Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender warns that if you have renewed or replaced your state-issued Florida Driver’s License or ID card as of July 31, 2024, you must update your…
Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust Chooses Rollback Rate
At its board meeting on Sept. 10, the Escambia Children’s Trust opted for a rollback millage rate rather than maintaining the current tax level. The meeting combined both a preliminary tax hearing…
UWF Center for Cybersecurity Expands Florida Cybersecurity Training
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity has been awarded a $2 million grant to expand the UWF Florida Cybersecurity Training Program, a statewide initiative that provides free cybersecurity education for…
Inside Air Force One on 9/11
Twenty-four years after September 11, 2001, most of us remember exactly where we were when the Twin Towers fell. But few can say they watched history unfold from inside Air Force One…
New ER Residency Program at Ascension Sacred Heart
A new emergency medicine residency program at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in partnership with The Florida State University College of Medicine aims to increase the number of emergency room physicians in the…
Trending News—Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
I find it funny that the News Journal and the “Inweekly Media Empire” have the same top news story for yesterday, but they are from two distinct angles. The Gannett newspaper’s headline…
Daily Outtakes: Remember 9/11 Terrorists Attacks
When the airliners crashed into the Twin Towers, we were having a sales meeting on Sept. 11, 2001. The television was on CNN in another part of the office. An editor ran…
3rd Annual Landrum 5K to benefit Lakeview Center
Runners, walkers and advocates for mental health are invited to take part in the Landrum 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 11. The race kicks off at 8 a.m. from the Landrum office…
Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Open Carry Ban
A Florida appeals court has delivered a major victory for gun rights advocates, declaring the state’s decades-old ban on open carry unconstitutional in a ruling that could reshape firearms law across the…
Breaking: Escambia Public School enrollment drops 1,122 students
Escambia County Public Schools has seen its enrollment drop 1,122 (3%) since the Fall of 2024—from 36,768 to 35,646 students. In 2021, the school district had 37,804 students, and ten years ago,…
Odd “news story” on PNJ.com
In 2023, District 1 Medical Examiner Deanna Oleske filed a defamation lawsuit against two Pensacola funeral home directors, Jerald S. Mitchell and Richard Trahan. One might think the News Journal would write…
National Naval Aviation Museum to Unveil Return with Honor Exhibit on Sept. 19
On Friday, Sept. 19, the National Naval Aviation Museum will honor the unwavering spirit of U.S. prisoners of war from the Vietnam War with the grand opening of Return with Honor, a powerful…
Trending Stories—Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
We have three Escambia County commissioners who don’t want to bail out Baptist Health Care and use taxpayers’ dollars to clean the hospital’s “legacy campus” that it abandoned two years ago. We…
Daily Outtakes: Chappie James Memorial Plaza in Limbo
The proposed memorial plaza honoring General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. continues to face hurdles, with Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves outlining the ongoing challenges during his press conference on Sept. 9. The memorial…
Land Development Code draft ready for public input
The City of Pensacola has spent the past year reviewing its Land Development Code (LDC), with the help of Inspire Engagement. The first public draft is now available online. Visit the webpage….
Chances for City-County-Baptist Hospital deal on demolition look dim
The sharp divide between Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and Escambia County Commission Chair Mike Kohler has narrowed little over the summer when it comes to whether the county should contribute to demolishing…
Trending Stories—Monday, Sept. 8, 2025
As people rebuild and infill in downtown Pensacola and the city’s west side, residents voice concerns about losing the character of their neighborhoods. The latest dispute over the development of Bob Kerrigan’s…
Daily Outtakes: Mayor Reeves ’24 for ’24’ update
At the midpoint of his term, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his “24 for ’24” priority list in January 2024. The list provided the Reeves administration “a strategic focus on front-facing projects impacting…
Andrade, Salzman named chairs
Rep. Alex Andrade will once again chair the House Health Care Budget Subcommittee. The Pensacola Republican will have a seat at the table where the state budget is decided, serving on the…
City of Pensacola to Unveil World War II Micro Exhibit
The City of Pensacola will host the unveiling of a new World War II micro exhibit at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.16, at City Hall, to honor Pensacola and Escambia County’s designation as…
