As a preferred retail partner of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, Southeastern Grocers (SEG) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to distribute more than two million high-quality…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21
Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January and will entire flight school in Pensacola….
WFH CEO retiring
After more than 20 years in healthcare and close to three years as CEO of West Florida Healthcare, Gay Nord has decided to retire later this spring to spend more time with…
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 was selected to be part of the…
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 concerning its retirement plan. More on Bergosh’s…
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 of the regulations relating to the devices….
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 of Pensacola offices and facilities will reopen…
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 Bowl champion with the Seattle Seahawks and…
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 performance and passion for helping others. “As…
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 8-year anniversary, owners Elizabeth & Brad Jones…
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. ABC News’ Tom Rivers gives us the…
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 view of the services provided by ECEMS…
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 than Escambia County’s first survey in 2008….
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, Quint and Rishy Studer have paid for…
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 will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order…
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 chamber’s 2030 initiative. Participants can register for…
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 for the expansion of the Darrell Gooden…
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 Program, sponsored by the Regions Foundation. The…
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 of their 2022 membership drive. The organization…
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 May Center on Gregory Street. Lumon May,…