Pensacola, Fla. – Oct. 4, 2021 – The University of West Florida welcomed its tenth National Merit Finalist in five years this fall. Landon Nelson was among approximately 15,000 students across the…
Mayor schedules town hall for Oct. 19
The public is invited to attend Mayor Grover Robinson’s Town Hall Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodland Heights Resource Center, 111 Berkley Drive. Mayor Robinson will provide opening remarks…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Oct. 1
Lonnie Wesley, pastor of Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, previews tomorrow’s Soul Bowl. <iframe src=’https://podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/10132244?autoplay=false’ height=’208′ width=’504’frameborder=’0′ marginheight=’0′ marginwidth=’0′ scrolling=’no’ allowfullscreen></iframe> Attorney Eric Stevenson discusses the 2015 death of Rodney Berry in…
State of the University 2021
Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 30, 2021 – University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on the adaptation and accomplishments of Argonauts amid a global pandemic during her 2021 State of…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 30
Former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan explains why he brought jail medical services in-house after he took office in 2009. Dr. Martha Saunders, UWF president, gives a preview of her annual State…
Local Veteran Awarded the Silver Star
Ret. Army Col. Larry Perino of Gulf Breeze will be presented with the Silver Star Medal on October 1, 2021 in Fort Benning, Ga. As the third-highest military combat award, the Silver…
Levin Papantonio Rafferty responds to Childers
Earlier this month, County Clerk & Comptroller Pam Childers told the Board of County Commissioners she would no longer pay the invoice for their 401(a) retirement plan as of Oct. 1. The…
Office of Public Counsel thinks ECUA needs more oversight
State Senators Broxson, Gainer, Powell and Pizzo asked Florida’s Office of Public Counsel to review two utilities that operate outside the jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission – Jacksonville Electric Authority…
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Sept. 29
ABC News Correspondent for the State Department, Conor Finnegan, discusses the testimony of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley before the Senate Armed Forces Committee. Chandra Smiley, CEO of Community…
Milton cuts taxes for 2022
Press release: With the adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget at a special meeting of the Milton City Council on September 28, 2021, Council approved a reduction in the millage…
State Board eyes 11 Districts over mask policies
The chess game between Gov. DeSantis and President Biden continues. When will they run out of pawns? – RO By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Continuing to pressure…
Avalex acquired
ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, today announced that it has signed a…
Feds offset DeSantis fines for Broward
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is awarding more than $420,000 to the Broward County School Board to cover state financial penalties targeting school board members’ salaries. The grant…
DeSantis appoints Keefe Public Safety Czar
The former U.S. Attorney for our district, Larry Keefe, has been appointed the state’s Public Safety Czar. Today, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-223 to prohibit all Florida agencies under the purview…
Minimum wage hike, vaping changes take effect
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Minimum wage workers in Florida will get a voter-approved pay boost this week, while about two-dozen new laws kick in, including a…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Sept. 28
A fun show today: “The Many Saints of Newark” debuts this week – which gives us a perfect time to remember the award-winning series “The Sopranos.” Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh talks…
Free coffee on Fridays
Tom Thumb, a leading convenience, coffee, and gasoline retailer, is welcoming fall by bringing back free coffee Fridays during the months of September and October. Now through October 29, customers will receive…
Presser Notes: Soccer Success, Campout Transition & COVID
by Jeremy Morrison Prior to getting into the meat of his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson turned things over to Brian Wyer, executive director of the Gulf Coast Minority…
Real News podcasts: Monday, Sept. 27
A great way to start your week: Bill Dunn, NOF CEO, talks about FloridaWest’s Cyber Coast Florida campaign and cybersecurity. Alystock Witkin partner Sam Geisler discusses the amended finding of fact that…
Wahoos stay in Pensacola for 10 more years
The City of Pensacola and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are excited to announce that Blue Wahoos Baseball will continue to call Pensacola home for another 10 years, renewing their lease at the…