safer

Commissioner Jeff Bergosh and Superintendent Tim Smith mentioned counseling being made available for those who experienced the shooting. Sheriff Simmons talked about helping escort a…

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Sheriff asks for videos, photos taken a Bellview park

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the suspects involved in the Saturday afternoon shooting during youth football games at Bellview Park that left…

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Podcast: Park safety, Bruce Beach and Studers

Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson discusses the safety in parks after the Bellview shooting, finding the source of waste in the water off of Bruce Beach…

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Fiore hosts Mignonne Gavigan launch party

Meet Mignonne “Maggie” Gavigan at Fiore of Pensacola on Tuesday October 11. Maggie is the New York City-based, North Carolinian-bred accessories designer who is known…

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Podcast: What happens next on 115 books in Escambia school libraries

Escambia County School Board chairman Kevin Adams gives the behind-the-scenes story on setting up a restricted section in school libraries and discusses the review process…

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Podcasts: Charles Bare vs. Char Powell

Charles Bare and Char Powell face off in the Pensacola City Council District 2 race.

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