Taxie Lambert turned the unimaginable sorrow of losing her daughter to making a difference in other girls’ lives. Eleven-year-old Desirea Sierra never made it past her fifth-grade formal because she lost her…
Humane Society hires two organizations to mediate issues
Press Release from the Pensacola Humane Society: Responding to recent accusations by its employees of alleged mismanagement, the Pensacola Humane Society’s board of directors has hired two professional organizations to help mediate…
Yes, Pensacola Humane Society has cash problems
The Pensacola Humane Society is struggling to pay staff and care for its animals, according to a report by the PNJ’s Tom McLaughlin that was posted online late Friday. Despite claims by…
Real News: Friday, Dec. 16, 2022
Matt Wolfe previews James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water and the Yellowstone prequel 1923 with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Pensacola Beach Chamber CEO Meg Peltier previews the NY Eve fireworks….
Podcast: Pensacola Sports High School All Star Football Game
Pitting the best of the best against each other in four quarters of east vs. west, the Pensacola Sports High School All Star Football Game will take place Friday, Dec. 16, at…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus Announces Open Winter Auditions
Pensacola, Fla. – DECEMBER 2022 – Calling all singers in Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama – it’s time to sing out and join the Pensacola Children’s Chorus! Auditions will be held Saturday…
Chadbourne Foundation donates $500K to Valerie’s House
Grief support center for children will expand with new location Pensacola, Fla. – December 15, 2022 – Valerie’s House, a non-profit in Pensacola with the sole mission of helping children grieve the…
Real News: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
Stephanie White shares her concerns with the grant process of the Escambia Children’s Trust. She is concerned with the inconsistencies in the process. “There were lots of clarification questions that needed to…
New Year’s Eve Fireworks Display set for midnight on Pensacola Beach
The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks display will go on at midnight on Saturday, Dec. 31, along the sound side of Pensacola…
Podcast: Property insurance changes head to DeSantis
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With property insurance described as a “hidden tax” on homeowners, the Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan aimed…
ECFR’s Lt. Nick Gradia honored as 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year
Escambia County Fire Rescue is proud to announce that Lt. Nick Gradia was recognized last week as the recipient of the 2022 Florida Professional Firefighter of the Year award presented by the…
Real News: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022
Will Kennedy discusses University of West Florida’s hiring of Kaleb Nobles as its new football coach. Escambia County Area Transit Mass Transit Director Rodriques Kimbrough talks about ECAT’s new buses, the first…
County gets nearly $11 million for shoreline project at NAS Pensacola
Escambia County is thrilled to announce a $10.93 million award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coast Resiliency Fund. The award will fund construction of the Magazine Point phase of…
Presser Notes: Baptist Prayers, No Smoking & City Daycare?
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola is betting big on two potential residential developments at the site of the soon-to-be-vacated Baptist Healthcare campus. A day after the Pensacola City Council…
Podcast: Jones explains deferred prosecution agreement
The daily newspaper reported in its print edition this morning that Rebekah Jones signed a plea deal last week admitting guilt in a pending criminal case alleging that she accessed a state…
COVID-19 vax saved 3.25 million American lives and $1.5 trillion in medical bills.
According to a new modeling study by the Commonwealth Fund, without COVID-19 vaccines, the US would have seen four times more deaths from the pandemic virus—an additional 3 million lives lost—as well…
UWF hires new football coach
Note: Will Kennedy will be on “Real News with Rick Outzen” on WCOA tomorrow at 7:10 am to discuss this hire. The University of West Florida is naming Kaleb Nobles as the…
DeSantis seeks Grand Jury probe into COVID-19 shots
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that COVID-19 vaccines have been “pushed on Americans,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to impanel a…
FDOT: Ninth Avenue Bridge Replacement concludes
Chipley, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed a $4.3 million project on Ninth Avenue (State Road (S.R.) 289) over Carpenters Creek. The work included: Replacement of the bridge…
Real News: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022
Ryan Wiggins shares the details for this fun event that’s Saturday, Dec. 17. The line-up starts at Bayview Park at 4:15 pm; parade begins at 5:30 p.m. Find out more here. Pensacola…