Children’s Trust Calls Emergency Meeting for Friday, Jan. 30
Escambia County’s website shows that the Escambia Children’s Trust has scheduled an emergency board meeting for 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30. The agenda link…
PSC Board Deadlocks on President’s Raise
The Pensacola State College Board of Trustees delivered an unprecedented rebuke to President Ed Meadows last week, deadlocking 4-4 on a proposed $25,000 raise and…
Major Shipbuilding Project Closer to Bringing 2,000 High-Wage Jobs to Pensacola Port
In November, we broke the news that the City of Pensacola had submitted a request to Triumph Gulf Coast for $76 million to bring advanced…
First Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup of 2026 Set for Saturday, Jan. 31
The City of Pensacola kicks off its 2026 Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup program this Saturday, Jan. 31, with the first event targeting downtown and portions of…
Douglas Bates Honored for Decades of Pro Bono Legal Service
A Pensacola attorney whose pro bono work often happens behind closed courtroom doors has been recognized by The Florida Bar with one of its highest…
UWF Seligman Lecture Explores First Amendment and Democratic Ideals
The University of West Florida’s annual Seligman First Amendment Lecture series returns March 3 with a timely examination of intellectual freedom and American democracy. Madison…
How Did Children’s Trust Get Involved in Mental Health?
Children’s Trust Approves Mental Health Grants Despite Internal Turmoil: As the New World Believers’ scandal widens, several readers have asked how the Escambia Children’s Trust…
Milton Clears Major Hurdle: State Approves Permits for New Wastewater Treatment Plant
The City of Milton has secured a significant victory in its long-term infrastructure planning, receiving official permits from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to…
Read Rodney Jones’ Arrest Report
Rodney Terrell Jones, 54, founder of the New World Believer H.O.O.P.S. program that contracts with Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice and has received $900K from…
New Palafox Project: Update Three Weeks In
Three weeks into the Reimagine Palafox construction project, downtown is entering a new phase as demolition wraps up and crews shift focus to critical underground…
Mayor Reeves: Where Has All the Fun Gone?
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves appears upset that residents aren’t impressed with his new city logo or how he rolled it out. Once again, he has…
Two More Jones Family Members Arrested for Obstruction
Romeo Jones and Selina Jones were booked in the Escambia County Jail late Friday night and charged with obstructing justice. Both were released with bonds…
New Name: ST Engineering – Pensacola Aerospace.
ST Engineering has changed its name from ST Engineering – Mobile Aerospace Engineering to ST Engineering – Pensacola Aerospace. The third hangar at the Pensacola…
Fentanyl-Related Overdose Death Leads to Homicide Charges
Press Release: Pensacola Police have arrested Keoki Mantel Simmons, 50, of Pensacola, charging him with Homicide in connection with a woman’s deadly fentanyl-related overdose that…
American Airlines Launching Summer Service from Pensacola to NYC’s LaGuardia
Pensacola International Airport has scored a major win for summer travelers with American Airlines announcing new seasonal nonstop service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport beginning…
Update: Arrests Warrants for Two More Joneses
The Pensacola Police have confirmed that they have two more arrest warrants for tampering for Selina Jones and Romeo Jones. Romeo was listed as the…
Connecting Dots on Jones’ Arrest for Sex with Minor
The Pensacola Police report stated that New World Believer founder Rodney Jones was arrested on an outstanding warrant for violation of Florida Statute 794.05(1). That…
Escambia Public High Schools Celebrate Historic Graduation Milestone
Escambia County School District is celebrating a remarkable achievement: a graduation rate of 89.5%, the highest in county history. Superintendent Keith Leonard shared the encouraging…
Breaking: New World Believers Founder Rodney Jones Arrested
PPD UPDATE: Pensacola Police Department Date: January, 22nd, 2026 The Pensacola Police Department has confirmed the arrest of Rodney Terrell Jones of Pensacola on an…
Was NWB’s Audit to Get $585K from Children’s Trust Legal?
When is a financial audit? That’s the question the Escambia Children’s Trust faces when it considers whether to reinstate the last year of its mental…
