Escambia and Santa Rosa counties escaped the devastation of Hurricane Ian. But many people are looking for ways to assist communities hit by the storm. Florida’s United Ways are connecting those who…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
Banker Bruce Vredenburg explains why we should renew the the Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption (EDATE) program. The University of West Florida Haas Center has been awarded a five-year, $548,000 grant…
Gulf Breeze Will Do has $130K+ in grant requests
Gulf Breeze Will Do (GBWD), a women’s philanthropic group, received more than $130,000 requests in grant applications for 2022. Grant review committees are set to meet in October to score the applications…
Baptist: ‘Everything is Bigger’
Baptist Offers Peek of New Healthcare Campus By Jeremy Morrison Next fall, Baptist Healthcare plans to open its new campus, currently being developed off of Brent Lane, taking shape to the side…
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 man was killed and another injured in…
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 Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola. The annual…
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 — so do the dynamics of Pensacola…
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 are the state economic development arm, but…
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 High School in 1957. I wanted to…
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 safer. Attorney Troy Rafferty talks about the…
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 month. Each year, West Pensacola Elementary celebrates…
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 human-powered modes of getting around the Pensacola…
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 the Central Gulf Coast, welcomes Elizabeth Eckford,…
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 Gregory Street. We all understood that the…
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 well as a rather large trophy, recently…
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 county is doing to make our ballparks….
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 increased police presence at City of Pensacola…
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 by Hurricane Fiona and Hurricane Ian. Karen…
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 10-year-old cheerleader and her mom to their…
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 one man dead and another injured. Sheriff…