Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers wants to avoid having to present her case for not honoring the Board of Commissioners’ contract regarding a 401(a) retirement plan that has been in place in…
Don’t ask, don’t tell civil rights history
According to Flagler College history professor Dr. Michael Butler, the Florida Legislature’s efforts to ban any history that a parent believes may make her child uncomfortable about his/her race is pushing good…
Free paint
The Programs Division of the Escambia County Waste Services Department is pleased to offer free re-blended paint each Thursday at the Perdido Landfill, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Latex paint is screened…
Cubed Live Painting
Open Call For Artists The UWF Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) invites all artists to submit their mural ideas for a chance to participate in the Cubed 2022 Live Painting Event. Artists…
Reminder: BCC regular meeting tomorrow morning
Reminder: BCC to Hold Regular Board Meeting Feb. 10 The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will hold two meetings Thursday, Feb. 10. Public Forum begins at 8:45 a.m. and the BCC…
Underhill fails to respond in Ethics hearing
Commissioner Doug Underhill has told the daily newspaper that he can’t wait for his day in court to defend himself against the probable cause findings of the Florida Ethics Commission – “I’m…
Kindergarten readiness by school
Only 11 of Escambia County’s 35 elementary schools had more than half of their kindergarteners ready for school. Thirteen schools had less than a third ready. This doesn’t bode well for the…
Escambia Kindergarten readiness drops
The Florida Department of Education has released its Fall 2021 kindergarten readiness scores. The percentage of kindergarten-ready children dropped both statewide (from 57% to 50%) and in Escambia(48% to 42%) and Santa…
Childers has 20 days to respond [podcast]
Judge William Stone has given County Clerk Pam Childers 20 days to show cause why the relief requested by the Board of County Commissioners concerning the 401(a) retirement plan should not be…
Regions supports YReads!
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Feb. 8, 2022 – The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded primarily by Regions Bank, on Tuesday announced a $50,000 grant to the YMCA of Northwest Florida to bring…
Repairs to begin on Plaza de Luna
The City of Pensacola will begin repairs this month to the Plaza de Luna boardwalk and park that was damaged during Hurricane Sally. Waterfront areas of Plaza de Luna will be closed while repairs…
See 2022 Pensacola JazzFest Poster
After considering many submissions, the Jazz Pensacola Board of Directors announces it selected a design by Peter Gurtowsky for the official 2022 Pensacola JazzFest poster. The poster will be sold at the…
How to prevent child trafficking [podcast]
Today, I interviewed on WCOA Elizabeth Melendez Fisher Good, author of “Groomed†and CEO of The Foundation United. She has implemented preventive training in K-12 schools with The Foundation United’s S.P.E.A.K. Up…
Papantonio responds to lawmakers on FPL rates [podcast]
Attorney Mike Papantonio came on “Real News” on WCOA this morning to respond to state lawmakers who have blamed President Biden for Florida Power & Light’s rate increase. FPL customers have seen…
A dog named Rylan [podcast]
Pensacola Humane Society shared the story of Rylan, its longest timer, who was adopted on Feb 1. The adoption was sponsored by Brittney Zamora’s Pit Road Pals and Brittney Zamora Racing. After…
Panda Express donates $1.25 million to Children’s Hospital
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2022) — Panda Express has pledged $1.25 million to the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola to support programs and services that provide compassionate, healing…
Presser Notes: Airport Soars, Prioritizing Power & Long-viewing Homelessness
By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola International Airport is currently dubbed the “Intergalactic” airport, an annual designation recognizing the local Pensacon event later this month, which celebrates sci-fi culture. “I really appreciate the…
Escambia County gets resilience grant
On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the state of Florida announced the award of over $404 million in grant funding for 113 environmental resilience projects across the state through the Resilient Florida Grant Program….
New hire at the city: Arborist Kris Stultz
Kris Stultz has been selected as the new Arborist for the City of Pensacola, bringing more than 40 years of arboriculture experience to this newly created position at the city. In his…
New AFP West Florida Chapter board
Association of Fundraising Professionals advances philanthropy by enabling people and organizations to practice ethical and effective fundraising. AFP West Florida Chapter today announced its 2022 board: Past President – Maegan Leonard, Baptist…