James “Rock” and Jessica Rockhill have chosen Baptist Health Care Foundation for their latest impactful gift to benefit the new Baptist Hospital campus, opening in September 2023. The Foundation will name the…
Daily Outtakes: Navarre Park warning, TSA PreCheck
Don’t Drink or Swim in the Water The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) has issued a water quality advisory for Navarre Park, 8513 Navarre Parkway in south…
Real News podcasts: Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons, Christian Wagley and Ronnie Joyce
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons talks about how he made Bristol Park a special event zone to protect the neighborhood. He also discusses gun violence and recent arrests. Listen here. ———- Healthy…
NOAA hurricane forecast bumped up to ‘above normal’
The NOAA on Thursday upgraded its hurricane forecast from “near-normal” to “above-normal.” The number of predicted named storms jumped from six to 11 to 14 to 21 named storms. The hurricane prediction…
Bergosh wants Escambia County to move ahead on OLF 8 infrastructure
Escambia County has received a $40 million bid for all of OLF 8. County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says the Tampa-based Eisenhower Property Group proposal has many of the same issues as the…
Escambia County Public Schools libraries open, sort of
Escambia County Public Schools communications coordinator Cody Strother sent an email to the media stating that school libraries are open. He added, “Any reporting contrary to the above is erroneous and is…
Daily Outtakes: Inweekly Best of the Coast 2023 is here!
Finally, Inweekly Best of the Coast 2023 has arrived. If you’re an Inweekly regular, you might’ve noticed we’re publishing our annual Best of the Coast issue a little earlier this year….
Pensacola Mayor’s Presser: Three Takeaways
1. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves didn’t hide his frustrations with Escambia Children’s Trust staff. “I apologize, frankly to our staff who spends a lot of time – our Parks and Rec Department,…
Podcasts: Pensacola Mayor, MrBeast Burger, Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves talks about the recent arrests in the antisemitic vandalism case, building American Magic HQ and his first budget. Antisemitism: “At the end of the day, something as calculated…
Escambia Children’s Trust Board upset with ‘single source’ grant process
The Escambia Children’s Trust Board expressed its discomfort with how its staff is handling the “single source” grant process. The discussion came after the board voted unanimously to ask the Florida Attorney…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis removes Orange County State Attorney
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis removed another Democrat state attorney from office at a press conference early Wednesday morning. Flanked by Florida Attorney General Ashley and FLDE Commissioner Mark Glass, the governor announced…
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis Demotes, Polls Fall
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has demoted Genera Peck and replaced her with his chief of staff, James Uthmeier, as his polling numbers continue to plummet. Peck guided his gubernatorial campaign against ex-GOP…