Community Health offers antiviral treatment and more
Here is the information Community Health Northwest Florida CEP Chandra Smiley discussed on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning: Antiviral Program: Community Health…
Breaking: BCC sues Childers over retirement plan
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh announced on 1370 WCOA this morning that the Board of County Commissioners has filed a lawsuit against Clerk Pam Childers…
City eyes e-scooter revisions
by Jeremy Morrison To curb inappropriate usage of electric rental scooters in the downtown area, the city of Pensacola is looking to tighten up some…
Ice coming tonight
City of Pensacola offices and facilities will be closed Friday, Jan. 21 due to anticipated hazardous weather and road conditions, except for some essential city services. City…
Podcast: Doug Baldwin, Jr. and SYSA
Pensacola native Doug Baldwin, Jr. talks about the role SYSA played in his life and why he supports the Rafferty Center. Doug was a Super…
Pen Air scholarships open
Pen Air Federal Credit Union (Pen Air) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Pen Air Scholarship Program. Scholarships will be awarded based on academic…
Breaking: Nom closing
Nom Sushi Izakaya Closing January 29th after 7 Years on South Palafox January 19, 2022 – Pensacola, FL: As local favorite, Nom Sushi Izakaya, nears its…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Jan. 19
Pensacola City Councilman Delarian Wiggins discusses his first year in office. FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth discusses Florida Trends’ article on the economic outlook for NWFL….
County launches EMS dashboard
Escambia County Emergency Medical Services has officially launched the “EMS Dashboard” in an effort to provide the citizens of Escambia County a broader and clearer…
How does Escambia County compare to Lafayette Parish?
Lafayette Parish did its first Quality of Life survey last year, and the results were released in December. Fortunately, its first results were much better…
Quality of Survey: Affordable Housing pops up as an issue
Quint Studer and the Pensacola Young Professionals released the 2021 Quality of Life Survey at the CivicCon event held on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Since 2009,…
Order free at-home COVID tests
Here is the link: covidtests.gov Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #44 free at-â home COVID-â 19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Jan. 18
Adding perspective to the MLK Day celebration of the Rafferty Center. Greater Pensacola Chamber Foundation’s Sara Lefevers discusses the first focus group meeting for the…
Sansing commits $600K to UWF athletics
The University of West Florida announces a gift commitment of more than $600,000 from Sandy Sansing to support the Sandy Sansing Need-Based Student-Athlete Scholarship and…
CyberSuccess cohorts taking applications [podcast]
This morning on WCOA 1370 AM/104.9 FM, Dr. Eman El-Sheikh discussed upcoming cohorts for military veterans and first responders for UWF Center for Cybersecurity’s CyberSuccess…
Sunday’s Child looking for grant requests
Sunday’s Child, a Pensacola-area philanthropic group which promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality, held its annual kickoff event virtually on Thursday, Jan. 13 to celebrate completion…
Rafferty Center announced
Today the Southern Youth Sports Association announced the building of a new $2.7 million community center on Pensacola’s Westside alongside Legion Field and the Theophalis…
Homebuilders win court cases on impact fees
The Home Builders Association of West Florida and 11 additional plaintiffs won a major victory on Saturday when Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey issued Summary…
Don’t tread on Matt Gaetz? Not with a soda
On WCOA 1370 AM/104.9 FM, attorney Eric Stevenson discuss how upset Congressman Matt Gaetz was when someone threw a drink at him but hasn’t come…
Meet Tammy Greer [podcast]
This morning on WCOA 1370AM/104.9FM, I had an exclusive radio interview with the new executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, Tammy Greer. I also…




















